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Senate Confirms Olivia Trusty to FCC
Confirmation gives Republicans a majority on the commission
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Crawford Stops All-Digital Service on Birmingham AM
The company cites programming, not technical, reasons
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Thieves Ravage Memphis AM Radio Transmitter Site
Hispanic community voice WGSF suffered estimated $170,000 in losses, regroups with FM translator sign-on
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Man Jumps From WAMU/WTOP Radio Tower After 3 Days
WAMU said its operations were briefly affected Tuesday afternoon
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U.S. House Votes to Rescind NPR, PBS Funding
As vote heads to Senate, public broadcasters face real federal funding threat
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NOAA Weather Radio Disruptions Highlight Need for EAS Backups
Software updates have taken transmitters offline days at a time, rendering gaps in EAS
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Collin Jones of Cumulus Is New NAB Joint Board Chair
Chris Ornelas of Beasley becomes chair of the NAB Radio Board
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Radio’s Regulatory Fees Are Set to Drop for Third Year
Here's how much the FCC proposes to collect this fall
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“DJ Paz” Must Pay $2.4 Million Pirate Penalty, FCC Rules
Commission says he has been one of the “most egregious” radio pirates
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Cantwell Blasts Plan to “Claw Back” Public Media Money
She called it a move to “pay for tax cuts for billionaires”
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Simington and Starks Will Both Leave FCC This Week
For now, it's just Carr and Gomez, with Trusty in the wings
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FCC 2026 Budget Proposal Totals $416.1 Million
Number of proposed full-time employees continues to decline
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NAB’s Roadmap for the FCC
Notable proposals from the association’s filing in the “Delete, Delete” window
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Groups Ponder RIS — “Reductions in Stations”
Some ownership groups have been shutting down underperforming signals
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DAS Defends Its “Cautious Approach” to Modernize EAS
Meanwhile Sage reiterates its support of the NAB plan
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Audacy Commends KMOX for Tornado Coverage
We talked with Chief Engineer Kyle Hammer about his experience
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FCC Adopts New Rule to Protect Comms Sector from “Foreign Adversaries”
Commission looks to monitor equipment authorizations and license-holders more closely
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NAB Says Software-Based EAS Has Overwhelming Support
Its only naysayer is “the last standing manufacturer" of EAS hardware
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Letter: Weather Radio Outages Have EAS Implications
It’s time NOAA/NWS linked to IPAWS/CAP
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Court Blocks FCC Gender/Race Data Collection
Judges say FCC lacks authority to impose Form 395-B
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Rolling Updates Take Some NOAA Weather Radio Stations Offline
Here's what to know about the scheduled updates and ongoing disruptions to service
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Tariff Clouds Gather, but Inrush Keeps Building
Fluctuating costs for imports like PCBs affect long-term planning
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Conservative Groups Push Carr to Lift Ownership Caps
Broadcasters could “better achieve the scale and efficiencies necessary to compete”
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Gomez Warns of Trump Efforts “to Censor and Control”
“We are witnessing a dangerous precedent”
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Carr Says Contract Review Is Saving Big Bucks
Chairman says more than half a billion future dollars have been saved so far
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Nielsen Updates U.S. Audio Listening Trends
Audio consumption by adults averages 3 hours 45 minutes daily
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How Wheatstone Is Coping With Tariff Uncertainties
The North Carolina-based broadcast equipment manufacturer produces most everything in-house
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iHeart Digital Revenue Surged in Q1
But traditional broadcast revenue continues to shrink
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GOP Senators Voice Support for Ownership Deregulation
22 of the Senate's 53 Republicans signed a letter to Carr
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Many Broadcasters Like NAB’s Software EAS Proposal
Converting to a software-based model “allows for more flexibility”
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Latest Court Action Blocks RFE/RL April Funding
Capus said staff and programming will be cut further
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Connoisseur to Acquire Alpha Media
Deal brings Alpha's 207 stations and digital assets into Connoisseur’s fold, awaits FCC approval
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FCC Application Fees Will Increase on May 23
They are tied to inflation and are adjusted every two years
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Audacy Names New CIO as CTO Sarah Foss Departs
Steve Rollins will head IT and technical operations
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Read What NPR’s CEO Said in Reaction to Trump’s Order
"We will challenge this executive order using all means available"
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Trump Orders CPB to Stop Funding NPR and PBS
CPB and NPR signal defiance, says they are not subject to an executive order
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Cumulus Posts Q1 Loss, Moves Stock to OTC
Berner cites tariffs and other economic headwinds
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NAB Pushes Back on Certain Deregulation Proposals
Advocacy group says some of the FCC's broadcast rules should be preserved
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FCC Hopes to Refine Its Foreign Ownership Rules
The agency says it supports “robust foreign investment in U.S. broadcasters”
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FEMA Lifts Its Hold on Warning System Grants
CPB resumes issuing infrastructure grants to public radio and TV entities
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SBE Now Offers Web-Based CertPreview
It allows sample tests to be used on most device formats