McDowell Pans FCC Proposal for More Detailed Info

Federal Communications Commission member Robert McDowell took the opportunity of a National Religious Broadcasters media summit to try to drive a stake into the FCC's proposal to require broadcasters to provide more detailed information to the commission, including outlining in greater detail what types of programming they air. He said he just visited a small religious station in Alaska (on a digital-TV-education trip) that was operated mostly by volunteers. Why, he asked, should that station or any other broadcaster that "struggles to remain viable" be loaded down with regulatory baggage?