Do you think the FCC no longer does routine inspections? Guess again. With both radio and television public files online, it makes it easier than ever for the FCC to inspect. You need to be certain your public file contains everything it should. A physical ABIP inspection checks technical as well as public file requirements,… read more
Legislation allowing critical facilities like hospitals, police stations, emergency response centers and water treatment plants to operate their own microgrids to receive power during outages and emergencies was introduced in the House. HB 4477 would allow critical facilities to disconnect from the main electric grid and use electricity generated through alternative sources, like solar, during outages and… read more
According to a report in Inside Radio, the FCC released its preliminary annual regulatory fees guidelines. It appears that most radio stations will pay an average of 20% more. For the biggest FMs in the largest markets, the annual fee would increase to $22,650 compared to $18,880 last year. The agency is proposing a similar increase for… read more
The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) has announced the Radio and Interactive Media winners of the 44th annual Gracie Awards, to be presented at a dinner on May 21 in Beverly Hills for national radio and a luncheon in New York on June 26 for local and student winners. Two Michigan broadcasters will… read more
Earth Day 2019 took place April 22; and Nexstar Broadcasting’s WLNS-TV (Lansing) honored the day by helping viewers discard unwanted electronic equipment and devices through recycling outside the station’s studios. With the help of 1-800-Got-Junk, WLNS-TV viewers filled five truckloads of electronics, all destined for recycling. The collection drive ran from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m…. read more
By: Seth Resler, Jacobs Media Strategies For years now, we’ve been talking about how radio stations can use a Content Marketing strategy to drive listeners back to their websites. The overall strategy is fairly simple: Create compelling content (blogposts, videos, podcasts, etc.) for your website, then share that content on social networks so people click… read more
State Representative Beau LaFave (R-108) introduced legislation to eliminate the winner-take-all approach to allocating electoral votes in presidential elections in Michigan and award electors on a congressional district-by-district basis and two electors at large to the candidate who wins the popular vote. Under the bill, each political party would choose candidates for presidential electors during its state convention,… read more
AllAccess reports that MacDonald Broadcasting’s WKCQ-FM (Saginaw) has hired Michigan broadcasting veteran Mike Scott for weekend air duties beginning May 4. Scott will handle the on-air weekend 3-7 p.m. airshift. Scott was APD/MD and Midday host at WYCD-FM (Detroit) for 12 years, PD and PMD host at WRSR-FM (Flint), PD/PMD at WLMI-FM (Lansing) and has… read more
Rebecca Falk was born and raised in metro Detroit. She started her radio career in high school as an intern for 98.7 WLLZ and remained an intern at the station throughout college. She was hired full-time in the promotions department at WLLZ after graduating from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in Telecommunications and Marketing…. read more
The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) has announced the winners of the 2019 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards honoring outstanding achievement in broadcast and digital journalism, technical expertise and adherence to RTDNA’s Code of Ethics. A record 4,600 entries were submitted nationwide for this year’s competition. From this group, more than 720 regional winners… read more