Posts Tagged ‘Issue 331’
NAB Statement on House Judiciary Committee Markup of American Music Fairness Act
“NAB thanks the members of the House Judiciary Committee who voted against the AMFA today, and the more than 250 members of Congress – including a majority of the House of Representatives – that support a resolution opposing this new performance royalty on local radio.”
Read MoreFormer WILX News Director Kevin Ragan Dies
During his time at the station, Ragan hired and trained hundreds of people who would work in front of the camera and behind it, many who have taken the guidance and advice to advance their careers fat beyond mid-Michigan.
Read MoreBill ‘Broadway’ Bertschinger Named PD At WJZQ
Midwestern Broadcasting has named Bill “Broadway” Bertschinger Program Director of its Top 40 WJZQ-FM (Cadillac/Traverse City). Bertschinger. who will host the midday shift on the station, succeeds Ron Pritchard, who remains at the station focused on his morning show.
Read MoreWMUK Selected for Report for America Position
Western Michigan University’s WMUK-FM (Kalamazoo) has been selected by the nonprofit group Report for America to host a journalist beginning next year. WMUK’s reporter will cover stories for a beat called “rural meets metro.”
Read MoreWLAV-FM Taps Gregg Henson as Morning Co-Host
Cumulus Media’s WLAV-FM Grand Rapids has announced that former Detroit radio personality Gregg Henson is joining the station as morning co-host. He joins Michelle McKormick and Travis Gibbs weekdays from 5:30 -10 a.m. on the newly-named “Michelle and Gregg With Travis Show.”
Read MoreWKHM-FM To Host Viewing Party for Local Singer Brayden Lape
McKibbin Media Group’s WKHM-FM (K105.3) (Jackson) is partnering with the Michigan Theatre of Jackson to host a free viewing party for Brayden Lape’s final performance on NBC’s ‘The Voice’ this Monday night (12/12). Lape is a 16-year old singer from Grass Lake, just outside of Jackson.
Read MoreHere’s What I Look for When I First Look at a Radio Station’s Website
From time to time, somebody asks me to take a quick look at a radio station’s website to see what I think. When I’m doing a five-minute diagnosis of a website, here’s what I look for:
Read MoreFCC Issues Alert on DASDEC EAS Equipment
On November 23, 2022, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an Advisory on security vulnerabilities in DASDEC EAS encoder/decoder devices sold by Digital Alert Systems (formerly Monroe Electronics).
Read MoreBig FTC Penalties on Google and iHeart for Deceptive Endorsements in Broadcast Commercials Mandate Care in Crafting Your Local Advertising
All media companies, including broadcasters, webcasters, podcasters and others, need to consider carefully their advertising production after the big penalties imposed on Google and iHeart for broadcast commercials where local DJs promoted the Pixel 4 phone.
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