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Podcast #166 – The FCC’s Effort To Decimate Community Media

[powerpress] The FCC has proposed to de-fund community media through an arcane rule that determines how contributions from cable companies…
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Radio in U.S. Still Growing, 15,358 Total Stations at end of 2013

This week the FCC released its quarterly list of the total number of licensed broadcast stations in the United States. Based…
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AT&T’s “sponsored data” plan: net neutrality wake up call for radio?

For years, Internet centered radio companies of all kinds have been quietly ignoring the net neutrality question, that is, the…
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Smooth Jazz returns to Chicago airwaves via HD Radio 2

Two of our most enduringly popular “long-tail” posts are about the demise of Smooth Jazz radio in Chicago. This April,…
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DC Update: Innovation Act passes House, Republicans announce Comm Act update

This was a particularly active week in Washington with regard to legislation that affects radio and our overall communications technology…
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REC Networks Questions 245 LPFM Applications Filed by Hispanic Christian Community Network President

LPFM advocate REC Networks has been cranking out reports and analysis in order to make sense of the nearly 3,000…
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FCC Offers Guidance for LPFM Hopefuls and Begins to Dismiss Faulty Applications

Low power FM (LPFM) applicants are on pins and needles as they await word about applications that were filed in…
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Eight California Radio Stations Miss FCC License Renewal Deadline

The FCC just released a list of eight California radio stations that did not submit license renewals by the August…
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With 241 million users radio kicks Facebook and Twitter ass

Twitter has 49 million users every month in the US. Facebook has 198 million. There are about 6 million US…
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Patent trolls target HD Radio, Innovation Act targets trolls

Image: Ann Althouse / flickrFirst podcasts, and now HD Radio. Patent trolls are looking at new…
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UK digital radio transition effort holds lessons for AM revitalization

To say that public comments on the FCC’s AM revitalization proposals are barely trickling in could be charitably called an…
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FCC extends LPFM application deadline to Friday at 3 PM ET

Acknowledging "technical issues" with its Consolidated Database System on Thursday, the FCC has extended the LPFM license application window to…
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New FCC Chair Wheeler reassures broadcasters they’re important, too

Though I was not struck with any particular concern, apparently there has been just a touch of anxiety amongst broadcasters…
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FCC Warns Broadcasters Against Misuse of Emergency Alert Tones

In an enforcement advisory this week, the Federal Communications Commission reminds broadcasters about the guidelines for using Emergency Alert System…
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Counterpoint: all-digital HD Radio on AM still on the table at FCC

My friend John Anderson wrote his dissertation on the complex policy machinations behind HD Radio becoming the digital radio standard,…
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Public interest advocate Gigi Sohn named to FCC Chairman Wheeler’s staff

Gigi SohnNew FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his staff appointments today, and there is potentially good…
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