On Tuesday, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai announced that the FCC would be voting in July to approve modernized rules governing children’s programming …
First Informers: Hurricanes Florence and Michael
NAB and the Broadcast Education Association are pleased to present the sixth installment in a powerful video series demonstrating the indispensable role that local radio …
Common-Sense Reforms for Children’s TV
More than 20 years ago, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) created rules that require over-the-air TV broadcasters – and only over-the-air TV broadcasters …
Shake It Off, Taylor Swift’s Spectrum Advice
Our Love Story begins in 2009. As part of the National Broadband Plan, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had a bold idea to fix what …
The Negative Sum Game
Microsoft would have you believe their proposal to require broadcasters to hold open at least one additional channel in the broadcast band for unlicensed use …
Local Broadcasters: A Lifeline in Florida
Day in and day out across America local broadcasters are a trusted source of critical news and information. Never is that role more important than …
Local Broadcasters: Hurricane Harvey Heroes
NAB and the Broadcast Education Association are pleased to present the fourth installment in a powerful video series demonstrating the indispensable role that local radio …
New American Hustle: Cable Opposes a Free, Innovative Service for Viewers
In one week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote to approve the voluntary use of a new broadcast television transmission standard, Next Generation TV. …
Next Gen TV: Something to be Thankful For
With Thanksgiving coming up, I’m practicing my Olympic-caliber skills at dodging awkward conversations about politics, religion or when I’m going to have children. And that …
Delivering Radios to Hurricane-Ravished Puerto Rico: A First-Person Account
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtOpsVDnJzM&w=560&h=315] Author’s Note: To view photos of my trip to Puerto Rico, click here. I recently had the opportunity of a lifetime. I was …