Sentences with phrase «airwaves by»

Rep. Vic Snyder (D - Arkansas), who represents Little Rock and much of Pulaski County, was the only member of his State's delegation to vote for the American Clean Energy and Security Act, cap - and - trade legislation that passed through the House of Representatives in late June, and he has been hammered over the airwaves by utilities, agriculture interests, and political opponents ever since.

Thanks to the lobbying work of the coal and oil companies, and the vast army of thinktanks, PR consultants and astroturfers they have sponsored, thanks too to the domination of the airwaves by loony right shock jocks, the debate over issues like this has become so mad that any progress at all is little short of a miracle.

Plot: A straight - talking ex-con takes the airwaves by storm, reinventing radio in the process, in a story based on real events.

(CNN)- Mark Sanford's besieged congressional campaign is being outspent almost 3 - 1 on the television airwaves by his Democratic foes, a media - buying source tracking the South Carolina House campaign told CNN.

During this winter's NFL playoffs, you've undoubtedly witnessed a veritable blanketing of the airwaves by the McDonald's corporation.

Not exact matches

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's auction, which kicks off on March 29, will sell low - frequency airwaves held by TV broadcasters to wireless companies and other bidders.

A quiet decision by private equity firm Blackstone Group LP to recently sell three TV stations may foreshadow uncertain returns for some selling TV airwaves and lower wireless demand in the U.S. government's upcoming spectrum auction, industry watchers say.

The auction, which will increase the capacity available to support smartphones by almost a third, raised nearly 1 billion pounds less than the sale of 4G airwaves in 2013.

The company is pricing $ 3.5 billion of bonds backed by some of its vast portfolio of airwave licenses.

Sprint has sought to strengthen its balance sheet by cutting costs and mortgaging a portion of its airwaves and equipment.

Christine Lagarde, who on the same day the report was published, took to the airwaves to repeat that she wanted every penny of the $ 21.1 bn in outstanding obligations still owed to her by Greece.

Homes and businesses typically use a router, or some other base station device allowing this mobility by accessing radio signals through the airwaves.

The value of the wireless airwaves, put at about $ 50 billion by Bloomberg Intelligence, tops Dish's $ 37 billion market capitalization.

We've seen the images that flooded newspapers and airwaves after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: the slain leader felled by a sniper's...

The point about all these pontifications, I thought at the time, whether over the airwaves or in the print media, either by secular commentators or by the kind of Catholics the liberal media like to give a platform to because their views on the Catholic tradition are so similar to their own (it seemed by the beginning of the conclave that it had all been going on for ever) was — or so I reflected then in my simple way — that this wonderful free - for - all was the only chance for many of them to be heard at all on this subject.

By dealing with representative groups, the networks also avoided the problems of trying to manage the numerous individual denominations and independent religious groups, all of whom wanted to gain free access to television's airwaves.

Airwaves are filled with commercials for antidepressants; by sales, the antipsychotic medication aripiprazole, marketed for depression, is the number - one drug in the U.S., with sales of well over a billion dollars per year.

Even if this total is underestimated, the number is trifling in contrast to the audiences reached today by his disciples who utilize the airwaves.

This «Fairness Doctrine» has become the foundation of free speech on radio and television, and it has prevented many of the more blatant attempts by some broadcasters to use the public airwaves as nothing more than a sounding board for their own special views and interests.

In its statement the NCCC called for greater involvement by the Federal Communications Commission in guarding the public airwaves.

Communication resources (such as airwaves and outerspace) belong to the «commons»; they are public domain and should not be appropriated by private parties.

The airwaves are held in trust for the public by radio and television broadcasters, and their licenses are regulated by government.

They seem to be hell bent on using the power of the airwaves to destabilise our club by exaggerating any faults and not giving us any credit for any small triumphs.

An American tourist who last week drove along the Garden Route in South Africa, and who tuned the radio of his rented Volkswagen to one of the few stations whose airwaves reach that verdant and mountainous stretch of coast, would have heard something like the following programming lineup: an update on Oscar Pistorius; a song by Taylor Swift; Pistorius; One Direction; a news report in Afrikaans, the only word of which an English speaker could discern being Pistorius.

As the Royals batted in the top of the eighth inning, Sabes, egged on by an ABC cameraman, sent his eloquent message over the airwaves to Janeane.

The airwaves are littered with odes to profligate hooking up and breaking up, many performed by West himself.

George Eustice, now the Conservative MP for Camborne and Redruth, said he had been frequently frustrated by resistance to his reforming ideas when dealing with the broadcasters» liaison group controlling politics on the airwaves.

Cuomo appeared to catch the Paladino camp by surprise by agreeing to debate just before the Buffalo businessman's missive hit the airwaves.

The TV ads are choking the airwaves down in New York City as the Sept. 10 primary draws closer, and we'll be trying to keep up by posting those that are officially released.

DenDekker then turned Turner's own words against him, calling for the businessman to practice the «personal responsibility» that he preaches by removing the «insensitive and embarrassing ad» from the airwaves and apologizing to everyone who lost someone on 9/11 as well as to first responders and civilians who are still struggling to recover from the horrific memories of that fateful day.

in the Democratic primary and Gary Johnson and Jill Stein in the general election have struggled to have their voices heard by the masses, both Clinton and Trump have dominated the airwaves and newspapers for the entire race.

Film bill by the law will come up with fund to help the industry and also regulate the airwaves.

We stand united in condemning violent rhetoric on the airwaves that can lead to violent acts by unhinged extremists, and we will not condone corporations and public figures who inflame the masses in order to drive political ends or profits.

There is also concern that not everyone has to play by the rules, with Labour MPs grumbling that Diane Abbott seems to have had «free rein to say what she liked on the airwaves».

His appearance on the airwaves was seen by at least one seasoned Westminster watcher as confirmation that Grayling will soon be removed from the Cabinet.

After clinging on to her Broxtowe seat by just 863 seats, the straight - talking former minister took to the airwaves to vent her spleen.

Euroscepticism, fanned by the rise of UKIP, is in rude health in the Tory Party, and Redwood, through his blog, on the airwaves, and in the Commons, is one of its loudest champions.

The endorsement could potentially lead to support on the airwaves from the organization, which has already spent more than $ 14 million on races this cycle, according to numbers compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.

Concerns voiced that move could put lives at risk by forcing police, fire and ambulance workers to share airwaves with public

A far left activist expelled from the Labour party today took to the airwaves to defend himself - and was told by Tony Blair's former speechwriter that there was «no place» in the party for his views.

Shadow defence minister, Gerald Howarth, has taken to the airwaves to condemn the move, suggesting that the Government must be «strapped for cash» and that by failing to announce the move to the House of Commons it is «holding Parliament in contempt in respect to Britain's nuclear capabilities».

By Aaron Blake October 12, 2010; 11:48 AM ET Categories: Ad Wars, House Save & Share: Previous: Senate Republicans flood West Virginia airwaves with new ads Next: Sharron Angle raised $ 14 million in 3rd quarter

The commercial hits the Albany airwaves tonight amid signs that Tedisco, who was once seen as the odds - on favorite for the seat vacated by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D), is losing altitude against Murphy despite the district's slight Republican lean.

By Chris Cillizza October 10, 2006; 6:00 AM ET Categories: Governors, The Line Save & Share: Previous: All Signs Point to a 2nd Kerry Presidential Bid Next: Senate Dems Take to Virginia Airwaves

The ads mark the beginning of Albany's traditional budget ad wars, where groups potentially affected by spending cuts take to the TV airwaves to make their case to the legislature, and in some instances, to attack the governor.

Those two groups have cultivated close ties to legislators and spent millions on political contributions, and in the past have defeated similar proposed cuts by saturating the airwaves with television commercials explaining their viewpoint.

Instead, they typically support their candidate by flooding airwaves, Facebook feeds and mailboxes with attack ads blasting their opponent.

The race for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Dan Coats continues to heat up as both Democrat Evan Bayh and Republican Todd Young take to the airwaves.

Helping seal the deal was a $ 1 million independent expenditure by anti-horse carriage advocates that flooded the airwaves early with their «Anybody But Quinn» message, driving up Ms. Quinn's negatives as voters began to tune into the race.

U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei's latest ad to hit airwaves in Central New York takes aim at Republican challenger John Katko's opposition to a measure supported by congressional Democrats that they say would improve the Equal Pay Act, a 51 - year - old law requiring equal pay for women.