New Public Campaign Aims to Bring Music Back Safely

Addressing COVID-19 misinformation has been a priority for public radio, and two Dallas stations are continuing that role with a new campaign called “Bring The Music Back,” as part of Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s larger misinformation initiative. Over a series of several weeks, radio station KKXT(FM) and TV station KERA in Dallas will be running […]

Letter: Bending some more rules

I can’t resist following up on K.M. Richards’ amusing tale of ingeniously “bending the rules” by incorporating his station’s legal ID into a top o’ the hour temperature check (Readers Forum, Aug. 4). As a Washington lawyer representing AM and FM stations around the country, I was often presented with clever promotional and marketing ideas, […]

This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 23, 2021 to October 29, 2021

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. President Joe Biden made official his permanent FCC Chair – selecting Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to fill that position. He […]

Letter: No place for mandates

This is regarding the letter “AM Digital — What Is the End Game?,” which was a response to an earlier commentary by Michelle Bradley. The author wrote: “Michi made the point that, ‘The automotive and radio receiver industry needs to make HD Radio, standard equipment, not a ‘luxury option’ like with some manufacturers.’ So, when […]

Tula Mic: Old School and New School

The mic is available in cream, red, black and seafoam. As children, we are told to not judge a book by its cover. So as adults, when something arrives in the mail packaged in a cool little box with a trendy logo, we are conditioned to pass it off as nothing more than a slick […]