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Broadcaster’s Legal Considerations for Early Season Political Ads

David Oxenford

With the 2024 election looming, broadcasters are already receiving requests for political advertising time, from PACs and other issue groups, and from both established candidates and newcomers eager to make an early splash to enhance their public standing. Some of these potential buyers advance unique policy positions and, sometimes, unusual ad buying strategies. How are broadcasters to deal with these early political ad buyers?

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The Fall Book Is On: Now What?

Gary Berkowitz

The fall book has started but before we get too deep into it, here are a few basic and easy to implement tactics that will help you get a better result.

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WSAQ’s 2023 Roof Sit Exceeds Fundraising Goal

Liggett Communication’s WSAQ-FM (Port Huron) held their annual Community Roof Sit to benefit the Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN) Council from September 10 through 15.  WSAQ morning show host Matt Markham lived on top of the MiMutual Building in Downtown Port Huron raising funds and awareness for child abuse prevention and advocacy.

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WOOD-TV Hires New News Director

Nexstar’s WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids) will soon have a new News Director.  The station announced that Brad Kessie will be joining the station from Gray Television’s WLOX-TV in Biloxi, Mississippi.  He has been with WLOX for 35 years.

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MSU Professor Named FCC Chief Economist

“It is an honor and a privilege to work with the outstanding leadership and staff at the FCC,” said Bauer, whose appointment began on September 11, 2023 and will last until September 9, 2024. “Expert staff at the agency, in collaboration with academic researchers, have developed policy innovations that are emulated worldwide.”

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Reminder: September 15 Deadline for Updating ETRS Form One in Preparation for Nationwide EAS Test, and an FCC Notice on the Accessibility of EAS Messages

David Oxenford

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has scheduled a nationwide EAS test for October 4, 2023, at approximately 2:20 pm EDT, using the Internet-based Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) (with a back-up date of October 11 if necessary). In a Public Notice released in August, the FCC set out steps that broadcasters should take to prepare for that test.

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Stephen Marks Northern Michigan Stations Sold

Morgan Murphy Media is acquiring four FMs, two AMs, two translators, and three television stations in Northern Michigan from five holding companies held by the estate of Stephen Marks.  Marks, former MAB Chairman, passed away unexpectedly on May 11, 2022 at age 72.

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