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Private Equity Firm Acquires GatesAir
Thomson Broadcast flips the business after three years
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FCC Commissioner Trusty Sounds Alarms on Copper Theft
She advocates for harsher penalties and more secure tower sites
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Xperi and Global Security Systems Pitch Emergency Alerting Improvements
Both companies have something to gain from potential changes to EAS, WEA
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A Status Update on FCC Operations
With the government shutdown headed into the weekend, we summarize commission services and deadlines
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FCC’s “Ground Up” Review of Public Warning Systems Generates Buzz
Here's what Sage and Digital Alert Systems are telling the commission
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Broadcasters of All Sizes Share Ideas for the Future of EAS
One community radio advocate questions if LPFMs even need emergency alerting equipment
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What Does the Federal Government Shutdown Mean for the FCC?
Most filing deadlines that fall during the shutdown will be extended
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Broadcasters React to FCC Opening Ownership Review
NAB, Cumulus and Beasley laud commission’s action
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FCC Launches Its Review of AM/FM Ownership Limits
The commission meeting was interrupted by protestors
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CTA on Emergency Alert System: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It
Association warns FCC that additional rules aren't necessary right now
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NAB Outlines Key Steps to Modernizing EAS
New FCC proceeding is reexamining the nation's alert and warning systems
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FEMA Promises Support for New MEP Code
Missing and Endangered Persons event code is now live
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NAB Makes Its Case to Trusty and Gomez Staffers
It hopes the pending quadrennial review will ease local ownership caps
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U.S. House Committee to Review AM Mandate
Following summer recess, observers hope approval will spring the bill to the president's desk
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FCC Rejects 3 LPFM Applicant Bids to Fix Tech Errors
The Media Bureau says correcting typos is a poor use of "limited resources"
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Gomez Sounds Alarm on Press Freedoms at Grassroots Radio Conference
Commissioner warns that the FCC is ready to "change the rules of the game...
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Weather Network Loses FCC Appeal for LPFM Service
WARN failed to convince Media Bureau it was a local organization in 106 areas
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FCC Issues Near-Million Dollar Fine Against New Jersey Radio Pirate
Masner Beauplan has 30 days to pay up
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Don’t Forget to File EAS Form One
FCC bureau reminds you to file even though there's no national test
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North Carolina Translator Back On Air After Interference Dispute
But 98.3 WLUS(FM) in Virginia contends the operation is an FCC violation
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TuneIn Signs Deal With BYD Auto
BYD is now the world's largest producer of electric vehicles
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The C-band Is Back in the Crosshairs
FCC could move quickly to repurpose upper half of that spectrum
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NAB Continues Campaign to Overhaul Broadcast Ownership Rules
This time, for the sake of free access to live sports
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FCC Reverses Decisions on 3 LPFM Applications
Applicants in New Jersey and Tennessee are directed to a timeshare while Climate March...
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FCC Opens Window to Comment on Disaster Reporting
DIRS tracks communications outages during emergencies
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FCC Rejects Regulatory Categories for Big Tech
But radio station annual fees decline for 3rd straight year
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Airwaves Battle Brews Over Upper C-Band
Wireless and aviation industries push for 5G expansion as broadcasters worry for satellite delivery
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South Florida Pirate Radio Operator Arrested on Felony Charge
"DJ AJ” Datis faces arraignment for "Unique FM" broadcasts after FCC fined him $325,000
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Podcasting Up, Broadcast Down in iHeartMedia’s Q2
Company "on track" to save $150 million through tech and AI
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FCC Proposes Fines Against 2 New England Pirate Radio Stations
The FM signals were detected by agents last September
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FCC Grants Eight LPFM Applications After Reversing Dismissal
It found that a common registered agent listed by an "enthusiast" who aided the...
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FCC Begins Full Review of National Alerting Systems
The commission also agreed to remove 98 “outdated” rules during open meeting
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FCC Reminds Stations to File EAS Form One by Oct. 3
But there will be no nationwide EAS test this year
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr Pushes Back in Letters to Lawmakers
He argued his "even-handed treatment" is a break from past political influence
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FCC Launches Effort to Modernize Disaster Reporting
Commission seeks comment on to reduce DIRS reporting burdens and improve the system
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FCC Looks to Scrap 98 Broadcast-Related Rules
Many date back at least 40 years and mean little for radio stations today
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FCC Suspends Ownership Report Requirement
Required of radio stations every other year, NAB said it provides little public value
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Xperi Posts Revenue Drop, Citing Macroeconomic Uncertainty
The technology company said 12 million vehicles globally now have DTS AutoStage
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FCC Revokes Radio Station License in Shelbyville, Ky.
WCND(AM) failed to pay 6 years of fees on time
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FMs and LPFMs Get Geotargeting Green Light
Stations can open up window to originate booster programming up to 3 minutes per...
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NAB Asks FCC to Reconsider Foreign Adversary Ownership and Control Proposal
It also said the commission should keep existing foreign sponsored programming rules
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FCC Clears 11 “Outdated and Useless Rules”
Gomez dissented on deregulation initiative, but 2—1 commissioner majority gave it a nod