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Nationwide EAS Test Numbers Improve
Problems remain with outdated software and test performance in U.S. territories
FCC Releases Tentative Agenda for July Open Meeting
The agenda includes votes closed captioning, a proposal to unlock handsets and NextGen 911
FCC Approves Gray Television, Marquee Broadcasting Deal
FCC order allows the transfer of stations licenses to Marquee and assigns an unbuilt construction permit from Marquee to Gray
FCC Commissioner Starks Announces Staff Changes
Flynn Rico-Johnson has joined his office as policy advisor for wireless, space, and international issues
FCC Amends Foreign Sponsorship ID Rules
In response to a court ruling vacating some regulations, the FCC has amended and clarified rules that were designed to prevent foreign influence on U.S. elections
NAB Slams FCC’s Failure to Update an `Antiquated Broadcast Regulatory Regime’
In an FCC filing the NAB argues that outdated ownership caps and a host of other rules “imperils the competitive viability of local television and radio stations”
FCC Proposes Revisions To LPTV Service Rules
It is seeking comments on various technical and operational changes that include requiring LPTV stations to maintain an online public file
NAB Opposes FCC Plan to Make Workforce Data for Each Station Public
As part of an effort to track diversity, the FCC is reinstating the collection of radio and television stations’ workforce composition data on FCC Form 395-B
