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CRB Hikes Radio’s Streaming Rates; Judges Reject NAB Push To Charge Less For Simulcasts.
The Copyright Royalty Board has announced its long-awaited decision about how much radio stations will pay in streaming royalties for 2021 to 2025. The ruling in the so-called Web V proceeding will mean broadcasters will likely pay more as the CRB hiked the current rate 17% from the current $0.18
Third Straight Monthly Gain Puts Radio’s Reach At Highest Level Since COVID Impact.
Radio’s weekly reach rose for a third consecutive month in Nielsen’s April PPM survey, hitting its highest level since March 2020 when COVID-19’s impact began to upend normal media consumption patterns. New data released today (May 20) shows radio has added more than 5 million new weekly listeners aged 12+
Reaching Auto-Buying Radio Listeners
While there have been many shifts in consumer behaviors, many consumer preferences remain unchanged. If there is one thing that the pandemic has proven, it is that personal connections matter. Throughout 2020 and to date, there have been numerous articles covering the shifts in consumer behavior across a wide array of categories. From
Sources: FEMA Plans To Bring Back National EAS Test This Summer.
One year after the pandemic sidelined the now-annual national test of the Emergency Alert System, the Federal Emergency Management Agency expects to return to form this summer. Sources say FEMA is tentatively planning to conduct the national EAS test on Wednesday, Aug. 11 with a backup date of Wednesday, Aug.
Radio Rules! (A Helpful Resource From NAB)
This resource from the NAB is a helpful guide for anyone in U.S. radio Do you know precisely what information needs to be included in your station log? Are you current with the rules governing gaming ads? Do you know the legal definitions of obscenity and plugola? A short new
Fargo radio legend Tom Wynn passes away at 83
Barry Amundson, FORUM FARGO — Legendary morning KFGO radio broadcaster Tom Wynn has died at age 83, about three years after retiring from a 60-year career. Wynn, who retired in July 2017, passed away in the Twin Cities where he moved last June to be closer to family. Wynn hosted
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- FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ May 2021Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes: FCC Fines Colorado Wireless Operators for Use of Unauthorized Equipment and Unauthorized Operations VoIP Provider Enters Into Consent Decree With $180,000 Penalty Over Failure to […]
- FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ April 2021Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes: FCC Fines Long-Distance Carrier $4.1 Million Over Cramming and Slamming Violations Wireless Internet Service Provider’s Unauthorized Operations Lead to Consent Decree Mississippi and Michigan Radio […]
- Supreme Court Broadcast Ownership Decision a Simple MatterTurns out, some things are simpler than you think. Few rules in the Code of Federal Regulations have as tortured a history as 47 CFR § 73.3555—the broadcast multiple ownership rules. The subject of court decisions too numerous to count, a brief review of FCC decisions revising (or deciding not to revise) these rules reveals […]
National Association of Broadcasters – News Releases
- NAB Statement on Signing Into Law of Fallen Journalists Memorial ActStatement in response to the signing of the Fallen Journalists Memorial Act into Law.
- NAB and RJI Research Provides Guidance for Journalists on Trusted Messengers and Effective Messaging for COVID-19 Vaccine EducationWashington, D.C. – A new nationwide survey finds a strong majority of Americans are eager for a COVID-19 vaccine and interested in news coverage that provides expert testimony on the safety and efficacy of vaccination, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) announced today. The survey also finds […]
- NAB Applauds Provisions in Omnibus Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2021WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, members of the House of Representatives and the Senate introduced omnibus appropriations legislation, which includes provisions important to broadcasters and for which NAB supports swift passage. The statements below can be attributed to NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith.