As Congress pushes toward the finish line on the AM For Every Vehicle Act, legislators are showing increased support for radio’s financial protection as well. The Local Radio Freedom Act has seen a ...
Congress is marking World Radio Day in a particularly meaningful way: a bipartisan group of 114 US House members has reintroduced the Local Radio Freedom Act, a resolution opposing the imposition of ...
It looks like Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has a new, bipartisan fight on behalf of local broadcast radio companies on her hands, as a non-binding resolution that opposes “any new performance fee, ...
Federal funding accounts for about 5% of WFIU’s budget and 20% of WTIU's. Jesse Loudenbarger, associate director of communications and marketing at WFIU/WTIU, said the station replaced its 5% loss ...
Townsquare Media and Connoisseur Media are two of the seven companies who filed with the FCC in favor of removing the local ...
Local newsrooms hurt by the shutdown of the economy and its impact on advertising might get some relief from a new ad campaign in support of local news. “Support Local News,” from the Google News ...
In the U.S. Senate, Republican John Barrasso of Wyoming and Democrat Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire have reintroduced a resolution opposing performance royalties for radio. This is the latest familiar ...