Posts Tagged ‘Issue 505’
Radio Roger Signs Off: R.I.P. Roger Hoppe II
The MAB is sad to report the passing of longtime Michigan broadcaster Roger Hoppe II. Hoppe passed away at age 57 early this past Monday morning (7/6) from prostate cancer. Hoppe had owned stations in Bear Lake and Beulah, Michigan as well as well as stations in Craig and Limon, Colorado. Radio’s Best Friend, Art Vuolo, Jr. shares his memories of his friend.
Read MoreiHeartMedia/West Michigan’s Kim Lozano Retires
Longtime iHeartMedia/West Michigan Media Account Executive Kim Lozano has retired as of June 30. Lozano was Senior Account Executive as well as General Sales Manager for WOOD-AM/FM.
Read MoreMore Political Ads at Lowest Unit Rates? – Supreme Court Allows Candidates and Parties to Coordinate, and an FCC Media Bureau Notice Says Coordinated Ad Buys Should be Given LUC
More Political Ads at Lowest Unit Rates? – Supreme Court Allows Candidates and Parties to Coordinate, and an FCC Media Bureau Notice Says Coordinated Ad Buys Should be Given LUC
Read MoreFCC Adopts Order to Secure EAS System – Broadcasters’ Program Chain Must Be Behind Firewall Soon
The Order did adopt a mandatory three-point plan to secure not only EAS equipment at a station, but also to secure the entire program chain to ensure that bad actors can’t access station programming to insert false emergency information or other malicious content.
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