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Antenna Newsletter Highlights Blue Alert Initiative

Monday, July 17 by Ed Brouder

(July 17, 2017) - The Federal Communications Commission is considering adding a brand new event code to the Emergency Alert System. Blue Alerts would be similar to Amber Alerts, which notify the public to... Read More.

June Issue of Antenna Available

Tuesday, June 20 by Ed Brouder

(June 20, 2017) - Proposed elimination of the FCC's main studio rule is the featured article in the latest Antenna newsletter published by Attorney Scott Flick at Pillsbury law firm. The newsletter is another benefit... Read More.

NH Supreme Court Rules on Taxation Issue

Monday, May 29 by Tracy Caruso

(May 30, 2017) Greetings NHAB members, There is important news to report on the legal battle over property taxes and whether critical and valuable broadcast equipment could be taxed by local cities and towns. Late last week, the... Read More.

May Issue of Antenna available

Monday, May 15 by Ed Brouder

(May 15, 2017) - The repacking phase of television's voluntary Incentive Spectrum Auction is underway and it's the headline article in the May issue of Antenna newsletter. Space currently occupied by Channels 38 through 51 will be eliminated over the next 39 months, resulting... Read More.

Edward R. Murrow Award Nominations Announced

Tuesday, April 25 by Ed Brouder

(April 25, 2017) - New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR) and WMUR-TV were both named as recipients of the 2017 Edward R. Murrow Awards in Region 10. The awards are made annually by the Radio Television Digital... Read More.

FCC Releases Auction Results & Timetable

Wednesday, April 19 by Ed Brouder

(April 19, 2017) - The bidding phase of the television incentive auction is finished but the fun is just beginning! The FCC has released a timetable for what happens next. NHAB's Washington attorney, Scott Flick,... Read More.

AMC-18 Satellite Advisory

Tuesday, April 4 by Ed Brouder

(April 4, 2017) - The five U.S. commercial radio networks who operate their own satellite systems have been up and running on the new AMC-18 at 105 degrees West Longitude for over a month. Affiliates must move their downlinks... Read More.

March Antenna Now Available

Tuesday, March 21 by Ed Brouder

(March 21, 2017) - The FCC is seeking public comment on a new set of technical standards that have come to be known as Next Generation TV. These standards amount to a convergence of over-the-air viewing with broadband viewing and streaming of other video... Read More.

WBIN TV Sold in Spectrum Auction – local news done

Friday, February 17 by Ed Brouder

(February 17, 2017) - The national voluntary spectrum auction is having a major impact in New Hampshire. Binnie Media announced today that WBIN-TV has been sold and local news is being discontinued effective immediately. Binnie... Read More.

February Issue of Antenna newsletter

Friday, February 17 by Ed Brouder

(February 17, 2017) - Station public files no longer need to contain correspondence from the public. That's the major takeaway from the latest issue of the Antenna newsletter, written by Scott R. Flick, a... Read More.

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