The FCC held a swearing-in the ceremony last week to usher in Brendan Carr and Jessica Rosenworcel, putting the Commission at full capacity for the first time in months. Chairman Ajit Pai—himself awaiting confirmation—described Carr and Rosenworcel as “valuable assets…
LG has announced that it will activate the FM tuner chips in its smartphones, and even make the NextRadio app a part of the OS on some models. According to NextRadio president Paul Brunner, “We are proud and excited to…
The Radio Music License Committee has announced that Global Music Rights—the music licensing organization owned by Irving Azoff—will offer license extensions through March 31, 2018 to all stations. The extensions will be at the same terms, conditions and prices that…
Veteran radio-TV reporter Charles Osgood will be honored with a News and Documentary Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement. Throughout his career, Osgood has maintained his radio ties and has frequently expressed his love for the medium. The ceremony will be…
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is celebrating a victory over Personal Audio, LLC, which claims it has a patent on podcasting. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has rejected Personal Audio’s appeal of a Patent Trial and Appeal…
Following the closure of the first new FM translator auction window for AM radio stations, the FCC chairman issued a statement saying, “I am pleased to announce another significant milestone in our ongoing efforts to revitalize AM radio. Yesterday, the…
The full Senate has confirmed the appointments of Jessica Rosenworcel and Brendan Carr to the FCC, but delayed voting on the renomination of Ajit Pai. The Senate action was unusual in two ways: first, Carr received the unusual benefit of…
The antitrust action brought by the Radio Music License Committee against SESAC has been settled by arbitration. A 2015 ruling had SESAC agreeing to have its license fees determined by binding rate adjudication for the next 20 years, and the…
One of our favorite small-market broadcasters (and people in general), the CEO of NRG Media will receive the prestigious Francis Preston Trailblazer Award from the Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Group (MIW). The award will be bestowed on Ms.…
No, Apple has not suddenly seen the light of day and empowered the FM chips in its smart phones, but the NextRadio app takes users to the streams of local stations, and will include the Live Guide future displaying in…
The Senate Commerce Committee is planning to vote on the nominations or re-nominations of Ajit Pai, Jessica Rosenworcel, and Brendan Carr on Wednesday. At this point all the nominees are considered to be shoo-ins, barring last-minute tweets to the contrary.
The Radio Television Digital News Association has cast its lot with the Society of Professional Journalists to request a hearing on American media from the Senate Commerce Committee. The RTDNA and SPJ sent a letter to Committee Chair John Thune…