On January 27, The FCC’s Media Bureau issued a Public Notice announcing that it is extending through February 28, 2023 the deadline for licensees to: (1) upload any documents into the Online Public Inspection File (OPIF) system that were due beginning on January 1, 2023 (e.g., Issues Programs Reports for 4Q 2022); (2) upload the annual children’s programming report;
FCC-mandated changes to the Emergency Alert System are scheduled to go into effect on December 12. These changes may require software and/or hardware updates that broadcasters should budget for now.
Krol Communications Inc., has announced the promotion of Rich Renko to General Manager of WHMI-FM (Howell). Renko joined WHMI-FM as General Sales Manager in December, 2018. Krol’s President, Rod Krol, commented, “Rich has demonstrated strong leadership and communication skills with an outstanding commitment to the staff and community over the past four years.
The Michigan Association of Broadcasters wants our stations to feel protected both physically and online. Last year, the MAB and Michigan State Police began offering Site Safety Assessments to evaluate and make practical recommendations of security operations at broadcast stations. Now, the MAB and MSP are extending our support to members by offering free cyber security assessments.
Michael Bradley, a broadcast industry veteran joins WJMN-TV Local 3 (Marquette) as Station Manager. A Michigan native, Bradley brings a variety of experience in and out of the television industry to Marquette, MI (DMA #182), WJMN-TV (MNT) and UPmatters.com, and their related digital and social media channels.
CBS News Detroit, the hyper-local streaming and broadcast news service based at WWJ-TV, the CBS-owned station in Detroit, debuted on January 23 with 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. newscasts that are broadcast on WWJ and simulcast on the CBS News Detroit streaming channel.
McKibbin Media Group (MMG) is pleased to announce that radio veteran Jessica Poxson has joined Jenny Lewis as co-host of the group’s flagship WKHM-FM (Jackson)(K105.3 FM) Morning Show. As of January 23, The morning show has been renamed ‘Jenny and Jess in the tMorning on K105.3.’
910 Media Group announced today that it has completed a major rebranding. 910 Media Group (pronounced “nine ten”) has merged several properties – including 9&10 News, MyNorth.com, 9and10News.com and Lake Effect – under the new banner, and it also has changed its logo, updated its news and sports websites, and more.
On Tuesday, February 7, Michigan Radio will welcome NPR “1A” Host Jenn White for a live appearance at the Rackham Amphitheatre in Ann Arbor.
The lesson: do not use EAS tones outside of actual EAS alerts. On January 23, the FCC proposed a $504,000 fine against FOX Corporation and its television subsidiaries for using the alerting tones of the Emergency Broadcast System in a promotional announcement aired on the company’s television network on November 28, 2021.