5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (405+ words) Why is that? There’s harm due to alleged lost programming and tweaked guest bookings. The proposed plaintiffs and intervenors are Frequency Forward, a self-described “public interest watchdog” intent on “holding the FCC accountable” and the Media Action Center, which has…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (353+ words) The Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives has told a Salem Media talk host that a much-awaited vote of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act will be seen on the House floor at the start of next week....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (389+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — On procedural grounds, the U.S. Supreme Court put the breaks on a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that would have prohibited anyone other than a political candidate from eligibility for the Lowest Unit…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (232+ words) When cell networks went dark for weeks during recent disasters, radio stations kept broadcasting emergency alerts throughout. That track record now anchors the NAB’s response to portions of a major FCC proposal that the association believes could undermine EAS reliability....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (113+ words) Post-Limbaugh Duo’s co-Host Inks Fresh iHeart Contract Radio & Television Business Report With the death of legendary conservative talk radio personality Rush Limbaugh, a large number of on-air hosts sought to capture the crown from a mantle that for some in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (52+ words) FCC Moves Forward With License Cancellation Radio & Television Business Report It was warned in late April: pay your overdue regulatory fees to the FCC, or risk losing your license. The owner has chosen the latter, and is getting his AM…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (61+ words) Meet the FCC’s New Chief Enforcer Radio & Television Business Report Effective immediately, Patrick Webre is no longer the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau Chief. That’s because he will now take a senior role in the Office of Managing Director at the Commission....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (105+ words) Public Interest Groups Seek To Join ABC In FCC Fight Radio & Television Business Report WASHINGTON, D.C. — A pair of progressive political action groups, along with a collection of viewers of ABC stations, have filed a Motion to Intervene as plaintiffs alongside…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (319+ words) Yearly FCC EEO Audits Arrive Under A DEI Cloud Radio & Television Business Report The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau on Friday (8/21) sent its annual EEO audit letters to randomly selected stations, and the audit arrives at a particularly charged moment for broadcast…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (102+ words) DirecTV to SCOTUS: Toss Nexstar Retrans Case Appeal Radio & Television Business Report A team of King & Spalding attorneys representing DirecTV has told the Supreme Court of the United States that the nation’s highest judicial body should deny the request of…...