The FCC hasn’t released an unpublished radio study under Congress...
The FCC hasn’t released an unpublished radio study under Congressional scrutiny despite telling a media activist it would publicize it, lawyer Andrew Schwartzman said: “We have been told to expect it soon for weeks, and we are running out…
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of patience.” Sens. Dorgan (D-N.D.), Lott (R-Miss.), Snowe (R-Me.) and 5 colleagues asked FCC Chmn. Martin to report to Congress on the status of the $350,000 radio localism study (CD Dec 6 p11). Georgetown U.’s Institute for Public Representation successfully made a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for unpublished FCC media ownership studies, including that report. The group wanted to get the radio study before a Dec. 21 reply comment deadline in the Commission’s media ownership proceeding, said Schwartzman, who represents the group: “We are told there are a substantial number of documents in response to this request… We think there are additional, unpublished studies.” The radio study might not have been made available immediately because data collection wasn’t completed when the FOIA request was made, said an FCC source. - JM