Guest Commentaries
The FM Class C4 Proposal: The Latest
Sorting out sticking points and maintaining forward momentum
FCC
Business and Law
Small AM Station Hit With Violation Notice Over Tower and Station ID
Enforcement Bureau agents alleged painting and lighting issues
Business and Law
FCC: The Time to Request Repack Reimbursements Starts Now
Deadline to submit reimbursement requests is Oct. 15
Business and Law
Where Did Those Applications Go? Check the LMS
FCC regulatory modernization efforts moving forward
Business and Law
FCC Pulls License of Alabama Station a Second Time
AM broadcaster said IRS owes it $2 million, but it has lost its ticket...
Business and Law
Arizona LP Licensee Agrees to $1,500 Consent Decree
Consent decree resolves issues over underwriting and construction issues
Headlines
FCC Expands DIRS to Georgia and the Carolinas
As of Thursday morning, Dorian was a Category 3 hurricane churning off the coast...
Business and Law
Battle Lines Are Drawn in Translator Interference Rules Order
Although many agree over one sticky issue: the use of U/D ratio in some...
Business and Law
FCC Moves to Revoke Licenses of Broadcasters Who Missed Regulatory Payments
The broadcasters owe regulatory dues for three years or more
News and Business
O’Rielly in Middle of C-Band Debate
Commissioner talks about broadcaster reimbursement, other current radio issues
Business and Law
FCC Plans $10,000 Penalty Against Alleged Radio Pirate
Ozark interloper is unlicensed
Guest Commentaries
The FCC Failed on Translator Interference
Engineering consultant says the system remains open to abuse and isn’t fairly balanced
Business and Law
Media Companies and Others Argue Loudly Against Fiber Replacement for C-Band
Calls rejecting that proposal have been loud and clear from radio, TV, religious groups...
Business and Law
NAB Calls ACA Connects’ C-Band Proposal “Ill-Conceived”
ACA suggests FCC transition some earth station operators to fiber
Business and Law
Media Companies Pay $600,000 in Civil Penalties for EAS Misuse
The consent agreements by ABC, Discovery and others include financial penalty and a compliance...
Guest Commentaries
“The Disease of More”
Some excerpts from a blog written by NAB VP of Strategic Planning Patrick McFadden
Business and Law
C-Band Contention Ramps Up
NAB urges the commission to ignore “a win staring us all in the face”
Guest Commentaries
Tower Rule Compliance: Whose Responsibility Is It?
Owners are primarily in charge, but that doesn’t mean tenants are off the hook
Business and Law
Cumulus Faces Possible Six-Figure Fine Over Sponsor IDs
FCC proposes penalty, says company didn’t live up to earlier consent decree
Business and Law
FCC Stakes Out Position on LPFM Modernization in NPRM
The commission posted a notice of proposed rulemaking tackling the issue July 30
Business and Law
AM Levied Forfeiture of $25,000 Following Procedural “Shenanigans”
FCC originally proposed forfeiture due to tower violations
Business and Law
82 Broadcasters Want to Change the Definition of a Small Station
Their proposals and reasoning may surprise you
Business and Law
SBE Keeps Eye Out for Spectrum Turbulence
“Compliance abandonment” is among its concerns about the regulatory environment
Business and Law
Pai Seeks to Modernize FCC Processes With New Proposals
The commission continues to make paperless push with online and more streamlined rules
Business and Law
Interference Compromise Disenfranchises Listeners, LPFM Proponents Say
Coalition claims FCC’s plan will negatively affect “any radio listener not living in a...
News and Business
FCC Media Bureau Upholds Its AM Revitalization Translator Policies
In California case, iHeart subsidiary gets an FM signal for its Modesto AM over...
Guest Commentaries
Why the FCC Should Reject NAB’s FM Proposal
Read excerpts of iHeartMedia’s arguments to the commission about easing FM ownership rules
Digital Editions
Inside the July 17th Issue of RW
Legal experts dig into the updated translator interference rules, Summer of Products continues &...
Business and Law
LPFM Technical Changes May Be Coming
FCC chairman signals “reforms” ahead for the low-power radio service
Business and Law
Inside the New Translator Interference Rules
Here’s what you need to know, including details of the revised complaint procedures
Business and Law
FCC Puts SiriusXM EAS Testing on Par With DBS
Decision comes as a result of a Sirius XM petition and subsequent review of...
Business and Law
NAB to FCC: Just Show Your Homework
Association continues its pressure on commission over calculation of regulatory fees
Business and Law
Agenda Set for Multilingual Emergency Alert Workshop
Workshop will take place Friday, June 28, at FCC headquarters
Business and Law
NAB Argues for “Economies of Scale”
Read its reply to critics of its proposed changes to broadcast ownership rules
Business and Law
Third Circuit, Again, Hears Argument in Challenge to FCC Broadcast Dereg
FCC defends efforts, or in Prometheus’ view lack of them, on diversity
Business and Law
NAB Says Google and Qualcomm Should Pay FCC Fees Too
Association asks why station fees should subsidize work that benefits new competitors
Business and Law
FCC Adopts Compromise on Translator Interference
But don’t expect an end to the legal fights that one expert calls “contentious...
Headlines
St. Louis Broadcaster Allegedly Controlled by a Felon
FCC calls for a hearing to assess whether Entertainment Media Trust’s four licenses should...
Digital Editions
Inside the June 5th Issue of RW
Learn about proposed improvements to IPAWS; head to Ascension Island to consider the future...
Business and Law
NAB Urges Forward Thinking for Ownership Reform
Says opponents’ arguments are “fundamentally backward” and speculative