Category Broadcasting News
11 Nov
SPLC, CBI Ask Supreme Court to Void “Vague” FCC Broadcast Indecency Regulations
SPLC, CBI Ask Supreme Court to Void “Vague” FCC Broadcast Indecency Regulations The Student Press Law Center, a nonprofit advocate for the First Amendment rights of the student media, joined College Broadcasters, Inc., in urging the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday to strike down the Federal Communications Commission’s policy of fining broadcasters for “fleeting expletives,” saying […]
READ MORE3 Nov
College Station Late Renewal Fine
Just another example of why you need to be on top of license renewal! WCDE-FM Elkins WVhas fallen prey to another fine for not renewing on-time! RBR offers a summary… ” This regulatory drama dates back to 6/1/03, when the renewal application should have been filed with the Commission. The application still had not been […]
READ MORE25 Oct
CBI Cybercast LIVE from Orlando!
College Broadcasters, Inc.’s annual cybercast from the fall National College Media Convention has a full line up. College radio stations from North Carolina, Georgia, Wisconsin, Ohio and Maryland will be streaming on the CBI site on Thursday and Friday. Stations will be spinning and talking their way through two-hour sets from 8 a.m. to 4 […]
READ MORE21 Oct
Commercial FCC License? Time for Your Ownership Report
The FCC issued a reminder notice to FCC licensed stations that it is time to file ownership reports. While the vast majority of the CBI members that do have FCC licenses aren’t affected, we wanted to make sure those who are don’t forget. From the notice, “The Media Bureau reminds all commercial broadcast licensees of […]
READ MORE20 Oct
National EAS Test Demo Video Available
As CBI posted to our blog on October 8, FEMA has developed tools for you and your audience as well as background information on the first ever national EAS test. The SBE has ported this information to their web site and added some info as well. Radio Magazine has posted a youtube video showing a […]
READ MORE15 Oct
WMUL Car Bash
The text before the video is from a press release. Marshall University students, faculty and community members will destroy a car painted in Rice University’s blue and silver colors during WMUL-FM’s 10th annual car bash Wednesday, Oct. 12. The car bash, part of homecoming activities, will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on […]
READ MORE12 Oct
Get Ready for Free of Speech Week
The third week in October marks Free Speech Week, an annual celebration of the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech. Each year, the NAB Education Foundation and Broadcast Education Association, with support from the McCormick Foundation, host a contest soliciting audio and video public service announcements answering the question “what freedom of speech means to me.” The top […]
READ MORE8 Oct
Automation and other Patents Causing Problems for Stations?
If your station is using an automation system, it may receive a notice that the station is infringing on a patent? What if the infringement notice is about something else? According to this broadcast law blog, you should not ignore the claim! “Sometimes these claims look like they can’t be real, as they appear to […]
READ MORE8 Oct
The First National EAS Test
Are you prepared for the national EAS test? What about your listeners? If the answer to either question is no, FEMA has developed tools for you and your audience as well as background information. The SBE has ported this information to their web site and added some info as well. As a practical matter, it […]
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