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News & Events
FUNDING TO PAY FOR PIRATE SWEEPS SURVIVES FIRST HURDLE IN CONGRESS
Efforts to provide more federal funding to step up pirate radio enforcement have moved forward in Congress. The House Appropriations Committee has released the draft of its 2023 funding bill for the portion of the budget that includes the Federal Communications Commission. The total remains $390,192,000, the amount the Biden
FEMA Says No National EAS Test Is Planned For This Year.
The national test of the Emergency Alert System has become a near-annual tradition since the first one was conducted in 2011. But the Federal Emergency Management Agency says it will not conduct a nationwide EAS test in 2022. “It will not happen this year,” said Antwane Johnson, FEMA’s Deputy Assistant
U.S. RADIO STATIONS FACE 13% FEE HIKE
NAB CALLS THE PLANNED INCREASE “STAGGERING” FOR THE RADIO INDUSTRY Radio station fees would increase around 13% across the board in fiscal 2022, according to the proposed fee schedule just released by the Federal Communications Commission. The National Association of Broadcasters called the planned hike “staggering.” Fees have been a
Small Steps Mean Large Leaps in Network Security
Taking care of the small things can greatly reduce your exposure to hacks If you’re in charge of creating some kind of security barrier between your local networks and the internet, the challenge is to decide where on the spectrum you’re going to land with regard to the network traffic
NAB Launches Attack Ads Ahead Of Royalty Bill’s Expected Advance In Congress.
Despite a near-majority of House members on record as opposing the creation of a performance royalty placed on radio stations, the National Association of Broadcasters says it expects a bill that would do just that will move forward in the coming weeks. The NAB says it expects House Judiciary Committee
Joe Buck, Troy Aikman sign multiyear deals with ESPN to be voices of Monday Night Football
Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, who have teamed together for 20 NFL seasons in the broadcast booth, have signed multiyear agreements to join ESPN as the new voices for Monday Night Football, it was announced Wednesday. The duo, who both have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame,
