New ‘AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act’ Readies For House Markup
Introducing H.R. 8449, a marked up version of the "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act," which as of last Friday had 251 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives. The new bill, which the NAB appreciates, will be up for discussion Thursday at a House Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee hearing.
Poynter Institute to Deliver Enhanced Public Media Digital Transformation Program
The training will educate and coach up to 225 public media entities and station leaders and staff to develop "an audience-first, multi-platform approach to their organizational strategies, operations, and culture." The virtual training will be funded by a CPB grant of up to $5 million.
Canada, U.S. Agree To Info Sharing, Enforcement Arrangement
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne to strengthen information sharing and enforcement cooperation between the two regulators.
FCC Reveals LPFM New Station Tentative Selectees
The FCC has formally unveiled the tentative selectees from 93 groups of mutually exclusive applications for new low-power FM station construction permits filed during a December 2023 window.
A Consent Decree Resolves Late License Renewal Filing
The licensee of four TV translator stations in Mendocino County, Calif., has agreed to sign a Consent Decree in order to end an investigation into its tardy submission of license renewal applications with the FCC.
FCC’s Simington Selects A New Chief Of Staff
With the change in leadership at the FCC, Chairman Brendan Carr selected Erin Boone to serve as Acting Media Bureau Chief. Boone had been Chief of Staff to the junior Republican on the Commission, Nate Simington. Who's succeeding Boone in that role?
Carr-Led FCC ‘Cutting Red Tape’ To Fuel Infrastructure Dollars
The FCC on Thursday announced that it is taking an initial set of actions that the Republican majority on the Commission believes will help accelerate the transition from aging copper lines to modern network infrastructure in communities all across the country.
APTS Assails White House Executive Order Blocking NPR, PBS Funding
The President/CEO of America's Public Television Stations says the organization is "deeply concerned" by a late-night Executive Order signed by President Trump on May 1 that directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop direct and indirect funding of both PBS and NPR.
FCC Issues Three More Pirate Radio Warnings
The Carr Commission has sent official notices of illegal pirate radio broadcasting to a trio of property owners, warning them that the activity coming from buildings they own must cease or they'll be held accountable and could see a big fine.
Carr, Gómez Join Former FCC Chairs At Annual MMTC Symposium
Deregulation. That was one of the topics the current Chairman of the FCC noted in a brief Keynote Address delivered in person on Friday at the MMTC 2025 Former FCC Chairs' Symposium. And, Brendan Carr's comments came right before a keynote from the Democrats' lone voice of dissention on the Commission.
FCC EEO Audit Deadline Extended
The FCC's Enforcement Bureau late Friday extended the deadline for stations to upload responses to their Commission-hosted online public inspection file in response to Equal Employment Opportunity audit letters for 2025.
Rachel Evans to Guide NPR Donor Strategy
A former chief executive at CityBridge Education, she most recently served as Chief Revenue and Development Officer at Teach For America, where she led a national fundraising team that increased overall revenue and donor retention.
Trump Signals Forthcoming Army-Navy Exclusivity Order
It is, in the words of President Trump, "one of our Greatest American Traditions." And, he believes, it is "now at risk of being pushed aside by more College Playoff Games and Big TV Money." Not anymore, the Commander-in-Chief said on his Truth Social platform.
Dorgan bill in the Congressional hopper
Byron Dorgan's (D-ND) "Media Ownership Act of 2007" is officially on paper, and it's taken on three more co-sponsors. The first thing the bill...
Michigan Rep. John Conyers warns on channel repacking
John Conyers (D-MI) is concerned that plans to repurpose 120 MHz of television spectrum for wireless broadband could do serious damage, particular to broadcasters...