Congratulations to Audacy’s CEO and President Kelli Turner and Chief Business Officer Chris Oliviero on being named to Radio Ink's 40 Most Powerful People in Radio. “For three decades now, Radio Ink‘s 40 Most Powerful People in Radio has been the standard for marking who is steering the entire industry forward. The ripple effects of every move these honorees carry far beyond corner offices.” Special congratulations to Chris Oliviero, who serves on the NYSBA Executive Committee! He has been...

Just a reminder that copying and posting pictures on your station’s social media platform can result in litigation for copyright infringement. A reminder appeared in noted communications attorney David Oxenford’s Broadcast Blog. “As we have written before ... just because someone posts a picture on the Internet, even on a social media or photo sharing site, does not give others the right to exploit that photo, especially on a digital site of a commercial business. Posting on a social media...

Broadcasters have used “earth stations” (the C-Band) to receive network and syndicated programs. Several years ago, the FCC reconfigured the lower C-band and moved earth stations that were registered with the FCC. Stations were eligible to receive reasonable costs for moving their receiving equipment to new frequencies. It was a long process requiring stations to register with the FCC to be eligible for reimbursement. Some stations had their receiver stations shift from lower C band...