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FCC Moves to Simplify Sending Multilingual Emergency Alerts

The FCC plans Feb. vote on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to make it easier to send multilingual alerts over TV and radio WASHINGTON, D.C.—As part of its tentative agenda for the February Open Commission Meeting, Federal Communications Commission has announced that it will vote on a proposal to increase the accessibility of the Emergency […]

Media Companies Must Adapt to New Dept. of Labor Rule

Earlier this month, the Department of Labor released a new final rule replacing the prior test for determining whether a worker is an employee (entitled to overtime and other benefits) or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The new DOL rule restores the six-factor “economic realities” test used during the Obama administration, […]

What Radio Is Watching For In Washington During 2024.

There’s lots of unfinished business for broadcasters in Washington as the new year begins, from pending legislation in Congress to proposed rulemakings at the Federal Communications Commission. In the latest installment of Inside Radio‘s Radio Outlook 2024 series, we look at the top regulatory issues facing the industry this year. Priority One: AM Radio There is […]

LeGeyt: Broadcasters Are ‘Losing Out On Compensation’ To AI

As AI becomes more of a day-to-day reality in the world of broadcasting and beyond, National Association of Broadcasters President Curtis LeGeyt testified on the technology’s role in modern journalism. LeGeyt stood before the US Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law on Wednesday to highlight the crucial role of broadcasters in […]

The Pillsbury 2024 Broadcasters’ Calendar–Another Year of Deadlines, Deadlines, Deadlines

The origins of the annual Pillsbury Broadcasters’ Calendar have been lost to time, but it’s safe to say the new 2024 version is at least the 50th edition of this guidebook for the broadcast industry.  While your own personal calendar may be full of “happy dates” like vacations and graduations,  the 2024 Broadcasters’ Calendar is full of deadlines that […]

Stay on the Good Side of the FCC

ABIP inspectors and radio attorneys talk about common enforcement triggers It’s helpful to review FCC enforcement actions for a glimpse of the types of regulatory issues and compliance problems the commission focuses on. Yet there is always nuance to what might attract its attention. Broadcast attorneys and Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program inspectors talked to Radio […]

Share Of Ear: In-Car Radio Listening Back To Pre-Pandemic Levels.

Edison Research’s “Share of the Ear” Q3 2023: How America listens to Audio The proportion of AM/FM radio listening that takes place in cars has surged back to pre-pandemic norms. In the four years before the COVID-19 outbreak (2016-2019), in-car listening represented 49% of all AM/FM radio consumption among persons 25-54. Now, after dipping to […]

Sage EAS Users Get a Deadline Extension From the FCC

But users of other equipment must still comply by Dec. 12 Users of Sage equipment: You now have another 90 days to meet that pending FCC deadline for updating your EAS firmware. Users of EAS products from other vendors: The Dec. 12 deadline still applies to you. The chief of the FCC’s Public Safety and […]

Donna Hardt’s legacy will continue to live on through ND Broadcasters

“An extraordinary being of light and grace.” NDBA friend and colleague Donna Jean LaVan Hardt was 76 years old when she left this Earth the same way she entered; sweet, beautiful, and with open arms to love. Donna started doing the weekend weather at KXMB-TV in Bismarck while raising two daughter to whom she was […]

How Network Radio Delivers A Bigger Bang For Advertisers.

As national advertisers and agencies map out their 2024 media plans, Nielsen presented a deep dive on network radio for its clients on the buy and sell sides Wednesday. Using the media planning tool Nielsen Media Impact and data from the latest installment of its Audio Today series, the measurement giant showed how network radio […]