The InFOCUS Podcast: N.H. Primary Special
In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, RBR+TVBR goes one-on-one with the Market Manager for Great Eastern Radio in West Lebanon-Hanover, N.H.; and with the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters, for the latest on the New Hampshire Primary's impact on broadcast media's content and ad sales. LISTEN HERE
House Member Seeks Block To Foreign-Funded Political Ads
A Democratic U.S. House Member from Maine has introduced legislation that would require broadcasting stations, providers of cable and satellite televisions, and online platforms to make "reasonable efforts" to ensure that political advertisements are not purchased by a foreign national.
FCC’s Starks Names Policy Advisor
The former Policy Advisor for Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, who before that role served on the respective legislative teams for Senators Debbie Stabenow and Doug Jones, has been selected to serve as the Policy Advisor for Democratic FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks.
Licensee’s AM, FM Could Be Erased Over Delinquent Fees
A Class A FM serving Poplar Bluff, Mo., and its sibling daytime-only AM serving Paducah, Ky. and neighboring Metropolis, Ill., could be permanently removed from the broadcast dial. It's a threat being presented to the stations' owner for failure to pay regulatory fees to the Commission over the course of several years.
Comcast Alum Hired To Build LoopMe Political Ad Arm
A tech company that uses AI to improve brand advertising performance is welcoming a former Comcast political advertising sales director to lead its political advertising division. This will see the build out of political agency and advertiser partnerships and campaigns, offering measurement and ad delivery opportunities.
Salem’s Twin Cities Leader Shifts Full Focus To D.C. Role
Since September 2021, the GM of Salem's Minneapolis radio stations has also led the publicly traded company's regulatory and public policy discussions in Washington, D.C. Starting today, he'll be devoting all of his time to Salem's efforts at the FCC and on Capitol Hill. Who's his Twin Cities successor?
VPM Asks FCC For New Blue Ridge Channel
A principal NPR and PBS Member serving the Commonwealth of Virginia has petitioned the FCC to add a channel to its Table of Allotments for a city between the college town of Charlottesville and Staunton, along the busy I-81 corridor to the south of the home of James Madison University.
Senate Commerce Committee Sees Senior Staff Changes
The ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee has announced three senior staff promotions within the legislative body in the upper house of Congress that maintains oversight of the Federal Communications Commission.
A LeGeyt Plea For Journalism’s Future Comes To The Hill
Why is NAB President/CEO Curtis LeGeyt spending Wednesday on Capitol Hill? He's testifying at a Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law hearing squarely focused on the "future of journalism."
FCC Releases Broadcast Station Totals For Q4 2023
Another rise in the number of noneducational FM radio stations was during the final quarter of 2023, as commercial AM and FM radio stations again declined in number, continuing a trend that began earlier in the year.
Meet Sinclair’s Lead Capitol Hill Corporate Advocate, A NAB Alum
The SVP/Deputy General Counsel of the NAB has exited the nation's chief broadcast media lobbying group after 10 years to accept a key legislative and regulatory advocacy role at the company helmed by Chris Ripley.
Meet Brendan Carr’s New Legal Advisor
The Senior Counsel to the Chief of the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has joined the office of Republican Commissioner Brendan Carr, to serve as his new Legal Advisor.
From Broadcast Advocacy To MVPD Needs For Ahmed
On December 15 came word that he would be relinquishing his VP of Communications post for "a telecom industry job." Little did anyone know that Zamir Ahmed would be joining a lobbying group squarely opposed to much of what the NAB has advocated for on behalf of its television industry members.
Assyrian TV Station Fined For LMS Tardiness
An Assyrian educational and cultural organization dedicated to the national aspirations and well being of the Assyrian people and the language of Jesus Christ is being handed a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture for failing to adhere to the FCC's quarterly issues/programs rules.
Pippin Promoted To Lerman Senter Member Role
He worked for broadcast stations for several years before becoming a communications attorney. Now, he's been elevated to the role of Member at Washington, D.C. law firm Lerman Senter.