Headlines
For Radio, Is The Night Time The Right Time?
Most broadcasters in a wide variety of markets have essentially given up on nights.
EAS Manufacturers Still Working on Those FCC Updates
Stations are required to install new software by Dec. 12, 2023
Mergers & Acquisitions
O’Shaughnessy Family Sells WVIP To Tim Dukes’ Group
It’s the end of an era in Westchester County, N.Y., as the descendants of the late Bill O’Shaughnessy, who died in May 2022 at the age of 84, have agreed to sell the Class A FM licensed to New Rochelle that’s served as a home for diverse, multicultural programming.
JVC Sells A Gainesville-Area FM To EMF
As July 1 began, a media broker presently in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., for the summer shared the news that Educational Media Foundation is growing again.
FCC
July Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists, Franken FMs, Copyright Distant Signal Copyright Claims, and More
As set forth below, there are a few other dates worth noting this coming month – with more to come in August.
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: June 26 to June 30, 2023
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
Television
Nexstar Stations Dropped From DirecTV
Nexstar says DirecTV rejected a plan to extend the negotiation; DirecTV says Nexstar is demanding “more than double” the current retrans fees
Radio
Supreme Court Decision Shouldn’t Allow Radio To Delay Royalty Rate-Setting, Says BMI
Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) attorneys are asking a federal judge in New York to reject a move by the Radio Music License Committee to maintain a stay on a rate-setting proceeding that would decide how much stations would pay songwriters in royalties.
Verticals
Pace Of Political Ad Spending Remains Twice What Was Invested In 2020.
It seems no one told the political ad buyers that 2023 is what the campaign consultants call an off-year cycle.
Year-To-Date Auto Forecasts Show Things Are Looking Up
Increased inventory with an easing of the computer chip shortage, pent-up consumer demand, and a return to incentives led to greater U.S. auto sales in June and in the second quarter of 2023, compared to a year ago, according to several industry forecasters. This is occurring even with continuing high interest rates and recession worries.