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FCC Considers Dropping Listener Letters from Public File

Thursday, May 26 by Ed Brouder

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2016 - The Federal Communications Commission has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (16-62) concerning changes to Public File rules. Currently the rules currently require: (1) commercial television and radio broadcast stations to retain, and make available to the public, copies... Read More.

A Word from NAB

Thursday, May 26 by Ed Brouder

(May 25, 2016)- In a decisive victory for broadcasters, the federal appeals court in Philadelphia today ordered the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to quickly review outdated broadcast ownership rules, and eliminated the FCC's prohibition on... Read More.

New England Emmy Winners

Wednesday, April 13 by Ed Brouder

(UPDATE-June 4, 2016) Congratulations to New Hampshire recipients of the 2016 New England Emmy Awards! NH Public Television and WCVB Boston tied in the Environmental category. NHPTV's Phil Vaughn, Steve Giordani and... Read More.

Dartmouth Celebrates 75th

Friday, April 8 by Ed Brouder

On Saturday, April 30, 2016 Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH will celebrate dual milestones: the 75th anniversary of student broadcasting and the 40th anniversary of WFRD-FM, one of the rare commercially-operated student stations in America. Director of Broadcasting Heath Cole says there will... Read More.

Welcome WEMJ-FM!

Monday, March 21 by Ed Brouder

Binnie Media's Laconia cluster appears to be among the first beneficiaries in America of the AM improvement window that opened in January. In an effort to aid struggling AM stations the... Read More.

Confusion marks regional EAS test

Tuesday, March 1 by Ed Brouder

A regional test of the Emergency Alert System on February 24, 2016 involving 22 states went well - for those stations that received it. But the day of the test six states were left out without the broadcasters... Read More.

Brouder to head NHAB

Thursday, January 28 by Ed Brouder

Veteran broadcaster Ed Brouder has been selected as executive director of the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters (NHAB). He replaces Jordan Walton who relocated to New Jersey with his family. Brouder’s 37-year... Read More.

Koor Communications’ Sheila Vinikoor passes away

Wednesday, January 13 by Ed Brouder

Sad news this morning as we have learned that Koor Communication's co-owner Sheila Vinikoor has passed away at the age of 65. Sheila E. Vinikoor passed away peacefully while surrounded by her family on January 8, 2016,... Read More.

NHAB files several joint comments in 2015

Thursday, December 17 by Ed Brouder

Each year the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters files comments on numerous Federal Communications Commission proceedings on behalf of our members. The following is a list of the FCC proceedings in which the NHAB jointly participated in 2015 thanks to Washington counsel of Pillsbury... Read More.

Advocacy update – FCC in the spotlight

Tuesday, October 13 by Ed Brouder

There are a number of ongoing legislative issues facing broadcasters both in Concord and in Washington DC. For our television members we are facing an effort by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler to end “exclusivity” rules for local broadcasters. The end of these rules... Read More.

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