NAB Expresses “Serious Concerns” About Gigi Sohn FCC Nomination
The NAB cited her involvement as a director of the now defunct streaming service Locast but said it did not “currently oppose the nomination.”
FCC Publishes MX Application List for New NCE FMs
The FCC’s Media Bureau has published the list of mutually exclusive applications submitted in the recent window for new noncom educational FM stations. The commission received almost 1,300 applications. Out of those, there are 231 MX groups with a total of 883 applications. They are listed here. Now comes the 60-day period in which MX […]
Tower Company Chooses Shulins Solutions’ Stellar Eclipse Site Monitoring and Protection
The expanded Stellar Eclipse deployment in 70+ sites across the top 50 markets protects more than 350 radio and TV stations
Byron Allen Urges Senate to Confirm FCC Nom Gigi Sohn
In an open letter to the Senate Allen wrote: “Gigi truly understands on a personal level why diversity and inclusion for all Americans matters”
Research – Radio In the Car
89% of car buyers in U.S. say broadcast radio should be standard in every vehicle – Major study finds over 80% of consumers are less likely to buy or lease cars without a built-in radio tuner – Consumption of broadcast radio is significantly higher than for any other form of in-car audio; 91% want access […]
North American Tower Expands Use of Stellar Eclipse
From our Who’s Buying What page: North American Tower Company has made a multi-site purchase of the Stellar Eclipse broadcast site monitoring system. Stellar Eclipse is made by Shulins’ Solutions, which announced the sale. “With this purchase [North American Tower] will increase their deployment of Stellar Eclipse to over 70 sites across the top 50 […]
2021 Woods & Poole Report Now Available
The 2021 Woods & Poole report, which we conduct biennially to measure the economic impact of the broadcast industry in the U.S., is now complete. The good news is that broadcasting continues to play an important role in the nation’s economy with $1.03 trillion in GDP and 2.28 million jobs attributable to broadcasting in 2020. […]
Report: Disney Surpasses 100M Streaming Subs in the U.S.
The popularity of the Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ bundle boosted the platform’s performance, according to Ampere Analysis, which is projecting 108M subs by year-end
FCC Decision Shows Significance of Association Membership, Attention Turned to EEO Data and Expansion of Regulatory Fees
FCC Decision Shows Significance of Association Membership Attention Turned to EEO Data and Expansion of Regulatory Fees Letter from the President Earlier this month the collective efforts of the KAB, NAB and other state broadcast associations (NASBA) were successful in preventing an FCC rate increase for all broadcast stations. The proposed regulatory fees for broadcasters […]
Webinar To Examine How To Secure Hybrid Workplaces
A panel of IT experts will discuss the findings of a recent Teradici survey of 8,000 people