The president will announce his nomination of FCC General Counsel Brendan Carr to fill the open Republican seat on the FCC. Both his nomination and that of Jessica Rosenworcel are subject to Senate confirmation. The fate of Mignon Clyburn is…
The Broadcasters Foundation of America is distributing a new thirty-second public service announcement to educate broadcasters in dire straits due to critical illness, accident or other serious misfortune about how they can seek assistance from the BFA. According to the…
A company called Digital Stream IP, LLC alleges that it has a patent for a “Wireless Music and Data Transceiver System” that covers wireless digital audio delivery and display of programming information. To that end, the company is suing CBS…
After the nominating committee nominated and the voters voted, the National Radio Hall Of Fame has its inductees for this year. The categories of Music Format On-Air Personality and Spoken Word On-Air Personality were open to public vote, and more…
The Country Radio Hall of Fame held its official induction ceremony last week in Nashville. Former WUBE/Cincinnati program director Tim Closson, Beasley/Tampa programmer Charlie Ochs; and Mel Owens, president of Buck Owens Productions were ushered into the Hall; for details…
Nielsen has released its latest addition of Audio Today (née Radio Today), which reports on listening in the USA to network radio, podcasting, and local radio. According to the study, AM/FM radio is still the top weekly reach medium despite…
The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking suggesting the addition of a “Blue Alert” to the Emergency Alert System to alert the public to threats to law enforcement. The notice was passed by a unanimous vote at the…
We heartily welcome four more members of Congress to the cosponsorship rolls of the Local Radio Freedom Act. The newbies are House members Alma Adams (D-NC), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Tom Rice (R-SC). That brings the total…
The CEO of iHeartMedia was interviewed by CNBC’s Julia Boorstin last week, and, as Pittman is wont to do, he deftly avoided hot-seat questions like, “Do you need to sell to survive?” Instead of answering the question, Pittman stuck to…
According to a recent study conducted among advertisers by Borrell Associates, the ad media most likely to be reduced or eliminated in 2017 include printed directories (42% plan to reduce or eliminate), magazine (36%), newspaper (30%), other print (27%), and…
The FCC Commissioners testified last week before the Senate Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government.. Chairman Ajit Pai, in defending his 5% cut to the Commission’s budget, said, “it is important for the commission to be…
Bringing the total to 191 cosponsors in the House (there are 22 in the Senate) are Representatives Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Andy Harris (R-MD), Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA).