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October 22, 2020 FCC Plans to Cap New NCE FM ApplicationsThe FCC is expecting a rush next year when it opens a window for applications for new FM stations on the lower end of the U.S. radio band. So it is planning to cap the number of applications per entity and is asking for comment. |
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October 20, 2020 HR Went Remote in 2020 with Array of Virtual ToolsHR transitioned its traditional functions to virtual formats as companies pivoted to remote operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, using technologies expected to endure after the health crisis has passed. |
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October 19, 2020 Growing Your Audience during Covid-19It is getting hard to buy a radio for home use. And there are a surprising number of households who no longer have a home radio. And a surprising number of public radio users who have no idea how to stream the radio station, or how to access podcasts. |
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October 16, 2020 API Microgrants Boost Public Radio Stations’ Election CoverageThree public radio stations have received support from the American Press Institute in a second round of microgrants for election coverage. The grants are from API’s Trusted Elections Network Fund, which aims “to improve audience-centered elections coverage.” The three public radio stations were among 11 grantees. |
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October 8, 2020 PBS Celebrates 50 Years of Public TelevisionPBS is celebrating its golden anniversary this week, as the public media provider first began operations 50 years ago. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting established PBS in 1969. PBS’ first broadcast was “The French Chef” with Julia Child. Today, PBS has 330 member stations serving all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, and American Samoa, offering more than 1,200 hours a year of programming to fulfill its mission of educating, inspiring, entertaining, and expressing a diversity of perspectives. |
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October 6, 2020 Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Longstanding FCC Case On Relaxing Media Ownership RulesThe US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a longstanding case dealing with the FCC’s attempt to relax restrictions on local media ownership. The Federal Communications Commission had referred the case—FCC, et al. v. Prometheus Radio Project, et al.—to the high court in April, supported by the National Association of Broadcasters. |
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October 2, 2020 Tom Karlo to Retire as GM of KPBSTom Karlo, GM of KPBS in San Diego, will retire from the station at the end of the year. Karlo started working for KPBS in 1973 while attending San Diego State University, the station’s licensee. He held several positions, working in departments including production, operations, finance, and program distribution. He was named GM in 2009. |
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September 24, 2020 World College Radio Day ApproachesThough much of college radio station activity has been hamstrung by COVID-19 limitations, early October will see the return of World College Radio Day. Officially October 2, the 10th annual World College Radio Day will feature rocker Bret Michaels as its Official 2020 Ambassador. Michaels is best known for his work with the band, Poison. |
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September 21, 2020 Development from a distance: How to conduct performance reviews remotelyA return to the office is still a long way off for many, driving some employers to shift out of crisis mode and work to instill a sense of normalcy into operations. For some, that will include performance reviews, a staple in many businesses. Often, reviews give employees feedback to improve job performance and provide the manager and employee an opportunity to create career development plans. |
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September 18, 2020 Public TV Fights Datacasting Fees at FCCShould public TV stations that use a portion of their spectrum to provide noncommercial data services have to pay fees for that service? That question is before the FCC in a rulemaking proceeding with groups including PBS, America’s Public Television Stations, and the Public Media Venture Group arguing that the fees are hindering development of ATSC 3.0 “broadcast internet” datacasting. |
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