The Pennsylvania General Assembly, after enjoying their first real summer in six years, is slated to come back to Harrisburg to continue their legislative session in September. With only nine days on the schedule, the House and Senate are expected to work on issues that have evaded passage the last year and a half, with […]

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At issue is who gets to control the location of antennas for 5G. Philadelphia Inquirer, September 27, 2018 By Bob Fernandez STAFF WRITER   Verizon and AT&T won big at the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday as the agency voted to make it easier and cheaper to place 800,000 small antennas for super-fast 5G services […]

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Philadelphia Inquirer, September 15, 2018 By Bob Fernandez STAFF WRITER Entercom Communications Corp. CEO David Field says the radio giant’s retooling is over and now revenues are projected to grow for the first time since the CBS Radio deal closed in late 2017. “We have accomplished essentially everything we set out to accomplish and we […]

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Pillsbury CommLawCenter August 29, 2018   Many thought the broadcast incentive auction was the most complex task ever undertaken by the FCC, but the ten-phase spectrum repack following the auction is running a close second.  The TV stations being repacked in Phase 1 are serving as the pioneers of the repack process, and since they […]

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Soundboard Video Update This month, we review the nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Alert System (WEA) on September 20, as well as broadcast details on the statewide gubernatorial debate scheduled for October 1st. Joe also shares some important PAB member updates, including upcoming webinars and other benefits to becoming a […]

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