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Senate Committee Passes Low Power FM Bill The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation voted in favor of the Local Community Radio Act of 2009, a bill that would allow for the expansion of Low Power FM stations by abolishing third-adjacent channel spacing requirements for full power More

FCC Approves WGBH Purchase of WCRB/Boston The FCC has approved public service broadcaster WGBH's purchase of 27kw Classical WCRB-FM (99.5)/Boston from Nassau Broadcasting Partners. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the price tag is a reported $14 million. When completed, WGBH plans to convert More

Group CEOs Call For FM Tuners in Cell Phones Group heads and CEOs from evey major broadcast group, including Cumulus, Entercom, Clear Channel, Commonwealth, Bonneville, Emmis, Greater and Citadel met in separate meetings with FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker, More

Homeland Security Chief Seeks FM in Mobile Devices Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski are encouraging the adoption of FM radio tuners in mobile phone handsets. A letter, signed by a bipartisan group of 60 House lawmakers, notes that radio's emergency alert system is "a proven, reliable service," and urges the FCC and DHS to "consider More

NPR, iBiquity Strike Deal on HD Radio Power Increase iBiquity Digital, developer of HD Radio, and NPR announced an agreement for managing an HD Radio power increase, significantly improving reception of HD Radio signals. The two organizations jointly presented their recommendations to the FCC on Thursday, encouraging the Commission to move to adopt the power increase quickly. More

MMTC Comments Call on FCC to Kill Outdated Rules The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) submitted comments to the FCC to reiterate its support of the statements made in the group's previous petition for rulemaking. In light of the distressed state of the radio industry, MMTC urges the Commission to take action and revise or delete certain "outdated and More

NAB Ex Parte Filing Targets Ownership, Diversity NAB submitted an ex parte filing Thursday with the FCC regarding a meeting on Wednesday (10-28) in which NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith, NAB Joint Board Chairman Steve Newberry and NAB Executive VP Jane Mago met with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and members of his staff. During the meeting, Senator Smith emphasized More

MMTC Asks FCC to Eliminate Market Barriers In comments filed with the FCC, the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) is urging the Commission to take action and revise or delete "certain outdated and ineffective rules" for the purpose of improving the general state of the radio broadcasting industry. MMTC eliminating market barriers as well as station More

FCC Reveals Media Ownership Workshops Agenda The FCC is about to begin a quadrennial review of its media ownership rules as required by the Telecom Act of 1996. Every four years the agency must "determine whether any of such rules are necessary in the public interest as the result of competition." To assist in structuring the 2010 review process, the Media Bureau More

FCC Approves Return of KMAJ/Topeka to Cumulus The FCC has approved the return of KMAJ-FM (Magic 107.7)/Topeka into Cumulus Media's local broadcast group. The AC outlet had been in a trust since 2005 when Cumulus Media Partners acquired Susquehanna Radio for $1.2 billion. At the time, the transaction put Cumulus over the FCC ownership limits with the number of FM stations More

Groups Write to Leahy Opposing Performance Bill A letter was sent to Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy on Tuesday by 11 minority groups and civil rights organizations opposing the Performance Rights Act. The letter states that, if enacted, the proposed royalites for local music airplay would be detrimental to minority-owned stations and the communities they More

GAP to Sell Midland-Odessa Cluster for $3 Million GAP Broadcasting, headed by George Laughlin, has agreed to sell its group in Midland-Odessa, TX, to ICA Broadcasting for $3 million. ICA, owned by Barry Marks, also operates KOSA-TV (Channel 7) there. Included in the deal are AC KCHX-FM (Mix 106.7), CHR KCRS-FM (103.3 Kiss FM), Variety Hits KFZX-FM (102.1 Jack FM), KMRK-FM More

Lutheran Sells 100kw KFUO/St. Louis for $18 Million The board of directors of Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod have agreed to sell 100kw Classical KFOU-FM (99.1)/St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the 61-year-old classical music outlet is being purchased by Gateway Creative Broadcasting, for $18 million plus $8 million in interest over a 10-year term. The sale More

FCC Asks Court to Keep Stay on Ownership Rules In a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the FCC asked the court to keep the stay on the rules change in 2008 that loosened the newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership ban under certain criteria. Concurrently, Prometheus Radio Project and others have filed the challenges to the 2008 Order. On April More

Sirius XM Subscribers Hit with Monthly Surcharge Sirius XM Radio subscribers are paying more as the satcaster is adding a $1.98 to its subscription fees, in a move it says covers an increase music-royalty fees. Some have speculated that the hike is "an end run" around the FCC's approval of the merger that prohibits the combined companies from raising prices for three years. More

Media Bureau Workshops to Begin Ownership Review The FCC's Media Bureau will initiate a series of workshops as a first step in beginning the Commission's 2010 quadrennial review of its media ownership rules, as required by the Telecom Act of 1996 every four years. The agency will review its ownership rules to determine whether any of the current regulations are necessary in More

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