Business and Law
Starks Keeps Spotlight on GBS Proposal
FCC commissioner continues to beat the drum for geotargeting
Federal Communications Commission
Business and Law
FCC Sets Comment Deadlines on NCE FM Cap
Commission intends to cap the applications at 10 for any applicant
Digital Radio
Who’s Afraid of DRM?
DRM for mediumwave has been tested and documented for two decades
Headlines
GBS Welcomes FCC Progress
Major groups have expressed hesitation about allowing zoned FM broadcasting
Digital Radio
No Luck for DRM in the AM Digital Order
The FCC says it would need a fully developed proposal
Digital Radio
Takeaways From the AM Digital Order
Some immediate reaction and notes about what the FCC did and didn't do
Business and Law
LPFM Station Faces $25,000 FCC Penalty
FCC says WJUP was over power at wrong location with no EAS and didn't...
Guest Commentaries
Digital Radio as Solution to Both AM and FM Ills
Glynn Walden takes the long view on “total digitization” of radio
Business and Law
FM NCE Filing Window Coming in 2021
Opportunities in big markets will be scarce; meanwhile another LPFM window may follow
Business and Law
FCC Sets Deadline for Repack Reimbursement
For FM stations, the date is in 2022, but you don't have to wait...
Business and Law
Breaking of LPFM Rules Leads to $15,000 Penalty for R.I. Station
Consent decree resolves issues over commercial underwriting and multiple station ownership
Digital Radio
The FCC Will Vote This Month on All-Digital AM
Pai signals pending action to allow a voluntary migration
Business and Law
Special Report: AM Advocates Watch and Worry
Revitalization effort has been deemed spotty while all-digital interest is unclear
Business and Law
AM Revitalization: “A Big Success Story”
Radio World talked with Al Shuldiner, chief of the FCC’s Audio Division, about the...
Digital Radio
NAB, DRM Spar Over AM Digital for U.S.
Digital Radio Mondiale says its technology deserves to be tested in the United States
Business and Law
Arizona Licensee Gets Green Light on License After Agreeing to $15K Consent Decree
Two licensees filed objections against Rocket Radio Corp.’s translator construction
Digital Radio
Updated: Indiana AM Station Suspends All-Digital Transmission
WIOE’s owner is enthusiastic but says listeners aren’t ready
Business and Law
Pai’s List of Radio Rule Changes Has Grown Long
Chairman highlights continuing efforts on “modernization of media regulations”
Business and Law
FCC Won’t Raise Unlicensed Power Levels for Churches
Rep. Green posed it as a question of protecting exercise of religious freedom
Business and Law
AM Translator CPs Get Some Deadline Relief
FCC announces availability of waivers for certain AM stations with pending FM translators
Business and Law
FCC Releases Guidance on Requests for Fee Flexibility
The bar is still high but the commission streamlined and loosened requirements
Headlines
How Westwood One Views the C-Band Migration
A Q&A with Eric Wiler about what the syndicator's affiliates should know
Business and Law
Lump-Sum Decision Deadline Extended Two Weeks
Stations get a bit more time, but not as much as SBE had asked...
Business and Law
FCC Continues Its Campaign of Political File Settlements
Commission staff apparently has been taking a good hard look at a lot of...
Business and Law
More Radio Owners Agree to Public File Compliance Plans
FCC continues announcing outcome of its investigations
Business and Law
O’Rielly Deems FCC Diversity Rules “a Complete Failure”
Removing limitations would encourage minority investment, commissioner says
From the Editor
Big Radio Companies Settle With FCC on Online Political Files
Six corporate owners promise to do better
Digital Radio
Letter: AM Migration Is Still a Good Idea
Lower FM band still offers the simplest solution to revitalize AM stations
Business and Law
FCC Is Likely to Kill the Duplication Rule for AM Stations
Rules restricting duplication of programming in a local area date to the Johnson administration
Digital Radio
Urban One Disappointed by FCC Action on AM Multicasts
Liggins: “Everyone says they want to save AM; now here is a chance to...
Headlines
Contest Missteps Slip Up Two Texas Stations
FCC plans fines on stations that failed to hand out prizes in a timely...
Business and Law
Proposed Shortwave Station in Illinois Prompts an Objection
Several members of the SW community expressed concern about possible data uses
Business and Law
KGB Call Letters Return to San Diego AM Dial
Former KFMB is now part of iHeartMedia
Business and Law
Latest U.S. Station Totals Reveal Boom in Translators
The number of FM translators/boosters in the U.S. has grown 30% just in five...
Business and Law
FCC Settles With Two Beantown Radio Pirates
Says the two Boston-area operators agreed to shut down, pay fines and destroy their...
Business and Law
NAB Again Goes to the Mat Over Fee Increases
Says FCC should also ease usual penalties for late payment
Business and Law
FM Translator, Booster Advocates Disagree in Origination Dispute
“Unfortunate and substantively wrong" is the reply from translator origination advocates
Business and Law
Should Translators Originate Content? FCC Is Taking Comments
Proposal from broadcast groups could mean big changes for FM
Business and Law
FCC Rejects Appeal From Florida FM Applicant
The commission upheld the Media Bureau’s actions that left NCE hopeful without a CP
Business and Law
FCC Says No to Cross-Border Mandarin Chinese Setup
Commission says the application didn’t include a participant with connections to China’s government
Business and Law
FCC Issues $10,000 Fine in Arkansas Pirate Case
Says Gerald Sutton claimed Communications Act does not apply to him