Details concerning the Spring convention in NY will be available soon. This is a CMA event, but CBI provides all broadcast related sessions as a service to CMA. The convention will be held March 17-19, 2005 at The Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. The broadcast portion of this event include 17 sessions in which we bring in NY working professionals to address the concerns of those considering a career in media. This event is focused. If you want inside information or your students want career tips, this is for the place to be. If you want generic info concerning your radio only operations, sign up for the event happening the prior week (or join us in New Olreans next fall!)
Will R
Seems the FCC daily digest has been unavailable the last couple of hours...
So I can't check the relevancy of some of the info posted below.
11-09-2004VIACOM FIGHTS SUPER BOWL INDECENCY FINEViacom isn't taking an indecency fine lying down and says neither the network nor its owned and operated stations should be penalized for Janet Jackson baring her breast during the Super Bowl halftime show earlier this year. http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=6164
11-09-2004WFUV'S CITY FOLK LIVE VII COMPILATION NOW AVAILABLENew York public radio station WFUV(FM) released the seventh volume of City Folk Live, a compilation of live in-studio performances recorded at the station's famed Studio A. Featured on the CD are the American radio debuts of overseas acts such as The Thrills, Joss Stone, Jamie Cullum, Rachael Yamagata and Ricky Fante. http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=6167
Does this spell problems for college stations airing athletic events?
This blog recently praised the GM. She is bright and has done a ton for the station... has she stepped in the dog pile?
WCPE FINDS COSTS CHALLENGINGFacing "substantial" debts and obligations, thanks in part to recent capital costs, nonprofit classical station WCPE(FM), Raleigh, N.C., is putting out a call for financial help from listeners. http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=6156
Is this simply a natural advancement in the technology or a bullet against the target market concerning the FCC proposed rules?
OMT ADDS FEATURES TO AUDIO LOGGING SYSTEMOMT's iMediaLogger is a software-based audio logging, archiving and storage system, which the company says replaces maintenance-intensive equipment used for logging, time-shift recording and skimming, such as DAT, reel-to-reel and cassette tape recorders. http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=6181
UTILITY MEASURES AUDIO STORAGE ON YOUR HARD DRIVEA "broadcast link of the week" courtesy of the e-newsletter of Telos/Omnia/Axia: "Here's a cool free utility we've found for those who produce audio on PC workstations. http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=6184
From Radio Ink... City To Take Action After Lexington Station Prank Goes "Up In Smoke"LEXINGTON, KY-November 11: A Lexington, KY, radio station says it was just a joke, but many listneers aren't amused after WXZZ deejays told listeners that a new smoking ban had passed at midnight the previous night prohibiting smoking in cars. No ban has been passed.
This blog is short. Why? Veterans' Day means no Daily Digest. A number of other sources are also dry today.
So what else is happening?
Speculation continues to run rampant concerning the future of the FCC. The wind blows the pundits in many directions. I have already posted my thoughts and won't rehash them for the sake of making "news".
On the tech front...
SPAM seems to increasing exponentially. Don't sign up for contests! Don't reply to SPAM and don't opt out, as you are normally opting into something else by verifying a valid e-mail address!
Live video over ethernet and Intnet II? Yes it is possible. Details coming soon at prices that are 10% of the Brick solution.
Can you make PEG work for you? Looking for success stories concerning cable access channels. I recently visited HMS which is a PEG channel that has its own equipment, building in Houston, etc. How can you leverage the local Franchise agreement? I can help!! I've done it.
OSTN seems promising, but is the drive in place to make it happen?
There are between 17 and 22 station licenses being challenged! The basis for the challenge is found in the FCC rules (73.516) which state that stations must be on the air 12 hours per day/365 to avoid a challenge. CBI is following this closely! See http://www.collegebroadcasters.org/text/headlines.shtml for details.
From RBR
NAB postpones battle with satellite radioThe National Association of Broadcasters has dropped an attempt to head off the inclusion of local content on satellite radio services XM and Sirius. The content in question is primarily traffic and weather reports at this time.RBR observation: Best pour a hot strong cup of coffee this morning and read on. You're going to need that kick. More...
FM TRANSLATOR APPLICATIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE GRANTED------------------------------------------------------------ WY BALFT-20040831ACA K210AF 24665 GOSHEN PUBLIC RADIO COMMITTEE Voluntary Assignment of License E 89.9 MHZ TORRINGTON, WY From: GOSHEN PUBLIC RADIO COMMITTEE To: UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING Form 345
LOW POWER FM APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE TO COVER GRANTED------------------------------------------------------
LA BLL-20040422AAB KZLC-LP 123498 LOUISIANA COLLEGE Lic. to cover E 95.5 MHZ PINEVILLE, LA
FM TRANSLATOR APPLICATIONS FOR ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION PERMIT GRANTED VA BNPFT-20030825AKV W270BO 139560 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, INC. CP New Stn. E 101.9 MHZ WYTHEVILLE, VA Engineering Amendment filed 01/13/2004 Petition for Reconsideration filed by ("Liberty") on 1/13/04. Petition For Reconsideration granted 4/9/2004 No letter sent.
LOW POWER FM APPLICATIONS FOR AMENDMENT AMENDMENT RECEIVED----------------------------------------------------------
IA BNPL-20010611ACU NEW 132964 DRAKE UNIVERSITY Engineering Amendment filed 11/05/2004 E 94.1 MHZ DES MOINES, IA
IA BNPL-20010613ADR NEW 133227 GRAND VIEW COLLEGE Engineering Amendment filed 11/05/2004 E 94.1 MHZ DES MOINES, IA
FM TRANSLATOR APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE TO COVER ACCEPTED FOR FILING-------------------------------------------------------------------
KY BLFT-20041105ABU W245AS 146303 EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY Lic. to cover E 96.9 MHZ BARBOURVILLE, KY
FM STATION APPLICATIONS FOR MINOR CHANGE TO A LICENSED FACILITY ACCEPTED FOR FILING
CA BPED-20041105ABO KAKX 41164 MENDOCINO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Minor change in licensed facilities. E 89.3 MHZ MENDOCINO, CA
Mustard one seems to contain a lot of Daily Digest chatter that most stations can simply dismiss. For the most part, this is true, but there are important items in Mustard that can not be overlooked!
This is covered in the first mustard... regardless, here is comment from RBR...
Pirate power-down plan is no goA pirate in Beaverton OR, operating on 98.1 mHz, has been hit with the standard 10K fine. The guilty party, David Michael Oaks, put up what was to us a novel defense. He said that every time he was warned to cut it out, he ratcheted down his power. However, he didn't know just how far down he had to go. Apparently, and FCC agent said that "...he could purchase a Part 15 wireless microphone to compare the range of his signal with that of his station." It's government advice on how to be a pirate along the lines of "That one-master is still too big, matey, best try a rowboat." Aaarrrggghhh! Oaks didn't bother with the microphone test. We don't know what the mic would've cost, but we'll bet it's less than 10K.
While not necessarily germaine, this might be of interest.... (from RBR)
Webcast Metrics debuts new Internet radio ratingsThird party Internet radio audience ratings are once again available to subscribing webcasters and advertisers. Ending a more than six month void of ratings information for the Internet radio industry, Webcast Metrics released a ranker of the top 20 subscribing webcasters, with data collected for October. Webcast Metrics plans to publish regular monthly audience reports and subscribers will have access to additional detailed audience demo info. Since Arbitron closeted its Measurecast surveys last spring, the Internet radio industry has been without "exact data" third party measurement gathered from stations' servers. This data is converted to standard broadcast metrics such as average quarter hour (AQH), cume and total listener hours (TLH) using the same formulas as traditional broadcast ratings providers. More...
Answer or Pay (or both!?)
Timing, confusion are no excuseThe 10K fine against American Family Association's KBMP-FM for a main studio violation and failure to respond to an FCC inquiry will stick. The station is licensed to Enterprise KS, and was being operated as a satellite of KCFN-FM Wichita. However, the operation took effect under those conditions on 3/6/02. Almost seven months prior to receiving an FCC waiver permitting the rebroadcast on 10/31/02. It was hit with a 7K fine for that, and then another 3K was tacked on when AFA failed to respond to FCC questions on the matter. The FCC refused AFA's appeal. The Commission noted that AFA was very familiar with the waiver rule, as it uses it all the time. It should have known that it was not permitted to set up such a situation prior to receiving the FCC's go-ahead. It had also been fined in the past for the exact same violation, at its KBKC-FM in Moberly MO. As for the response violation, AFA said "...it is sometimes confus ing to the public to understand the status of a matter in one department that was previously resolved by a different Bureau..." The Media Bureau found this argument without merit, saying that AFA had been put on notice that it was under investigation for the main studio rule violation, which should have eliminated any confusion when it came to answering the FCC's questions. Bottom line: the 10K fine sticks.
This edition of mustard contains only recent items from the FCC Daily Digest (DD). This might normally be boring, but this is not a normal post. Look at this in detail. Specifically, I suggest that you look at the appliciations by RB, the Commercials on an LPFM and many others.
Yes, this is a long one due to my trip to the CBI convention and the need to get up to date, but it is also an important one!
FM STATION APPLICATIONS FOR MINOR CHANGE TO A LICENSED FACILITY GRANTED----------------------------------------------------------------------- IA BPED-20040715ADA KNWS-FM 49786 NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE Minor change in licensed E 101.9 MHZ WATERLOO, IA facilities. 100 kW ERP, 479 meters HAAT, 42 24 02 NL, 91 50 36 WL Granted 9/2/2004
FM STATION APPLICATIONS FOR MINOR CHANGE TO A LICENSED FACILITY GRANTED----------------------------------------------------------------------- CA BPED-20020327ABV KUOP 69157 UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC Minor change in licensed facilities P 91.3 MHZ STOCKTON, CA
TRANSLATOR APPLICATIONS FOR ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION PERMIT GRANTED-------------------------------------------------------------------OH BNPFT-20030820ACB W227BU 142558 THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY CP New Stn. E 93.3 MHZ BELLEFONTAINE, OH Engineering Amendment filed 12/22/2003 Petition For Reconsideration filed 12/23/2003. Petition For Reconsideration granted 3/31/2004 - No letter sent.
OH BNPFT-20030820ACH W279BR 142405 THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY CP New Stn. E 103.7 MHZ GREENVILLE, OH Engineering Amendment filed 12/22/2003 Petition for reconsideration filed 12/23/2003 Petition For Reconsideration granted 3/31/2004 - No letter sent.
OH BNPFT-20030820ADW W224BO 141889 THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY CP New Stn. E 92.7 MHZ WEST UNION, OH Engineering Amendment filed 12/24/2003 Petition For Reconsideration filed 12/30/2003. Petition For Reconsideration granted 4/7/2004 - No letter sent.
OH BNPFT-20030820AEA W257EQ 142494 THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY CP New Stn. E 99.3 MHZ LOGAN, OH Engineering Amendment filed 12/29/2003 Petition For Reconsideration 12/30/2003. Petition For Reconsideration granted 4/7/2004 - No letter sent.
FM STATION APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE TO COVER LICENSE CANCELLED--------------------------------------------------------------
MA BLED-19830222AQ DWPAA 68237 TRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY LIC. TO COVER (BPED-791226BH) P 91.7 MHZ ANDOVER, MA FOR CHANGES. RCA BFA-1 11/4/04---Licensee indicates off air for more than 12 consecutive months. License cancelled, callsign deleted.
FM STATION APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE TO COVER ACCEPTED FOR FILING----------------------------------------------------------------
MI BLED-20041104APT WSHJ 65449 BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SOUTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS Lic. to cover E 88.3 MHZ SOUTHFIELD, MI
*** FM STATION APPLICATIONS FOR ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION PERMIT TENDERED FOR FILING---------------------------------------------------------------------------- IL BNPED-20041101AHS NEW 164010 R B SCHOOLS CP New Stn. P 88.1 MHZ WINNETKA, IL
IL BNPED-20041101AHT NEW 164011 R B SCHOOLS CP New Stn. P 88.9 MHZ ELGIN, IL
IL BNPED-20041101AHU NEW 164012 R B SCHOOLS CP New Stn. P 88.5 MHZ GLENVIEW, IL
IL BNPED-20041101AHV NEW 164013 R B SCHOOLS CP New Stn. P 88.5 MHZ FLOSSMOOR, IL
IL BNPED-20041101AHW NEW 164015 R B SCHOOLS CP New Stn. P 89.5 MHZ DECATUR, IL
FM STATION APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL ACCEPTED FOR FILING------------------------------------------------------- MN BRED-20041104ARC KSMR 58590 SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF MINNESOTA Renewal of License E 92.5 MHZ WINONA, MN
11/8 DD LOW POWER FM APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE TO COVER GRANTED
M STATION APPLICATIONS FOR MINOR CHANGE TO A LICENSED FACILITY GRANTED----------------------------------------------------------------------- PA BPED-20040817AAA WVMW-FM 40634 MARYWOOD COLLEGE Minor change in licensed E 91.7 MHZ SCRANTON, PA facilities. 2.00 kW ERP, -87 meters HAAT, 41 25 57 NL, 75 38 06 WL Granted 11/3/2004
NH BLL-20040315ADE WLLO-LP 125532 LONDONDERRY SCHOOL DISTRICT, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT 12 Lic. to cover E 102.9 MHZ LONDONDERRY, NH
FM TRANSLATOR APPLICATIONS FOR ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION PERMIT DISMISSED--------------------------------------------------------------------- KY BNPFT-20030828AKB NEW 146179 EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY CP New Stn. E 100.1 MHZ HARLAN, KY PETITION TO DENY FILED 6/30/04 REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE OPPOSITION FILED 7/15/04 Engineering Amendment filed 07/21/2004 OPPOSITION FILED 7/29/04
AM STATION APPLICATIONS FOR MINOR CHANGE TO A LICENSED FACILITY ACCEPTED FOR FILING----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ND BP-20041102ABL KFNW 49792 NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE Minor change in licensed facilities. E 1200 KHZ WEST FARGO, ND
FM TRANSLATOR APPLICATIONS FOR ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION PERMIT GRANTED
OH BNPFT-20030828BBH W295BA 146896 KENT STATE UNIVERSITY CP New Stn. E 106.9 MHZ PORT CLINTON, OH
OH BNPFT-20030828BBL W225AX 146936 KENT STATE UNIVERSITY CP New Stn. E 92.9 MHZ SANDUSKY, OH
FM STATION APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE TO COVER DISMISSED------------------------------------------------------ CA BLED-20040917ABM K216FV 89529 SAN MATEO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Lic. to cover E 91.1 MHZ CONCORD, CA
Main Studio Rule Violation! AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, LICENSEE OF STATION KBMP(FM), ENTERPRISE, KS. Issued a monetary forfeiture in the amount of $10,000 to American Family Association for violating the Commission's main studio rule. Action by: Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 11/04/2004 by Forfeiture Order. (DA No. 04-3516). EB
Pirate!
DAVID MICHAEL OAKS. Issued a monetary forfeiture in the amount of $10,000 to Mr. David Michael Oaks for operating an unlicensed FM broadcast station on the frequency 98.1 MHz. Action by: Assistant Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 11/03/2004 by Forfeiture Order. (DA No. 04-3504). EB
FM STATION APPLICATIONS FOR MODIFICATION OF LICENSE ACCEPTED FOR FILING -----------------------------------------------------------------------
IA BMLED-20041101AFU KNWI 37454 NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE Lic. to modify E 107.1 MHZ OSCEOLA, IA
11/4 DD License to Cover IN BLED-20041101AHC WOCU-LP 123664 OAKLAND CITY UNIVERSITY Lic. to cover E 94.1 MHZ OAKLAND CITY, IN
FM STATION APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE TO COVER GRANTED (11/3 DD) ---------------------------------------------------- PA BLED-20040716ABD WWNW 72031 WESTMINSTER COLLEGE BD. OF TRUSTEES Lic. to cover E 88.9 MHZ NEW WILMINGTON, PA
GA BLED-20040927ALP WABE 3538 BOARD OF EDUCATION, CITY OF ATLANTA Lic. to cover E 90.1 MHZ ATLANTA, GA Engineering Amendment filed 10/05/2004
Translator CP Granted CA BNPFT-20030818ADU K225BA 141934 SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT CP New Stn. E 92.9 MHZ BORREGO SPRINGS, CA
OH BNPFT-20030820AEE W251BC 142608 THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY CP New Stn. E 98.1 MHZ SIDNEY, OH Engineering Amendment filed 12/29/2003
PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION FILED 12/30/03 Petition For Reconsideration granted 4/7/2004. No letter sent.
Engineering Amendment filed 04/12/2004
From the experimental section of the 11/3 FCC daily digest... • WD2XLG QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 0176-EX-PL-2004 New experimental to operate in 704-710, 722-728, and 740-746 MHz for test and development of Wireless Communications Services technology.
This blog is not linked anywhere and hasn't been updated since last week. Why does it exist?
This blog will soon replace the "news" link on the website as it allows multiple parties to post and an easy means of posting. That should read to you as this blog will soon have an audience.
So the next logical question is, why can't I just subscribe to the CBI list and get the info. The CBI list is meant as a discussion list. The blog does allow comments, but it meant to be a soap box in addition to news and content that is not highlighted elsewhere, including the CBI lists.
With that said, here are todays entries...
FCC auctions FMs for 100K apieceThat's the average, anyway, as the fifth round of FCC Auction No. 37 proceeds. Roughly 28.5M dollars have been placed on the table for 288 available licenses. The biggest bid is from Community Radio Inc., which is putting up just under 1.5M to get a CP in Brewster MA on Cape Cod. Community Radio is also the standing high bidder overall, with over 2.5M committed to four stations - - the others are in Pacific Junction IA, Normal IL and Palisade CO. It has also bid on eight additional stations, which currently are in the control of higher bidders - - they are in states such as Arizona, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, New York, South Dakota and West Virginia. At this point in the auction, the rest of the top ten standing bid holderws are (2) Visionary Related Entertainment (2 stations, 1.018M); (3) College Creek Broadcasting (10 stations, 997K); (4) Cumulus (4 stations, 942K); (5) Am anda Mintz (1 station, 937K); (6) Aurora Communications (2 stations, 926K); (7) CODO Group (2 stations, 717.1K); (8) Jesse Porillo (2 stations, 678K); (9) Bigglesworth Broadcasting (4 stations, 523K); and (10) Christopher Miller (2 stations, 467K).
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rumWe call radio pirates pirates because, er, well, we do. But when one of them is operating from a room in the Rum Runner Caribbean Restaurant and Lounge, then they have truly earned the title Radio Pirate. This buccaneer is a member in good standing of the Orlando division in the burgeoning Florida pirate armada. His name is Everald Brown, and the action against his 95.9 mHz station has been kicking around the FCC for some time now (7/23/03 RBR Daily Epaper #143). As we wrote in the earlier item, Brown initially did not contest the FCC fine. We find out now that he thought it only a warning. Neither that nor his current plea of poverty have earned him a waiver or reduction of the fine. In the first instance, ignorance is no excus e. In the second, he didn't bother to document his poverty claim. So the fine sticks.
Both of the above from RBR.
CBI has been reporting on the license renewal challendges. Allen Myers reported to CBI that there are currently 17 challenges being processed. The current CBI site reports fewer challenges, which suggests a growing trend.
