Shaping radio today and tomorrow
An early Gates transmitter and a look back at AM directional rules.
A station buyer's technical checklist
When a company decides to purchase a radio station, the station's technical plant is often overlooked by the buyer.
Shaping radio today and tomorrow
Paying for Internet content, digital cart machines and the start of satellite radio.
FCC regulatory fees up 23 percent
The Commission has issued its annual Notice of Proposed Rule Making to solicit comments on proposed changes to the regulatory fees.
Delayed reaction
The importance of frequency coordination is made obvious.
IBOC procedures simplified
No more STAs. The FCC now requires only a notification letter for a station to commence IBOC transmissions.
FCC refuses extension of three-year construction period
Anyone considering the purchase of a construction permit should take a close look at a recent FCC decision rejecting a CP buyer’s efforts to get the permit extended.
Commissioner Adelstein sworn in
For the seven years immediately preceding his Commission swearing-in, Jonathan Adelstein was senior legislative aide to Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD), who was majority leader of the Senate for much of that time.
FCC to crack down on fee delinquents
New rules stiffen the fines for not paying regulatory and other fees.
Often-forgotten FCC rules
Ignorance of the rules is not a valid excuse when an inspector comes calling. Here are some of the frequently overlooked rules.
FCC tackles EEO for a third time
The new rules require broadcasters to disseminate notice of full-time job vacancies and to participate in a specified number of recruitment activities.
Be an effective record keeper
Avoid the endless reams of paper and consolidate your records.
Digital radio launched
In October the Commission announced procedures that allow AM and FM stations to immediately begin interim IBOC digital transmissions on a voluntary basis.
Radio renewal cycle approaches
Within the next year, station licenses will begin to come up for renewal.
FCC clamps down on Longley-Rice
Longley-Rice is commonly used when the standard prediction method shows a shortfall in city-grade coverage.
Need for EEO rules explored
In June, the Commission held an en banc hearing on the need for new broadcast and cable equal employment opportunity (EEO) rules.
Payola controversy heats up
For decades payola has been a sleeper, with radio station owners vaguely recalling the scandals involving Alan Freed in the early days of rock n' roll. Now Congress is getting numerous requests to take a closer look.
Broadcast auxiliary purge
In May the FCC announced that it is purging its files of 9,000 or more unidentified broadcast auxiliary licenses, including microwave STL facilities, remote pick-ups and inter-city relay stations.
DAB update
The Commission is on the verge of approving the Ibiquity standard, but serious questions still exist as to the value of the system to broadcasters and whether a full-time AM system will ever work.
EAS rules updated
The FCC has made several changes to its rules governing the nation's Emergency Alert System (EAS).
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