The National Association of Broadcasters has filed suit in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit against the FCC for its order allowing unlicensed and uncoordinated use of the 6 GHz band—which band is used for some sports…
Six large radio groups are off the hook for online Public File infractions centering on not filing online requests for political advertising time on time. The Commission is waiving fines but mandating compliance plans from Alpha, Beasley, Cumulus, Entercom, iHeartMedia,…
The Independent Broadcasters Association has named 17 radio leaders to its founding board of directors: Deborah Barrera, R Communications; Kristin Cantrell, Seven Mountains Media and Cap City Communications; Darrell Calton, Iliad Media Group; Allen Dick, Dick Broadcasting; Mike Flood, Flood…
As previously announced, The Radio Show, the annual industry confab presented by the NAB and the RAB, will turn into “Radio Week” this year, promoted as “a week-long celebration of radio,” scheduled for October 5-9. No other details have been…
The Senate Commerce Committee voice-voted to send Michael O’Rielly’s nomination for another FCC term to the full Senate for confirmation. There were, however, four “No” votes from Committee members, concerned about the Commissioner’s violation of the Hatch Act when he…
The general public can now vote for their favorite candidates in two categories of the 2020 Radio Hall of Fame—Music Format On-Air Personality and Spoken Word On-Air Personality. Candidates in the Music category include Whitney Allen, “The Big Time with…
A couple of weekends ago, KFI/Los Angeles radio host Mo Kelly scored an interview with notorious political figure Roger Stone, and things quickly turned contentious as Mr. Kelly grilled Mr. Stone about his criminal conviction for lying to Congress and…
On July 29 at Noon Central, the RAB “Business Unusual” program welcomes Melissa Mitchell of Bonneville International, whose presentation is entitled “Thinking and Budgeting Like an Owner,” with tips on managing and budgeting for radio during unusual situations (like, oh,…
The first commercial radio broadcast took place on November 2, 1920, and the NAB has prepared a toolkit featuring videos, audios, social media tips, scripts, and a bunch of other stuff to celebrate the first century of our beloved medium.…
Justice has approved Liberty Media’s bid for a bigger share of iHeartMedia, with the Antitrust Division giving Liberty the go-ahead to acquire up to 50% of iHeart, up from the 5% they own now. This sweeps away concerns of monopoly,…