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The FCC’s Latest Broadcast Ownership Review: What’s At Stake
Every few years, the Federal Communications Commission has to look in the mirror and ask a deceptively simple question: Do our media ownership rules still make sense?
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: Radio Is Still Attracting New Buyers.
Micheal and Laura Harris’ Shoreline Communications has filed a $925,000 deal to buy classic rock WEKX (102.7) and “EZ Country 104.3” WEZJ from Whitley Broadcasting Co.
Radio
Nielsen’s Three-Minute Qualifier Boosts AM/FM Listening Across All Demos.
Since Nielsen’s modernization of its five-minute listening qualifier rule in Portable People Meter markets to allow for tuning occasions that are three minutes or more, previously uncaptured listening has now been reflected in the ratings.
House Panel Advances AM Radio Bill With Compromise.
The effort to secure a place for AM radio in vehicle dashboards is moving forward in Congress. But to ensure it is brought to the full House floor for a vote, supporters have agreed to a compromise that would sunset the requirement two years earlier.
Tech
Broadcast Tech Vendors Focus On Opportunities, Not Anxieties, At IBC
IP, cloud and AI dominated vendors’ conversations once again, but worries for the industry’s future at large were never far from the surface.
FCC
FCC’s Carr Says Users, Not Government, Should Moderate Social Media Content
“Our free speech tradition protects almost all speech,” Carr told the Politico AI & Tech Summit. The site reports Carr added that there are existing laws on the books that deal with the “relatively small category of speech” that isn’t covered by First Amendment protections.