| House Committee Releases Spectrum White Paper (B&C) The Energy and Commerce Committee has released a white paper examining spectrum policy — needs, goals, mandates, legal reasoning, governmental and private sector roles and more. Let the Music Play (The Hill) In an op-ed, Mark Cooper, the research director at the Consumer Federation of America, says "Pandora v. ASCAP has the potential to not only reorient the intense debate over royalty rates for music in the digital age, but also remind policymakers of the important role that antitrust enforcement still plays in the digital economy." Radio Station to Change Call Letters (News-Herald) Normally a radio station changing its call letters isn't a big deal but after 50 years of establishing a local brand, it might warrant some examination. WELW(AM), in the Cleveland area, is changing its calls to WINT, amidst a physical plant upgrade and the addition of an FM. It will retain its community format, however. Cambodian Radio Station Supporters Injured in Clashes (VOA) Supporters of a radio station that carries VOA programming found themselves confronted by police as they demonstrated. Beehive radio wants to expand its radio operations and add a TV component but the Ministry of Information has balked. |