Broadcasters hail FCC approval of radio digital technology
Washington broadcasters praised the FCC 4-0 vote adopting iBiquity Digital's system for digital radio. Stations can begin broadcasting digitally while maintaining analog signals, with car and home receivers expected next year. Executives from Radio One and NAB described the move as a major, near century scale advance.
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FCC Blocks 18.8 Billion EchoStar Hughes Satellite Merger
The FCC refused approval for the EchoStar Communications and Hughes Electronics merger, voting 4 to 0 citing a potential monopoly and reduced options for rural and cableless Americans. EchoStar and Hughes vow revisions and continue talks with the Justice Department as regulators seek terms.
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Powell
Gene Kimmelman
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Charles Dolan
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