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These are the news headlines as read on the Sept. 30 edition of the mediageek radioshow: Legislators Considering Options for Analog TV Spectrum and DTV Deadline; BitTorrent Gets $8.75M in Venture Capital; Iowa Citizens Challenging Sinclair TV License; CPB Elects Republican Activists To Lead Board

These are the news headlines as read on the Aug. 26 edition of the mediageek radioshow: CBC Lockout Continues, Workers Make Their Own Media; Stern Might Get Early Boot Over Indecency; FCC Approves Multicast Satellite Must Carry in HI & AK.

These are the news headlines as read on the July 22 edition of the mediageek radioshow: Rep. Hinchey Introduces Sweeping Media Reform Bill; Hinchey also goes to bat for wi-fi.

These are the news headlines as read on the June 10, 2005 edition of the mediageek radioshow: House Republicans Mounting Assaults on Public Broadcasting and Municipal Broadband; State Dept. Hack In Line for CPB CEO.

These are the news headlines as read on the March 4, 2005 edition of the mediageek radioshow: Sen. Ted Stevens, Broadcasters Want Indecency Enforced for Cable & Satellite; Illinois Anti-Muni Wireless Bill Dead for Now; Sinclair Asks Supremes to Review Ownership Reg. Click MORE to read ’em.

A week and a half old, but still quite relevant, these are the news headlines as read on the Feb. 18 edition of the mediageek radioshow: Indy Kills the Community Network Eating Snake; Anti-Community Network Bill Introduced in Illinois; Sinclair Striking Distro Deal with Comcast. Click MORE to read ’em.

These are the news headlines as read on the Dec. 3, 2004 edition of the mediageek radioshow: Patrick Thompson’s Eavesdropping Charge Dropped; Champaign Considers Educational Programming for City Cable Channel; FCC Hearing on Media Consolidation; Michael Powell Says Ownership Regs a Way Off; PA Law Limits Municipal Wireless.

These are the media news headlines as read on the 11-26-04 edition of mediageek. The headlines include these stories: Democracy Now Coming to UPTV; Chicago Access Network Faces Opposition from Comcast; Federal Government Windfall in FM Spectrum Auction.

These are the media news headlines as read on the 11-19-04 edition of mediageek. The headlines include these stories: Patrick Thompson Receives Continuance on Eavesdropping Charge, AdelsteinÂ’s Surprise Renomination to the FCC, Lott Lays In to Public Broadcasting, McCain says no quick action on indecency or DTV.

These are the news headlines as read on the Nov. 5 edition of the radioshow, now available for download. The stories are: Free Radio Santa Cruz Back on the Air; Free Press Challenges Sinclair Licenses; Comments on Localism Filed with FCC Click MORE to read …