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 …
Modernizing the Mother of All Media Regulations
Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) at long last announced its intention to reform its woefully outdated broadcast ownership rules. At its open meeting in …