WHMI-FM (Howell) just wrapped up a fundraising partnership between the station and the Gleaners Community Food Bank, which exceeded all expectations in terms of generosity. Bridget Brown, the Director of Donor Relations for Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan says that an unofficial final tally of money received during WHMI’s 12 Days of Gleaners indicates… read more
Kylee Miller has joined WNEM-TV (Saginaw) as Meteorologist. Miller attended an Early College Alliance program (ECA) at Eastern Michigan University her junior and senior year of high school where she graduated with her associate’s degree. Miller continued to pursue a meteorology degree at Central Michigan University. She graduated with her degree in Meteorology, a minor… read more
iHeartMedia has announced the debut of an Alternative format on WDTW-FM (Detroit), as “Alt 106.7.” The station launched November 21 and is rolling out with 10,000 songs commercial-free, playing music from the likes of The Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, Linkin Park, twenty one pilots, Blink 182, The Killers and more. “The city… read more
By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP, BroadcastLawBlog.com The Copyright Royalty Board announced in the Federal Register, here, that the sound recording royalty rates paid to SoundExchange will be increasing next year. In December 2015, when the CRB set the current royalty rates that apply from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2020 (see our articles here and here), the CRB… read more
Beasley Media Group CEO Caroline Beasley was recognized among this year’s honorees at the 2017 Women Who Lead Luncheon, presented by the Alliance for Women in Media (AWM). The event took place November 14 in New York City. “I am humbled to be recognized by AWM with this distinguished honor,” said Beasley. “It is a… read more
Beasley Media Group’s WMGC-FM (Detroit) has kicked off The 105.1 Bounce’s Bikes for Kids Holiday Collection. The Bounce’s BIGG & Foolish with Shay in the Morning know that when you ask most kids in the Motor City what they would like for Christmas, the answer is clear… a new bike! The station will ask listeners to donate new… read more
WCMU Public Radio’s (Mt. Pleasant) Warm Hearts, Warm Homes campaign has returned for its fourth season to fuel home-heating assistance across central and northern Michigan. The campaign kicked off November 28. The collaberation between Consumers Energy, Isabella Bank and WCMU Public Radio listeners aims to generate $67,000. The matching funds, triggered by donations from WCMU Public Radio listeners,… read more
The National Weather Service’s Detroit office will begin issuing Snow Squall Warnings when necessary beginning January 3, 2018. As an EAS event, this will only affect broadcasters who monitor the National Weather Service Radio originating from the Detroit office. This includes stations in the EAS Southeast, East Central and Lenawee/Washtenaw regions. NWS considers this to be… read more
The National Radio Systems Committee (NRSC) has unveiled a new resource for broadcasters that utilize FM translators, providing a unique Radio Data System (RDS) Program Identification (PI) code for every FM translator in the United States. FM translators have been a source of growth for the radio broadcast industry in recent years. Regulatory efforts such… read more
According to a report in Inside Radio, the FCC is getting ready to approve the creation of Blue Alerts. The agency scheduled a vote next month that will create the new Emergency Alert System (EAS) code “BLU” which will be similar to codes for civic emergencies and weather events. The code would give state and… read more