Using the power given to them by the Congressional Review Act (CRA), the US Senate voted last week to repeal the new FCC rules voiding Net Neutrality. Three Republican senators—Lisa Murkowski ®-AK), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Susan Collins (R-ME)—broke ranks…
The Republicans in the US Senate every introduced the SMARTER Act—Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews through Equal Rules—to make a matter of formal rule the FCC’s 180 day shot clock for approving proposed mergers. The clock would start ticking upon…
AudioBoom has decided not to buy Triton Digital after all, triggering a termination payment to trade of nearly $1 million and $16.6 million worth of AudioBoom shares. The streaming company told investors that the reverse takeover had to be called…
After multiple warnings, the Commission sent agents to seize equipment from a pirate known as “Rumba FM,” operating from a high-rise building in upper Manhattan on 95.3 FM.. According to FCC Enforcement Bureau Chief Rosemary Harold, “We are pursuing multiple…
The National Radio Hall of Fame has released the names of the nominees for the Class of 2018. Two categories—Music Format On-Air Personality and Spoken Word On-Air Personality—will be available for voting by the general public starting June 4. For…
From Demand Progress: We did it! Thanks to your relentless activism, Senators Lisa Murkowski and John Kennedy have just joined Susan Collins and the entire Senate Democratic caucus and voted to overturn the FCC and save net neutrality! They said it was…
The FCC has set the official date when the “Restoring Internet Freedom Order”—a.k.a. the revocation of Net Neutrality—will take effect. That dark day will be June 11—30 days after its publication in the Federal Register. Commenting on the issue, Chairman…
As expected, at the May Open Meeting of the FCC, the agency issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the proposal to streamline the process to resolve FM translator interference complaints. For one thing, that would mean the translators could…
At the May Open Meeting of the FCC, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was released concerning the elimination of the rule requiring physical posting of licenses in specific locations within a radio station. At the meeting, Chairman Pai noted that…
The consultant, who originated the “Hot Hits” term and format and who was arguably the first independent radio programming consultant, died last month of undisclosed causes. Editor’s $0.02: I was managing WHCN in Hartford when Travelers brought Mr. Joseph in…
The Pirate Illegal Radio Abuse through Enforcement Act—the “PIRATE Act”—was introduced in the House last week by Leonard Lance (R-NJ), vice chair of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, along with Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY), Chris Collins (D-NY), and Gus Bilirakis…
Our friend Larry Patrick, managing partner of Patrick Communications, gave this year’s commencement address for the College of Communications and Information at the University of Tennessee. (Patrick was a Communications Master’s Degree recipient in 1973 before going on to earn…