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1/14/2018 Phildelphia Inquirer Stepping Up PHL17, TV home to the Mummers, is part of a mega deal by the conservative Sinclair group. By Bob Fernandez STAFF WRITER It’s the Rocky Balboa of Philly television stations. PHL17, based in a fenced-in, former A&P supermarket beside train tracks in West Philadelphia, punches above its […]
Inside Radio January 10, 2018 In what would be the most aggressive attack on requirements that broadcasters submit paper copies of certain documents to the Federal Communications Commission, agency chief Ajit Pai is proposing it do away the dictate. He says the demand is “unnecessary” now that the FCC has imposed online public file […]
January 8, 2018 Inside Radio: In colorful and direct language, the Radio Music License Committee is pushing back against an effort to derail its Philadelphia lawsuit against Global Music Rights. RMLC has in effect accused the performance rights organization of lying to Judge Darnell Jones who must decide whether or not to accept a […]
As the new year rings in, the Pennsylvania General Assembly is gearing up for the second half of their legislative session. While few expect controversial legislation or broad-based taxes to get serious consideration in an election year, there are many hot button issues expected to take the spotlight in 2018. Domestic violence, opioid prescriptions and […]
Team PAB filmed and produced our first video outreach message this week! Based on the behind the scenes photographs below, it is clear that while the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters HQ is lacking cutting edge technology in our broadcast studio, our razor sharp editing hid our cardboard box teleprompter and PC stick webcam quite well! […]
As of Wednesday, December 13th, the Pennsylvania legislature has gaveled out of town until the new year. Amid the flurry of activity that has surrounded the end of the year, the Pennsylvania Senate touts over twenty bills that have been sent to the Governor’s desk for signature or veto. Per their Constitutional requirement, the House […]
From Inside Radio, December 4, 2017 Nat’l Guard Pumps $15 Mil Into State Broadcast Associations. In a major financial boost to state broadcaster associations, the Army National Guard has committed $15 million in funding under a “Non-Commercial Sustaining Announcements” (NCSA) program. The renewed partnership ends a three-year radio and television hiatus for the Guard, which […]
Over the last two weeks of session, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has held a spirited debate on HB 1401, legislation that would provide for a natural gas severance tax. The bill has yet to receive its second vote as the entire second consideration has been consumed with the debate of over 350 potential amendments […]
In need of “Experts” for your News stories or Issues programming? The PAB has secured a contact list of Pennsylvania State Agency Communications professionals, at the ready – to provide insight, information, and a direct line to the goings-on in Harrisburg. See the list below for access to qualified communications professionals from Pennsylvania’s State […]
By Harry A. Jessell TVNewsCheck, October 30, 2017 4:15 PM EDT Spectrum speculator NRJ made a killing on WGCB Harrisburg-Lancaster, Pa., in the FCC’s incentive auction. It bought the independent for $9 million in 2012 and sold it for $84 million in the auction. And, according to an FCC filing, it stands to make $2.5 million more […]
