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A Message from MAB President & CEO, Casey Jones

Dear MAB Members….We’ve made incredible strides this year to advance the AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act (AM4EVA), but time is running out. To get this vital bill across the finish line, we need your help for one final, coordinated push.

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WDET Refreshes Programming Schedule

On Monday, November 25, Wayne State University’s WDET-FM will refresh its programming schedule again with changes informed by additional input from our community. Sixty percent of the new schedule will feature local programming — up from 51% previously.

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NAB Requests Further Delay in Requirement that TV Stations Provide Audio Description of Non-Textual Emergency Information While Rule Changes are Considered

David Oxenford

Since 2015, TV broadcasters that transmit any emergency information visually in text during non-news programming have been required to convert that information into an audio broadcast on a station’s Secondary Audio Programming channel (its “SAP channel”).  The SAP channels are usually used for Spanish and other non-English translations of the audio on TV programs.

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WKQZ-FM and PD Matt Bingham Break Mid-Michigan Fundraising Record for the American Cancer Society’s Annual Men Wear Pink Campaign to Fight Breast Cancer

Z93 set a new fundraising record for Mid-Michigan, landing Bingham and the station in the Top 30 Men Wear Pink ambassadors nationwide. Together, they have participated in Men Wear Pink for the last six years, raising a total of more than $90,000, which helps fuel a live 24/7 helpline for answers and support, breakthrough breast cancer research, and much more.

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Lenawee County Radio Stations Break Thank A Vet Record

WLEN-FM, WQTE-FM and 96.5fm The Cave Radio Stations (Adrian) hosted the 19th Annual Thank A Vet day on Monday. This day is in celebration of Veterans Day and is an event to raise funds and awareness for homeless and other veterans in need in Lenawee County.

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MSU’s Impact 89FM Named National College Radio Station of the Year

Impact 89FM/ WDBM-FM (East Lansing), Michigan State University’s student-run radio station and media organization, is has announced that it has been named the National College Radio Station of the Year in the Pinnacle Awards presented by the College Media Association. This is Impact 89FM’s second time winning the award.

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WZMQ Teams with Goodwill for “Operation Warm UP”

Lilly Broadcasting’s WZMQ-TV (Marquette) is partnering with Goodwill Industries of Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan for a winter clothing drive for those who need a helping hand. The station says many people in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula do not always have enough clothing to stay warm or lack funds to buy certain cold weather items.

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Michigan Public Announces New Director of Development

Michigan Public has announced the hiring of Daryel Peake as the station’s new Director of Development. With over a decade of experience in corporate fundraising, grant management, and nonprofit development, Peake brings a proven track record of driving impactful partnerships and fundraising growth to Michigan Public.

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