Author: Jordan
Money Matters Radio to add Needham translator
Via TomTaylorNow:
New Boston FM signal proposed at 97.3, as Barry Armstrong files to move a translator in from Saranac Lake, NY to re-broadcast his “Money Matters Radio” WBNW Concord/1120. Seller is Northeast Gospel Broadcasting.... Read More.
MBA files comments to eliminate public correspondence from public files
The Massachusetts Broadcasters Association, along with other State Broadcasters Associations representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, recently filed Joint Comments in strong support of the FCC’s proposal to eliminate the rule which requires broadcasters to maintain letters and e-mails... Read More.
A Good Faith Disconnect on Retrans
By Scott Flick, Pillsbury Law
There is an old vaudeville routine I’ve found more useful for understanding lawmaking in Washington than any textbook. It goes something like this:
(Scene: a nighttime street corner illuminated by a single... Read More.
Can Pokemon Go lure in listeners?
By now you've heard of the mobile game that's swept the nation. Pokemon Go, based on the Japanese video game and anime series Pokemon (short for pocket monsters), has brought thousands of people out into the streets with their eyes trained on their smartphones.... Read More.
MBA awards 11 broadcasting scholarships
MBA AWARDS $23,000 IN BROADCASTING SCHOLARSHIPS
July 15, 2016 (Medford, MA) – The Massachusetts Broadcasters Association (MBA) is pleased to announce that they have awarded ten students with 2016-2017 Student Broadcaster Scholarships in the amount of $2,000, as well as one student with the... Read More.
FCC launches EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS)
Deadline to complete Form One is August 26
On June 27, the Federal Communication Commission's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau provided notice to all Emergency Alert System participants that the EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS)... Read More.
Chairman Wheeler Circulates Proposed Multiple Ownership Rules That Expand Regs for TV
By Lauren Lynch Flick - Pillsbury Law
[On June 27], the FCC released a document entitled Fact Sheet: Updating Media Ownership Rules in the Public Interest. The driver behind the Fact Sheet is... Read More.
Pillsbury Law issues advisory on drone use
The Massachusetts Broadcasters Association's legal counsel in Washington, D.C. has issued an advisory following the release of the Federal Aviation Administration's new rules regarding the use of small unmanned aircraft.
FAA Releases Long-Awaited Rule for Commercial Operations of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
New rules on drones a boon to local newsrooms
Yesterday, the Federal Aviation Administration released new rules regarding the commercial use of drones. Below is a summary from the National Association of Broadcasters Executive Vice President of Government Relations Curtis Legeyt.
[On June 22] the Federal... Read More.
New FCC comment system to be implemented over weekend
From the FCC Daily Digest:
This weekend, the Federal Communications Commission will transition to its new Electronic Comment Filing System ("ECFS"). The FCC will take down the legacy ECFS application starting at 11:59 p.m. ET tonight. The... Read More.
MBA files joint comments on FCC EAS rulemaking
The Massachusetts Broadcasters Association, along with other broadcasters associations representing 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, recently filed Joint Comments in the FCC’s rulemaking proceeding regarding proposed changes to the Emergency Alert System. We pointed out how state broadcasters associations played... Read More.
