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This document summarizes the procedures, deadlines, and upfront payment and minimum opening bid amounts for the upcoming auction of construction permits for full power television (TV) stations. The Auction 112 Procedures Public Notice summarized here is intended to familiarize potential applicants with details of the procedures, terms, and conditions governing participation in Auction 112, as well as an overview of the post-auction application and payment processes.

In mid-September 2021, Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned Dielectric first shared how the company literally changed how FM broadcast antenna manufacturers validate directional pattern studies for new FM broadcast antennas.

This led Dielectric to submit a Petition for Rulemaking with the FCC. And, if the FCC moves forward with a NPRM and subsequently approves the rules, a process that could take just months, a move from physical to AI-driven simulated modeling could come to fruition.

The engineering guys may get this, but those in the C-Suite may already have eyes glazed over. In this encore InFOCUS Podcast, Keith Pelleiter explains this so the only thing glazed in their office is a Krispy Kreme donut.

Given the FCC’s decision this week to eliminate six of 7 “outmoded” radio broadcast technical rules, the timing is right to revisit this audio discussion with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson.

Listen now!

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FCC on Wednesday (2/16) adopted a Report & Order released today that effectively eliminates or amends what the Commission calls “outmoded” broadcast technical rules.

One will remain, however, and it is thanks to the NAB.

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The FCC’s Communications Equity and Diversity Council (CEDC) will gather online on February 23.

The agenda for what will transpire has been released by the Commission.

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How important are AVOD, OTT and FAST Channels to broadcast TV? The latest data from The Gauge, Nielsen‘s total TV and streaming snapshot, show that streaming reached an all-time high in first month of 2022, while overall television usage increased 8%.

Combined, a powerful metric for broadcast TV emerges.

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Ad-ID, used for identifying advertising assets across all media platforms, has agreed to a  new partnership with TelevisaUnivision to support advertising asset identification and tracking for Univision’s media portfolio.

The agreement is designed to improve targeting and delivery for Univision and its advertising partners.

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It could be «Cosas que debes saber» or “Вещи, которые вы должны знать.”

Whatever the language, “Stuff You Should Know” could soon be available to listen in it.

And, it is all thanks to a new collaboration to produce and translate podcasts for new marketing opportunities forged between iHeartMedia and Veritone.

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On February 22, 1922, a Northern New Jersey department store that eventually became part of the Macy’s family had an idea. Since it was selling radio receivers, why not establish a radio station to help sell them?

From a studio on a high floor atop the Bamberger’s building in Newark, WOR-AM signed on the air at 833 kHz. Today, it is stronger than ever, and the spoken word East Coast flagship of the iHeartMedia family, which is readying plans for the station’s 100th birthday celebration.

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It describes itself as an independent nonprofit business development corporation, that consists of 33 licensees.

Public Venture Media Group stations “are led by some of public media’s most dynamic leaders, operating 130 television stations that serve over 240 million people,” it notes.

Now, it is gaining two low-power TV stations thanks to a donation by an active trader of LPTVs in recent months.

 

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The woman who serves as Executive Vice President of The Weiss Agency will be embarking on her second term as Chair of the boards of the Alliance for Women in Media & Foundation.

At the same time, the AWM Board is gaining two new radio industry leaders, while the AWM Foundation sees an Audacy Inc. join its distinct board.

Serving as the Chair for both the AWM Board and AWM Foundation Board is Heather Cohen.

Cohen will also serve as one of three chairs for the Gracie Awards, alongside Crown Media Family Networks Chief Communications Officer Annie Howell and veteran radio programming consultant Mike McVay.

Howell is also the incoming Chair for the AWM board, with Keisha Sutton-James, CEO and Founder of Sutton Button Productions LLC, serving as immediate past chair; Brenda Hetrick, Chief Revenue Officer of Matrix Solutions, serving as Treasurer; and Katina Arnold, Vice President of Corporate Communications at ESPN, serving as incoming treasurer.

New to the Alliance for Women in Media (AWM) Board are:

• Catherine Badalamente, VP/Chief Innovation Officer (Incoming CEO), Graham Media Group
• Monica Bloom, VP of Marketing, First Look Media
• Thea Mitchem, Executive Vice President of Programming, iHeartMedia
• Marie Tedesco, Chief Financial Officer, Beasley Media Group

New to the AWM Foundation Board are Tim Clarke, SVP of Digital Audio Content at Audacy, and Vicki Lins, President and CEO of CTAM.

“The role of the AWM and Foundation boards is to lead our organizations and industry as we recognize, connect and educate women in all facets of media,” said Becky Brooks,  who serves as President of AWM/F. “The past two years have proven that leadership of an organization is critical to navigate through uncertain times. It is as important as it’s ever been to have insightful, diverse leadership. This year’s directors are dedicated to donating time and resources to guide us to the next level. We are thrilled to have these talented, accomplished women and men guiding our strategic initiatives.”

The following leaders will continue to serve as Directors at Large of AWM:

• Marsha Cooke, VP/Executive Producer, ESPN Films and 30 for 30
• Abby Greensfelder, Founder & CEO, Everywoman Studios
• Katherine Wolfgang, Head of Public Relations, CBC

McVay, along with Svetlana Gans, VP President and Associate General Counsel at NCTA – The Internet & Television Association (NCTA); Streamline Publishing’s Deborah Parenti, Publisher of RBR+TVBR, Radio Ink and Podcast Business Journal; Josie Thomas, retired EVP/Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at CBS; and Christine Travaglini, President of Katz Radio Group will each continue to serve as a Director at Large of AWMF.

The TVB on Thursday (2/17) released new research conducted by GfK on its behalf that puts a spotlight on identifying the importance of media platforms in influencing consumers during the purchase decision process.

The study looks at consumers exposed to advertising across seven categories, through any of 20+ media platforms.

She’s the Chief Research Officer of the not-for-profit trade association representing America’s local broadcast television industry, TVB. And, she’s the latest RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast guest. In this recent episode, Hadassa Gerber talks to RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson to talk about some very intriguing new info from the just-released GfK 2022 Media Comparisons Study. In short, it’s great intelligence for broadcast and cable TV.  CLICK HERE TO LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS!

 

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Entrance area at Audio-Technica Canada’s new headquarters in St. Hubert, Quebec.

Audio-Technica Canada has expanded its operations with the grand opening of its new headquarters in St. Hubert, Quebec. The new facility provides the company with an open floor plan, conferencing capabilities and room to display a wide range of products.

The 3120-square-foot facility sits on the first floor of a newly constructed office complex in St. Hubert, in the Greater Montréal area. A total of nine full-time employees will be based there, including sales, marketing, artist relations, product specialist, logistics, accounting, customer service and executive personnel. Additional members of the A-T Canada team will be based in Stow, Ohio.

A fully outfitted boardroom will host internal company meetings as well as conferences with major vendors, artist endorsers and other key business relationships. A common area is decorated with traditional Japanese art, reflecting the company’s Japanese roots and mirroring the aesthetic of the company’s corporate headquarters in Machida outside of Tokyo.

Kenji Yamabe, Audio-Technica Canada general manager, stated, “Audio-Technica has been expanding in Canada in every conceivable way, and the completion of our new office is an important step toward the next phase of business growth. We are seizing the opportunity to further strengthen our market penetration and foster new relationships with dealers, system integrators and all manner of end-users. Our newly opened headquarters in St-Hubert will serve as the base of operations for our expanding enterprise and we will be able to optimize work efficiency at this facility, to the benefit of our clients. We look forward to continuing to serve new and existing customers from our new home.”

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According to figures released by WorldDAB, 95% of new cars sold in key European markets were equipped with DAB+ receivers as standard in 2021. The organization credited this level of support to the Electronic Communications Code (EECC), which requires all new car radios sold in the European Union after December 2020 to be capable of receiving digital terrestrial radio.

On a country-by-country level, the percentage of new cars equipped with DAB+ receivers ranged from 90% in France to 100% in Italy and Norway. Norway began shuttering its FM networks in 2017.

In Switzerland, which is set to switch off FM in favor of DAB+ by year-end 2024, 99% of new cars had DAB+ receivers as standard. The U.K. and Belgium were both at 98%.

Courtesy WorldDAB. Sources: JATO H2 2021, Digital Radio UK/SMMT/cap hpi, GfK Italia CAWI, Weer GmbH, Digitalradio Norway

In total, 13 of the top 15 car sales markets in Europe have 90% or more of new cars sold with DAB+ receivers as standard equipment. The other two top 15 markets, Sweden and Portugal, were not included in WorldDAB’s report.

The findings echo the Edison Car Buyers Survey figures released last year, which showed that 90% of survey respondents in Europe expected a DAB+ receiver to be standard equipment in any new car they purchased.

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The organizations Friends of WLRN Inc. secured an agreement with the Miami-Dade County school board to become the media management company of the WLRN Public Radio and WLRN television stations.

Friends of WLRN is the support and fundraising arm of WLRN Public Media.

Board Chair Joseph M. Goldstein thanked the school board for its commitment “to sustaining independent journalism and safeguarding this important asset for the public.”

“The agreement grants Friends of WLRN, an experienced management company and philanthropic arm of WLRN since 1974, the rights to run the day-to-day operations of WLRN-FM and WLRN-TV, ensuring compliance with all applicable school board policies, regulations, and fiscal reporting requirements while continuing the highest quality media standards of the WLRN stations,” the organizations stated.

The Miami-Dade County Public School Board is the broadcast license holder.

WLRN is public radio and television for South Florida. It began in 1948 as a non-profit, noncom radio station licensed to the School Board of Dade County. TV followed in the early 1960s. Friends of WLRN was created in 1974 to provide financial support and enhance the programming of the organization.

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This document amends the FM Table of Allotments, of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules, by designating as unreserved the FM allotment channels that are reserved for noncommercial educational ("NCE") use in various communities. The FM allotments are vacant as a result of the dismissal of an application or cancellation of the authorization or license. We classify as unreserved these NCE channels that are in the commercial band (Channels 221 to 300) by operation of law. These FM allotment channels have previously undergone notice and comment rulemaking. This action constitutes an editorial change in the FM Table of Allotments. Therefore, we find for good cause that further notice and comment are unnecessary.

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