Headlines
It’s Official: Deregulation Is Coming From The FCC
The broadcast media industry’s key leaders have been asking for it. Soon, they’ll likely get it. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on Wednesday announced that the agency has launched what he calls “a massive, new deregulatory initiative.”
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: Faith Radio Network Expands In Florida.
Faith Radio Network has filed a $700,000 deal to buy “Kick’n Country 103.5” WKNK and adult hits “Bob 105.1 FM” WASJ from RoRo Investments.
Television
MLB’s Outdated Local TV Rules Are Hurting Fans
Major League Baseball has a problem. It isn’t a problem of attendance, talent, or even excitement — it’s access.
Radio
BEIT Session to Offer Insight on AM Viability
Noise problems in the AM broadcast band are nothing new; several initiatives to alleviate the situation were underway 100 years ago, not long after the “birth” of broadcasting.
First A Leadership Quarrel, Now Bankruptcy For St. Louis Noncomm
The entity behind an embattled St. Louis noncommercial radio station has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing financial pressures and pending litigation.
FCC
FCC Opens Comment Period On Deregulating Everything
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is opening a new docket “In re: Delete, Delete, Delete,” seeking comment on “every rule, regulation, or guidance document that the FCC should eliminate for the purposes of alleviating unnecessary regulatory burdens.”
Carr Establishes New FCC Council On National Security
The chairman says it will leverage the full range of the commission’s regulatory, investigatory and enforcement authorities to promote America’s national security and counter foreign adversaries.