June 2020
Lansing Community College Defunds Radio Station
Press reports surfaced this past week that Lansing Community College, as the result of the financial stress with the COVID-19 pandemic, has discontinued funding for the college’s radio station, WLNZ-FM. The station will cease operations at the end of the month. WLNZ has been operating with just automation since the school’s campus was closed in…
Read MoreFCC rules vacant space not for NextGen TV
Broadcasters will not be allowed to use vacant channel space for NextGen TV deployment, the Federal Communications Commission has ruled and he National Association of Broadcasters has thanked the FCC for clarifying regulations, saying its members are eager to launch the improved services NextGen technology will facilitate. According to a report in Broadcasting+Cable, the FCC…
Read MoreNo Wholesale Pricing Disclosures to be Required in Drug Advertising – Appeals Court Upholds Lower Court Rejection of HHS Requirement
By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP It appears that there will be no requirement imposed on television and cable ads to include disclosures revealing the wholesale prices of prescription drugs in any advertising for those drugs. We wrote about the decision from the US Department of Health and Human Service to impose such a requirement…
Read MoreHow to Use Shownotes Pages to Grow Your Radio Station’s Email Database
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies When a podcaster publishes a new episode, they usually also create a new page on their website to serve as a home for that episode. These are called “shownotes” pages because, in addition to an embedded audio player for the episode, these pages include additional text, such as a…
Read MoreWKAR Addresses Race And Racism In America
Michigan State University’s WKAR-TV (East Lansing) is airing a series of films and new specials focused on race in America following the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and the ensuing protests that erupted across the country and in Michigan’s Capital Region. In addition, PBS will curate a playlist of programs from Frontline,…
Read MoreWLEN Celebrates 55 Years of Service
Lenawee Broadcasting’s WLEN-FM (Adrian) celebrated 55 years of broadcasting on June 9. Founded in 1965 by John W. Koehn, WLEN was the first FM radio station in Lenawee County. The stations first promotion was to give away FM radios so citizens could listen for entertainment and local news. WLEN began on the premise of service…
Read MoreMacDonald Garber Broadcasting Hosts Food Drive in Northern Michigan
To help with the pressure put on area food banks during the COVID-19 crisis, the stations of MacDonald Garber Broadcasting came together the week of May 18 to present “Feed Northern Michigan Week.” Stations participating included WKHQ-FM, WLXT-FM, WZTC-FM and WLXV-FM. AllAccess reports that all of the on air personalities got involved on a personal…
Read MoreWXMI Presents ‘Stand-up & Help’ with Feeding America West Michigan
On May 29, E.W. Scripps’ WXMI-TV (Grand Rapids) hosted “Stand-up & Help” with Feeding America West Michigan, a live fundraiser to help provide meals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The one-hour special featured local West Michigan comedians and stories about how Feeding America West Michigan is helping the local citizens through the present crisis. The station…
Read MoreChairman Says FCC Working Toward Making Radio Ownership More Diverse
As calls for racial justice draw headlines across the nation, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai told InsideRadio on Tuesday (6/9) that growing diversity in radio ownership is the prime reason he pushed the a radio incubator program in a recently completed quadrennial media ownership review. “Having traveled everywhere from poor communities of the Delta of Mississippi…
Read MoreNow Is a Good Time to Review Your Radio Station’s Social Media Policy
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies There’s a lot going on in America these days, and its left nerves raw all across the country. In the wake of George Floyd’s death, the COVID-19 pandemic, economic uncertainty, and increased political polarization, public personalities are trying to figure out the best way to discuss the issues that…
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