DO WE STILL NEED THE ABIP PROGRAM?
WE ASKED MIKE TO EXPLAIN WHY THE ALTERNATIVE BROADCAST INSPECTION PROGRAM IS STILL A VALUABLE TOOL Since the FCC became able a few years ago to see your On-Line Public […]
COMPLIANCE: AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE!
This month, the Pillsbury Law’s FCC Enforcement Monitor includes big fines having to do with Deepfake Robocalls, a failure to negotiate retransmission consent in good faith, and a Pirate Radio […]
FCC FINES AND FORFEITURES
THE ULTIMATE NON-REVENUE PRODUCING EXPENSES Recent news releases in the FCC’s Daily Digest show a very sharp uptick in the number of Public File Quarterly Issues/Programs fines being levied for […]
Your Quarterly Issues/Programs Filing Time is October 10
Don’t Let Fines And A Consent Decree Turn Filing Time Into Crying Time!! Through the years minimal attention has been paid to the contents of station Quarterly Issues/Programs filings by […]
THE BUSINESS OF ALERTING THE PUBLIC IN EMERGENCIES
NATIONWIDE TEST OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM ON OCT 4 An EAS Flash Flood Warning was carried on thousands of radios and TV sets during the State Fair. That’s good! […]
POWER FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LISTENING TO YOUR RADIO STATION
MIKE LANGER PROVIDES A NON-TECHNICAL EXAMINATION OF YOUR OPERATING POWER You want the best possible, most powerful signal you can put on the air to attract and hold an audience, […]
What is AM Translater Modulation? (A Quick tutorial from Mike)
Here’s a good tutorial on exactly what AM transmitter modulation is. It’s far more detailed and has lots more math than is required just to determine if a transmitter’s modulation […]
NEW EAS RULES AND REQUIREMENTS: THIS IS NOT A TEST
Placing increasing emphasis on national EAS and IPAWS alerts, the FCC has issued new requirements for EAS participants and is proposing others. The material herein incorporates what the FCC has […]
SUPER-SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST, PAY A $20,000 FINE!
KSCO(AM) got a lump of coal from the FCC this December – not the kind of Christmas present the station was hoping for. This lump of coal came in the […]
A TIMELY CAUTIONARY TALE OF POLITICAL BROADCASTING
A candidate for federal office claiming to be entitled to political ad rates (and getting those rates for a while) but who, it turns out, wasn’t really a qualified candidate […]