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FCC Updates Wireless Emergency Alerts to Enable Silent Alerts
By George Winslow published
Commissioner Carr said the move will “better protect the public in some situations and reduce `alert fatigue’”

NAB Launches Campaign Urging FCC to Modernize Ownership Regulations
By George Winslow published
REGULATORY AND STANDARDS The campaign will include national advertising, outreach to lawmakers and a visit by more than 500 broadcasters to the nation’s capital

FCC to Explore Opening Up Additional Portions of Upper C-band Spectrum
By George Winslow published
REGULATORY AND STANDARDS The Notice of Inquiry was adopted unanimously at the agency’s Feb. open meeting

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Names Agency’s New Deputy General Counsel
By George Winslow published
Bradley Craigmyle joins the FCC from the U.S. House of Representatives Office of General Counsel

NAB Petitions FCC for ATSC 1.0 Sunset in 2028 and 2030
By George Winslow published
The top 55 markets would transition to ATSC 3.0 by February 2028, the NAB roadmap proposed

Nexstar Ordered To Pay $26.6 Million to DirecTV in Retransmission Case
By George Winslow published
Judgment issued six months after a New York state appeals court upheld a ruling that Nexstar fraudulently collected $10.5 million in retrans fees from DirecTV

NAB's Curtis LeGeyt Calls for Modernization of Broadcast Ownership Rules
By George Winslow published
In a speech to the 2025 Communications Forum, he worried that “this is a challenging time to be a broadcast journalist” and the challenges will get worse without regulatory changes

Shure Forms Wireless Microphone Spectrum Alliance
By George Winslow published
The WMSA alliance will work to ensure access to RF spectrum for wireless microphones
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