MAB News

Monitor Your Tower Lighting or be Prepared to Pay Up – Scripps Settles with FCC to the Tune of $1.13 Million

Thursday, February 6

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In an order released on January 13, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced that Scripps Broad-casting Holdings had agreed to a $1.13 Million settlement with the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau to resolve violations of tower lighting monitoring rules. What makes this case especially interesting is... Read More.

MAB Joins State Broadcaster Associations Asking FCC to Remove Obsolete EEO Rules

Thursday, November 7

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MAB joins other state broadcaster associations in asking the FCC to remove obsolete EEO rules. NASBA says proposed changes would increase burdens on broadcasters and be of little practical utility in meeting EEO goals. Read more about it here: https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/business-and-law/50-broadcast-groups-to-fcc-remove-obsolete-eeo-rules.

What the Future Sales Team Looks Like

Saturday, September 7

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What the Future Sales Team Looks Like and How You Can Prepare with Laurie Kahn of Media Staffing Network. https://youtu.be/_6a9oXN5YmA

Who Is Your Chief Operator?

Monday, July 29

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FCC Rule 73.1870 outlines the requirements of the Station’s Chief Operator. It indicates that “the licensee of each AM, FM, TV or Class A TV broadcast station must designate a person to serve as the station’s chief operator”. In this presentation we will cover the... Read More.

EAS News

Tuesday, July 23

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A national test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) will be held on Wednesday, August 7 at 2:20 p.m. EDT. All AM/FM/TV broadcast stations and cable television operations are required to interrupt programming for a short message from the

Radio License Renewal Guideline

Friday, May 31

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© 2019 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Attorney Advertising. pillsburylaw.com A Radio Broadcaster’s Guide to License Renewal. The FCC’s radio license renewal cycle is now underway, with the first batch of applications due by June 3, 2019. Given that their most recent license renewal... Read More.

In Case of Emergency, Do You Have a Plan?

Monday, April 1

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Continuity of Broadcast Operations Every Station Should Have a Plan Manny Centeno, Project Manager, National Public Warning System (NPWS) DHS, Federal Emergency Management Agency – NCP, IPAWS Washington, DC Original FEMA Link (PDF) Abstract - How quickly a broadcast... Read More.

FCC Continues Rule Slashing

Tuesday, January 29

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(January 28, 2019) - Decades worth of regulations are being considered for elimination as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) continues Chairman Ajit Pai's housecleaning agenda. According to the January issue of Antenna, Midterm Reports are being considered for the chopping block... Read More.

2019 Pillsbury Broadcaster’s Calendar

Monday, January 7

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(January 4, 2019) - Hot off the presses - the Broadcaster's Calendar for the new year. The calendar is courtesy of NHAB's Washington communications law firm, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, and is free... Read More.

Make your site mobile-friendly. Avoid disappearing from Google.

Friday, April 24

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Over the next few weeks, millions of websites worldwide could start seeing a massive reduction in traffic from smartphone search results. Two months ago, Google announced that it would soon be overhauling its search-ranking algorithms to give significant smartphone search preference to websites that... Read More.

Radio Station Members Can Save on Online Tools

Friday, January 23

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These days, having a great website is an important part of doing business. Small market radio stations have been falling behind in this due to heavy costs and maintenance involved. Seeing this need, The Mississippi Association of Broadcasters has partnered with