Friday, July 07, 2006

Terrestrial Radio and NAB are getting Desperate!

Pay services, such as cable and satellite TV, have historically been excempt from indecency regulations. Now terrestrial radio and the NAB are feeling the heat from satellite radio...

www.orbitcast.com picked up this story:

FCC's Next Meeting: Satellite Radio's Impact on Terrestrial

The FCC will be tackling the issue of Satellite Radio's impact on Terrestrial Radio at their next meeting. The agenda for the FCC Open Hearing includes the item"Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems And Their Impact On The Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service" - scheduled for next Thursday, July 13th.

The NAB has been voicing constant opposition to satellite radio, from stating that satellite should be subjected to indecency regulations (because of the free trial subscriptions) to saying that satellite hasn't been honest in staying as a 100% national service. This meeting will give the NAB the opportunity to press its case, but the FCC has historically been pro-satellite because they tend to favor new services.
This should be interesting.
[via Inside Radio and All Access]

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