Washington Beat

Need to know what to plan for over the next three months? Fletcher Heald & Hildreth has provided a great summary of the broadcast deadlines you'll need to take note of. Simply click here, and be sure to print it and share with those at your radio or TV stations who are actively involved with these tasks!

The Federal Communications Commission is opening a window for applications under its Honors Engineer Program, launched in 2018.  During this window, the Program is open to recent graduates with an engineering degree and current students who will graduate this spring.

The NAB is now offering radio and TV stations a print and online resource to give their news coverage of the 2020 presidential, congressional and local elections a little extra boost.

The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on proposed technical rule changes to facilitate the use of the next generation television broadcast standard, also known as ATSC 3.0. The proposed rules would permit greater flexibility for broadcasters to use distributed transmission systems (DTS) as they deploy ATSC 3.0 in their networks.

The company behind the aiWARE OS for artificial intelligence has received a two-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for its aiWARE Government platform from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

With FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's beloved Kansas City Chiefs set to defend their Super Bowl Champion title as the new NFL season bows this weekend, there was plenty of football chatter in a preview of the Commission's September Open Meeting he offered today. This explains why fantasy league rules were tied to talk on two Modernization of Media Regulation initiatives.

The Commission is directing the Media Bureau to open a filing window for new FM reserved band applications and seeks comment on imposing a limit of 10 applications filed by any party in this window.

She proudly serves the state of Washington's Fifth District in Congress. Hailing from Spokane, she considers herself to be a "pioneer, trailblazer, leader, working mom of three, wife, trust builder," and an "ability advocate." Introducing Republican House Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who has been selected as House Energy & Commerce Committee Ranking Member. 

During the meeting, the Energy and Commerce Committee will adopt the Committee Rules and its six standing subcommittees, as well as announce subcommittee chairs, ranking members, and members.

A former FCC appellate lawyer has joined Davis Wright Tremaine’s San Francisco office as a partner in the technology and communications practice, where she will focus on matters before the California Public Utilities Commission, the FCC, and on other appellate and regulatory matters.

The BLT program teaches the fundamentals of purchasing, owning and operating radio and television stations to senior-level broadcast executives, particularly women and people of color, who aspire to advance as group executives or station owners.

The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday recommended $20 million for public broadcasting’s Next Generation Warning System within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the Fiscal Year 2022 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill.

The Broadcasters Foundation of America has selected the soon-to-retire President/CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) as the recipient of the 2021 Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting Award. The honor is bestowed annually on an individual in broadcasting whose work exemplifies innovation, community service, advocacy, and entrepreneurship. 

As Gordon Smith readies to say goodbye to Inside the Beltway politics and the NAB and Curtis LeGeyt picks up the mantle, where are we now and where are we going? An exclusive Forecast 2022 question-and-answer session is poised to present many answers -- and insight -- into the path ahead for broadcast media's voice in Washington, D.C. under LeGeyt.