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The FCC has released its Notice of Proposed Rule Making in the Radio Online Public File proceeding, which can be found at the link below.  The main takeaways with regard to radio are that the FCC is proposing to initially apply the requirement only... Read More.

The CBA joined with other state broadcast associations in expressing concern that certain aspects of the US Forest Service’s current and proposed permitting process violate the First Amendment by imposing a “prior restraint” on the freedom of speech and freedom of the press that... Read More.

With the recent departure of Byron Grandy from the CBA’s Board of Directors an opening was created for a new Metro Market Television Board Director. The CBA has appointed KDEN-TV Station Manager, Andrés Chaparro, to the CBA’s Board of Directors. Andrés Chaparro has been Station Manager... Read More.

If you recently missed or would like to watch a CBA webinar again, you can access our CBA Webinar Archives. Webinars are free to CBA Members.  Simply register on the CBA's website and you'll have access to all of the CBA's archived webinars. Contact the CBA office,... Read More.

On September 8th, the CBA jointly filed, with all the state broadcast associations, a letter to the FCC regarding EAS and the national test. In summary,  the following arguments were made: (1)          The State Associations support the NAB’s position that “000000” should be used as the National EAS Location Code; (2)          The... Read More.

Thanks to the many television and radio stations that aired the NAB's "Keep My TV" campaign, as well as the in-state meetings between our CBA members and Congressional leaders, "Local Choice" has been removed from the Satellite Television Acccess and Viewer Rights Act (STAVRA). Once... Read More.

On August 28th a letter was filed with the Commission, in response to their request for comment, regarding whether it should initiate a rule making proceeding to extend to radio station licensees the Commission’s current online public inspection file/political file regulations. In summary, the State... Read More.

In a letter addressed to Senators Rockefeller and Thune, the CBA with 49 state broadcast associations made it clear that we oppose the proposed "Local Choice" legislation. The letter points to the discriminatory nature of the legislation, singling out... Read More.

Today’s smartphones already have an FM receiver! This means that all listeners would have easy access to radio for the entertainment they love and information they need, but wireless carriers are dragging their feet and won’t activate the FM chips that are in every smartphone. FM radio... Read More.