The FCC on Friday officially reinstated several of its previous decisions eliminating several media ownership controls, a move that comes in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's April decision upholding the 2017 deregulations. In what was known as the "FCC vs. Prometheus Radio Project," the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the decision of the More

IBA Webinar Series Presents Webinar on FCC EEO Rules

The Independent Broadcasters Association

The Independent Broadcasters Association's IBA Webinar Series continues with "The FCC EEO Rules and How to Survive Them," Thursday, May 6, from 2-3pm. Veteran telecom lawyer Gregg Skall will put owners and managers on the path to license renewal and FCC EEO audit survival, without FCC fines and sanctions. Most importantly, this one More

Alpha Media, Former CEO Wilson Battle in Filings with FCC

Alpha Media

In an attempt to block the license renewals of four stations, former Alpha Media CEO Larry Wilson filed with the FCC earlier this month accusing the company of misleading the agency and making decisions without proper board approval. He also challenged Alpha's qualifications as a broadcast licensee. The move was an attempt to deny More

FCC Order Adopts New Foreign Sponsorship ID Rules

Federal Communications Commission

The FCC has adopted new rules mandating disclosures for foreign government-sponsored programming. Although U.S. law restricts foreign governments and their representatives from holding a broadcast license directly, there have been instances where such foreign governmental entities contract with the licensee of a broadcast outlet to air More

Supreme Court Upholds FCC's Relaxed Ownership Rules

Federal Communication Commission

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Federal Communication Commission's moves to relax media ownership rules, handing down a unanimous ruling, 9-0. The justices found the FCC had acted reasonably in its 2017 regulatory rollback that was invalidated by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which More

FCC Proposes to Further Strenghten Emergency Alerting

Federal Communications Commission

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed rules to improve the way the public receives emergency alerts on their radios, mobile phones and televisions. The move comes as a false emergency alert was issued in Hawaii back in 2018 that mistakenly warned of an incoming ballistic missile and highlighted More

NAB Releases New Training Course on FCC Radio Regs

The National Association of Broadcasters

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is offering a new online training course for radio stations containing critical information and guidelines for complying with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations. "The Radio Rules! A Guide to FCC Regulations for Radio Stations" course More

GeoBroadcast, NAB File Reply Comments to FCC NPRM

Federal Communications Commission

In a reply to comments filing on Friday, GeoBroadcast Solutions sought to address industry concerns and speculations to its FCC request for a rule change that would allow the upgrade of decades-old FM booster rules by permitting, but not requiring, radio broadcasters to provide geo-targeted content for a More

Reps. Ask Biden To Make Rosenworcel Permanent FCC Chair

Jessica Rosenworcel

A coalition of more than 30 women in Congress are urging the Biden administration to elevate acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to permanent head of the agency, reports The Hill. The group says by doing so, it would install an experienced leader as well as be a historic choice. If President More

NAB Opposes FM Boosters to Air Geo-Targeted Content

National Association of Broadcasters

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has submitted comments on the FCC's inquiry into whether to amend its rules to permit FM booster stations to originate programming. The Notice advances a Petition for Rulemaking filed by GeoBroadcast Solutions (GBS), which has developed technology to More

FCC Approves ZoneCasting Field Tests on KSJO/San Jose

GEOBroadcast Solutions

The FCC has approved a GeoBroadcast Solutions application for experimental operation to build and operate two new co-located on-channel boosters at two discrete locations in order to garner additional data using the ZoneCasting FM booster system, which would provide broadcast radio the opportunity to air More

Alpha Media Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

Alpha Media

Alpha Media has entered into a restructuring agreement with certain lenders to reduce its debt, as well as raise incremental capital to allow the company to navigate current market conditions and pursue growth opportunities. The company expects no disruption to its broadcast operations, customers or More

Townsquare Media Announces Significant Share Repurchase

Townsquare Media

Townsquare Media has entered into an agreement to repurchase a minimum of 10 million of the 12.5 million shares of Class A common stock, shares of Class B common stock and warrants held by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management L.P. for $6.40 per security, which reflects a 19% More

Jessica Rosenworcel Named Acting Chairwoman for the FCC

Jessica Rosenworcel

President Joseph R. Biden has named FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel as Acting Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission. She was sworn in as a Democratic Commissioner in 2017 and replaces outgoing Chairman Ajit Pai. Rosenworcel was previously re-nominated in December, 2015, and the Senate More

IBA Creates Member Legal Hotline Staffed by TLP

Independent Broadcasters Association

The IBA has established a legal hotline service for the Independent Broadcasters Association with its association legal counsel, Telecommunications Law Professionals (TLP). Through this service IBA membership will be offered the opportunity to sign up for a cost-effective legal hotline service staffed by More

Geo-Broadcast NPRM in Published in Federal Register

The U.S. Federal Register has published the official notification from the Federal Communications Commission's notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) adopted on November 20, 2020, and released on December 1, 2020. The NPRM seeks input regarding changes that could allow FM broadcasters to use these booster More

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