Earlier this week, we wrote about a number of proceedings affecting FM translators, including the Petition for Reconsideration (available here) of the FCC decision relaxing the rules governing the locations at which AM stations using FM translators to rebroadcast their signal can locate those translators (see our summary here). Notice of that Petition has now been published in the Federal Register,…
Hey Nevada! Episode 3, Cara Clarke
Mary Beth Sewald, The President and CEO of The Nevada Broadcasters Association interviews Cara Clarke, the Executive Director of the Leadership Foundation of Greater Las Vegas.…
FM Translators Still Contentious – New Filing Window, Suggestions for Resolving Interference Complaints and a Request for Reconsideration of Relaxation of Rules on the Location of FM Translators for AM Stations
For well over a decade, since the FM translator filing window of 2003, translators have been a controversial subject. While they have become more important to the broadcast ecosystem – especially as they now rebroadcast AM stations and HD-2 channels of FM stations – their use continues to be controversial, both because of the interference to other stations that is sometimes caused by new translators,…
Making Good on Deregulation – FCC Proposes to Eliminate Main Studio Rules and Review All Other Broadcast Regulatory Requirements
In his speech at the NAB Convention (available here), Chairman Pai promised to pursue a broadcast regulatory regime that made sense in today’s competitive media environment. He promised to move quickly to eliminate a number of the unnecessary broadcast rules, and specifically to repeal the main studio rule (see our articles here and here about the current requirements for the operation and staffing of the main studio).…
Nevada’s Broadcasters Hold Exclusive Meeting with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai
Nevada’s Broadcasters enjoyed an intimate and exclusive meeting with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. He was open, friendly and very obviously sincere about creating a new environment at the FCC that is broadcaster-friendly. No topic was off limits from the Incentive Auction Repack and how that will affect translators, to EAS field issues, ownership rules, opening the window for license application and internet regulation.…
Nevada Broadcasters Association to Receive Silver Syringe Award
The Nevada Broadcasters Association is honored to be the recipient Southern Nevada Silver Syringe award as an outstanding media partner presented by Immunize Nevada. The awards ceremony will take place on April 27, 2017 in Las Vegas.
We are proud of our Public Education Partnership in promoting a positive message about vaccines and how to keep our communities healthy!
NVBA President Mary Beth Sewald was honored to be the Master of Ceremonies at the Northern Silver Syringe Award presentations on April 20,…
NAB-NVBA-NASBA Mixer
Thank you to all who came to the Monday Evening Mixer (4-24-17)!
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Broadcast First Responder Program Presented at LEPC
Proud to present the Nevada Broadcasters Association’s “Broadcast First Responder” program at today’s Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting. Thank you to Nevada EAS Chair Adrienne Abbott-Gutierrez and Lotus Radio’s Chad Owens, along with KOLO News Director Stanton Tang.…
FCC Changes in Rules on Computation of Foreign Ownership of Broadcast Stations Now Effective
Last year, the FCC made some modifications in its assessment of foreign ownership of companies with broadcast interests, relaxing some of their compliance rules to take account of the realities of the current public stock trading marketplace – realities that, using the FCC’s old policies, made determinations of the level of foreign ownership in any company difficult. We wrote about the changes made by the FCC here.…
Hey Nevada!
A New Statewide show focusing on issues that matter most to Nevada
In this Episode–NVBA President Mary Beth Sewald, interviews Kristin McMillan, President and CEO of the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce.
In this Episode–Ann Silver of The Chamber Reno-Sparks Northern Nevada, and Kristin McMillan of the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce.…
Request Filed with the FCC to Stay Effective Date of New Liberalized Rules on the Location of FM Translators for AM Stations
Prometheus Radio Project, an advocacy group which has been active in lobbying for the interests of LPFM applicants and licensees, has asked that the FCC stay the April 10 effective date of the new rules liberalizing the location in which FM translators serving AM stations can locate (see its petition here). We wrote about those new rules here and here.…
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