Radio

Best Practices for Remote Radio Broadcast Operations August 12, 2020

While we can’t have everyone together in-person this year Midwest Broadcast & Multimedia Technology Conference, we do want to support engineering and multimedia professionals at our member stations during these...

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DEADLINE TODAY – APRIL 9 – For Radio Stations Streaming Pre-1972 Sound Recordings to File “Notice Of Contact Information” April 9, 2019

As we’ve previously reported, stations that stream pre-1972 sound recordings have until today, April 9, 2019, if they wish to avail themselves of a temporary safe harbor from copyright infringement...

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Deadline: Radio Stations Streaming Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Should Consider Filing “Notice of Contact Information” by April 9, 2019 March 28, 2019

As you may recall, legislation bringing sweeping reforms to music copyright law for the first time in decades became law last fall.  Among other changes, that legislation—the Orrin G. Hatch...

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Music Licensing Alert: Action Required by March 31, 2019, for Commercial Radio Stations Seeking Extension of GMR Interim License March 1, 2019

Performing rights organization Global Music Rights (“GMR”) is again offering an extension of its interim license.  Commercial radio stations wishing to extend their interim license with GMR must take action...

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AM Revitalization: Comment Dates Set on Proposals to Reduce Interference Protection to Class A AM Radio Stations November 27, 2018

Comment dates are set on the FCC’s Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Second Further Notice”) that seeks, among other things, input on several proposals for reducing the extensive interference...

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AM Revitalization: FCC Seeks Comment on Proposals to Reduce Interference Protection to Class A AM Radio Stations October 24, 2018

As part of its ongoing efforts to revitalize the AM service, the FCC earlier this month released a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Second Further Notice”) that seeks, among...

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More Music Copyright News: Court Upholds Radio Streaming Rates Set by Copyright Royalty Board September 25, 2018

Also last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected an appeal from SoundExchange and upheld the royalty rates that the Copyright Royalty Board (“CRB”)...

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Music Licensing Alert: Action Required by September 30, 2018, for Commercial Radio Stations Seeking Extension of GMR Interim License August 21, 2018

Commercial radio stations wishing to extend their interim license with performing rights organization GMR (Global Music Rights) must take action by September 30, 2018.  You’ll recall that GMR was formed...

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FCC Seeks Comment on State of Competition in “Audio Programming” Marketplace July 25, 2018

The FCC announced in a Public Notice (“Notice”) released on July 23, 2018, that it is seeking comment on “the state of competition in the marketplace for the delivery of...

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Comment Dates Set on FCC’s Proposal to Create a New Class of FM Stations and Amend “Short-Spacing” Rules July 24, 2018

Comment dates are now set on the Notice of Inquiry (“Notice”) in which the FCC (1) explores the possibility of creating a new intermediate class of FM radio stations—to be...

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