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FREE AT LAST: COMMISSION OKAYS FM FOR AM. After a nearly-three-year battle, the FCC has issued a Report and Order authorizing the use of FM translators to rebroadcast the content of AM stations under certain circumstances. See our full report in this week's SMRN.

THIS WEEK IN MISGUIDED LEGISLATIVE OVER-REACHING. The irrational assault on Arbitron’s Portable People Meter (PPM) technology/methodology continues, as the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has requested from the FCC any and all of the Commission’s findings on the subject. In his request,  Arbitron President/CEO Michael Skarzynski issued a statement saying, in part, "Arbitron welcomes any opportunity to discuss the importance of electronic measurement, the effectiveness of the PPM technology, the value of the data it produces, and our disciplined approach to the deployment of the service across the United States."

THE PPM PILE-ON CONTINUES (FLA. EDITION). Not to be outdone, the Miami-Dade [FL] Board of County Commissioners has adopted a resolution on the Portable People Meter, sending a message to Congress and the Florida legislature, among others, to "ensure that the ratings methodology used by the Portable People Meter ratings system designed to measure radio station listenership does not underrepresent minority radio listeners."

RECAPPING: RUNNING A CASH-HEMORRHAGING COMPANY IS WORTH $1.5 MILLION. Good news for all radio operators who are losing money: you’re way underpaid. That’s one way of looking at Mel Karmazin’s new Sirius XM deal, which bumps his annual compensation from $1.25 million to $1.5 million, plus options. (To be just like Mel, all you need is somebody willing to pay you.)

JULIUS IN CHARGE. The new chairman has pulled some new faces into the FCC, saying, "The FCC should be a model for excellence in government, and this extraordinarily accomplished team will help us achieve that."

FAREWELL TO MR. ADELSTEIN. As new FCC Chairman Genachowski unpacked, Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein left for his new gig at Agriculture.

COPPS WEIGHS IN. Meanwhile, Commissioner and former Acting Chairman Michael Copps said, "We welcome our new chairman, Julius Genachowski, who begins what promises to be a public-spirited and distinguished tenure as chairman."S

SMALL MARKET REP FIRM GETS NEW ONLINE LOOK. Regional Reps Corp. has a new website at www.regionalreps.com. Regional Reps President Stuart Sharpe told SMRN, "Our new website is designed to make it easier for radio stations, advertisers and advertising agencies to do business with us. In addition, we’ve included links to various industry websites that will make it easy for visitors to make new connections."

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