WASHINGTON, DC -- NAB announced today it intends to file a petition at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the Federal Communications Commission's 3-2 decision on March 31 prohibiting joint sales agreements between two television stations, while failing to complete a required review of its broadcast ownership restrictions.

WASHINGTON, DC -- A bipartisan group of three Members of the House of Representatives and one Senator has joined the coalition co-sponsoring a resolution that opposes "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations. With their co-sponsorship, there are 222 Members of the House and 15 Senators who have signed on to support the Local Radio Freedom Act.

WASHINGTON, DC -- In response to the release of the FCC's broadcast spectrum incentive auction order today, the following statement can be attributed to NAB Executive Vice President of Communications Dennis Wharton: