NAB Launches Campaign for FCC to Modernize Ownership Rules
NAB launches campaign urging FCC to modernize outdated TV and radio ownership rules that prevent broadcasters from competing with Big Tech platforms....
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Curtis LeGeyt: Modernizing Broadcast Ownership Rules
NAB President Curtis LeGeyt calls for modernizing outdated FCC broadcast ownership rules, warning local radio and TV stations can't compete with Big Tech under current...
NAB Congratulates Olivia Trusty on FCC Nomination
NAB congratulates Olivia Trusty on her FCC Commissioner nomination by President-Elect Trump. Her decade of broadcast industry experience is expected to benefit local radio and...
Sherman Kizart Joins FCC’s Equity and Diversity Council
Sherman Kizart of Kizart Media Partners joins the FCC's Communications Equity and Diversity Council, focusing on media ownership diversity and urban broadcasting representation....
Spanish Broadcasting Acquires Orlando, Tampa FM Stations
Spanish Broadcasting System acquires Orlando and Tampa FM stations WPYO and WSUN from Cox Radio divestiture trust, fulfilling FCC ownership requirements....
Curtis LeGeyt Outlines NAB Broadcasting Vision
NAB President Curtis LeGeyt outlined his broadcasting vision in a virtual town hall, focusing on policy wins, business initiatives, and restoring NAB Show prominence....
Over 100 Groups Urge FCC to Address Racism in Media Policies
Over 100 organizations demand FCC investigate racism in media policies and address structural inequities. Black communities own just 1% of TV stations despite decades of...
FCC Tech & Communications Diversity Symposium
The FCC announces its Tech and Communications Diversity Opportunity Symposium on April 28, 2021, featuring panels and virtual fair for diverse communications businesses including minority-owned,...
NAB NY Next Gen Broadcast Conference with FCC Keynote
NAB NY hosts Next Gen Broadcast Conference on October 26 with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr keynoting. The virtual event features six panels on ATSC 3.0...
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to Keynote NAB Show Express Event
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will keynote NAB Show Express on May 13, discussing communications policy and media ownership with NAB CEO Gordon Smith....
Radio Facts at WBLS in New York
Radio Facts visits WBLS New York, celebrating Skip Dillard's FCC appointment and reconnecting with urban radio industry professionals....
Skip Dillard (WBLS and WLIB): First Day at FCC
Skip Dillard, veteran program director of WBLS and WLIB, begins his two-year term on the FCC's Advisory Committee for Diversity and Digital Empowerment....
Skip Dillard Gets FCC Appointment
WBLS and WLIB Operations Manager Skip Dillard receives two-year appointment to FCC's Advisory Committee for Diversity and Digital Empowerment....
Radio’s Financial Future and Reduced Regulation
Industry experts discuss radio's financial future at Pillsbury's Broadcast Finance 2019 session, examining opportunities from FCC deregulation and relaxed ownership rules....
NAB STATEMENT ON NOMINATION OF GEOFFREY STARKS TO FCC
NAB President Gordon Smith endorses Geoffrey Starks' nomination to fill Mignon Clyburn's FCC seat, supporting swift confirmation of Trump's selection....
Kizart Appointed to FCC Diversity Committee
Sherman Kizart, founder of Kizart Media Partners, has been appointed to the FCC's Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment for a two-year term....
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to Headline 2017 Radio Show
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will keynote the Radio Luncheon at the 2017 Radio Show in Austin, Texas on September 6. Pai has been a champion...
Robert L. Johnson on FCC Chairman Wheeler’s Consumer Choice Proposal
Robert L. Johnson praises FCC Chairman Wheeler's decision to increase consumer choice and minority programming diversity, benefiting African American households....
Robert L. Johnson Praises FCC Set-Top Box Plan
BET founder Robert L. Johnson praises the FCC's universal set-top box proposal, which will increase consumer choice and help minority programmers distribute content more effectively...
Pirate Radio Station Plays Nonstop Geto Boys Unedited
A pirate radio station hijacked FM 87.9 in West Price Hill, Ohio, playing nonstop unedited Geto Boys music for hours, shocking residents and prompting FCC...
Ownership Models Approved to Boost Minority TV Access
FCC approves new ownership models to boost minority access to TV stations, resulting in ten new minority- and women-owned broadcast properties across multiple markets....
FCC Fines Chicago Radio Stations for EEO Hiring Violations
FCC fines Chicago radio stations including WGCI-FM and WVAZ-FM $20,000 for failing to notify job referral sources about 33 out of 36 job vacancies....
ASCAP Petitions FCC to Block Pandora Radio Bid
ASCAP filed an FCC petition to block Pandora's AM/FM radio station purchase in South Dakota, claiming it's a stunt to pay lower music licensing fees....
FCC Chair Mignon Clyburn Addresses NAB/RAB Radio Show
FCC Acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn will deliver keynote remarks at the NAB/RAB Radio Show in Orlando on September 18, 2013. The radio industry event features...
Sherman Kizart Re-Appointed to FCC Diversity Committee
Sherman Kizart, founder of Kizart Media Partners, has been re-appointed to the FCC's Federal Advisory Committee on Diversity in the Digital Age by Chairman Julius...