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Deadlines have been set to give the FCC your feedback on its proposed changes to technical rules for broadcast radio.

Comments are due Sept. 7, and reply comments are due Sept. 20. You can file via the FCC comment system. Click “Submit a Filing,” and enter 21-263 in the Proceeding field.

The commission wants to change a section of the rules to remove the maximum rated transmitter power limit for AM stations.

[Read: FCC Finalizes Changes to Part 95 Rules]

It wants to change two sections to “harmonize” with the NCE FM community coverage standard in another section.

Another change would eliminate a rule that involves FM transmitter interference to nearby antennas.

Also, the FCC wants to change a section that sets out signal strength contour overlap requirements for NCE FM Class D stations to be consistent across different station classes.

It proposes to delete a requirement that stations in the 76–100 MHz band protect common carrier services in Alaska.

It plans to tweak the definition of “AM fill-in area” in one part of the rules to conform to the requirement in another part.

And it proposes to amend the allocation and power limitations for broadcast stations within 320 kilometers/200 miles of the Mexican and Canadian borders to comply with current treaty provisions.

The full proposal is posted on the Radio World website.

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State broadcast associations representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have formally written to leadership in the U.S. Senate urging passage of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act.

Will they be ignored, given the lack of support for the bill?

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Add yet another twist to the ongoing saga involving FM radio stations formerly owned by Ed Stolz and his Royce International Broadcasting.

The FCC has issued a pair of Notice of Violation warnings to Stolz’s Palm Springs, Calif., operation for problems tied to two FM translators in the market he owns.

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How have investors reacted to Audacy‘s EPS miss in the second quarter of 2021?

They weren’t kind. In heavy trading on Monday, the company formerly known as Entercom saw its stock value plummet by 11% from Friday’s closing price.

Yet, the drop in price only continues a trend that began in mid-March. Since then, Audacy shares have shed 51.4% of their value.

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A veteran journalist who joined CBS News in 2019 as Managing Editor of its weekday offering CBS This Morning has been selected to serve as the Sr. VP of Standards and Practices for ViacomCBS’s CBS News and Stations Group.

It’s a new role, in which she will help determine CBS News’ editorial standards “and ensure they are being maintained” across the news department, the over-the-air TV stations, and digital platforms.

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Since Friday’s Opening Bell on Wall Street, iHeartMedia shares are down nearly 20% in value.

Why? A diverse array of analysts’ estimates and stock target prices could be a reason for the volatility.

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One of the most familiar radio brands in big-market U.S. news radio now has an online Spanish version. Audacy has launched “1010 WINS Noticias.com.”

The company described is as a multiplatform digital audio offering that includes a dedicated website.

[Read: Audacy Recaps Q2 Earnings]

“The site will deliver the same energy, resources and trusted content for news as 1010 WINS, providing original content, audio and video podcasts and a daily newscast for download — all in Spanish,” the company said.

The announcement was made by Brand Manager Ben Mevorach of 1010 WINS.

“1010 WINS Noticias will also aim to create a unique value proposition for advertisers through multiple opportunities to reach consumers, included co-branded targeted social media posts, mobile app display ads and custom email newsletters, as well as homepage takeovers,” Audacy announced.

The post WINS(AM) Adds an Online Spanish Version appeared first on Radio World.

Five years ago, ad buyers weren’t too impressed with radio’s digital prowess. Today, Gordon Borrell of Borrell Associates has a wholly different story to share.

“Today, radio sales reps are as apt to be considered as digitally savvy as any other.”

In fact, Borrell declares, Radio has gotten its “Digital Mojo.”

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It may have a fresh retransmission consent battle on its hands with Sinclair Broadcast Group. But, that’s nary a worry for DISH investors.

The direct broadcast satellite company making significant inroads in the cellular services and 5G world beat Q2 2021 earnings per share estimates by some 17 cents. DISH also beat Wall Street predictions on Q2 revenue.

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On the same day that DISH released a sterling second quarter 2021 earnings report, the direct broadcast satellite company diving into the mobile phone and 5G universe isn’t playing nice with one of the nation’s biggest broadcast TV station owners.

That’s at least Sinclair Broadcast Group‘s side of the story, as it prepares to see its stations face a “blackout” on DISH’s local lineups in the absence of a new retransmission consent agreement.

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