Kenyan Authorities Begin Reclaiming Frequencies
Kenya’s Communications Authority is beginning the process of reclaiming unused frequencies across the country. CA Director-General Ezra Chioba made the announcement Dec. 22., saying the applicants and license holders have 30 days to bring their operations into compliance or their license would be cancelled. According to The Standard newspaper in Nairobi, Chioba, who was appointed […]
TASCAM Offers a New Cassette Tape
TASCAM has introduced a new line of analog cassette tape. You read that right. It’s been a long time since we got a press release about a new line of cassettes, but TASCAM says “many aspiring and professional audio recording aficionados adamantly maintain that analog recording and the ‘good old days’ of tape will never […]
Disability Groups: Streamers Should Carry Emergency Alerts
(Photo Illustration by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Groups representing Deaf and hard-of-hearing people told the FCC it needs to mandate that emergency alerts appear on wireless devices, and recommends that streaming services like Netflix and Hulu carry them as well. That came in comments on the FCC’s inquiry into how to improve its EAS emergency alert […]
Winners Announced in Spirit of College Radio Awards
Ten college radio stations have been named recipients of the 2021 Spirit of College Radio Awards. The program is from organizers of the annual World College Radio Day event. “The Spirit of College Radio Awards are presented by the College Radio Foundation in recognition of truly outstanding and spirited efforts made by college radio stations […]
Local Radio Revenue Projected Up 16% This Year
Local radio revenue in the United States will increase 16% this year from its pandemic trough of 2020, and should continue to climb in 2022 though at a slower rate of about 6%. That’s according to projections from BIA Advisory Services. The research company released this chart showing recent and projected local revenue from radio’s […]
NextGen TV Comes to Springfield, Mo.
KOLR (CBS), KSPR (ABC), KRBK (Fox), and KOZL-TV (MyNet) are now offering NextGen TV Broadcasts
Loudness Recommendations Are Honored by AES
Eleven engineers who developed recommendations for loudness in internet audio streaming and on-demand applications are being honored by the Audio Engineering Society. The inaugural AES President’s Award, which recognizes group collaborations, went to David Bialik, Rob Byers, Jim Coursey, Eelco Grimm, Bob Katz, John Kean, Scott Norcross, Robert Orban, Shawn Singh, Jim Starzynski and Alessandro Travaglini. They were honored for technical achievement in drafting TC document […]
Senators Blunt, Wyden Introduce Bill To Strengthen Protections for Small Rural Stations
The Low Power Protection Act would protect low power stations from interference by directing the FCC to give certain low power television stations primary status as Class A television licensees
Fubo Gaming Launches Its Sports Betting Service in Arizona
It is the second Fubo Sportsbook launch, which is part of fuboTV’s plans to integrate interactivity and betting into its live streaming platform
WTOP Was Top Biller Again in 2020
BIA Advisory Services has released its 2020 list of the top-billing radio stations in the country. The chart is below. Again this list is for last year; BIA’s list is usually issued earlier but like every other business, the company has seen its normal routines disrupted lately. Its list for 2021 won’t be out for […]