The NAB Pulse May 24, 2010

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Starkey Hearing Foundation to Receive Service to America Leadership Award
William and Tani Austin, founders of the Starkey Hearing Foundation, will receive the Service to America Leadership Award for their dedication to providing free hearing aids to thousands of children and adults around the world. Considered the NAB Education Foundation's highest honor, the Service to America Leadership Award recognizes those individuals and organizations that have improved lives of others through extraordinary public service. The award will be presented during the Celebration of Service to America gala held Monday, June 14, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill.
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ASCAP Rate Court Judge Announces $40 Million Interim License Fee Decrease for Radio Industry
Last Thursday the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) announced that a federal court issued a decision reducing by $40 million from 2009 levels the interim fees payable annually by the radio industry to ASCAP. These interim fees remain in effect until final fees are determined through negotiation or by the court.
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FCC Issues Digital Radio Power Increase Guidance
As reported last week, the FCC's Order approving increases in FM digital operating power went into effect on May 10, 2010. FM digital stations now may increase their power by 6 dB and must notify the Media Bureau within 10 days of commencing this operation.
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More Radio News

Final Week to Nominate Your Station for a Marconi Radio Award >

Supreme Court Rejects Review of Must Carry
The United States Supreme Court last week denied an appeal of a Second Circuit decision by Cablevision that challenged the underlying legality of must carry rules.
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NAB to FCC: Retransmission Consent Working as Congress Intended
The United States Supreme Court last week denied an appeal of a Second Circuit decision by Cablevision that challenged the underlying legality of must carry rules.
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More Television News

NAB Tells Court that FCC Erred in Ownership Review >

Mark Your Calendars for the 2010 NAB Small Market Television Exchange >

In Brief

NAB Files Comments on FCC's EAS Inquiry
Last week, NAB responded to the FCC's request for comments on potential changes to its Part 11 governing the Emergency Alert System (EAS) to accommodate the new common alerting protocol (CAP) for EAS messages that the Federal Emergency Management Agency intends to introduce latter this year. In our comments, NAB stated that the federal government should fund and institute EAS training for state and local emergency managers so that the benefits of the next generation of EAS will be fully realized.
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Invest in the Future of Your Employees
Invest in your employees' continuing education, help build their careers and they will help you build your business. Register for NAB's Executive Development Seminar for Radio and Television Broadcasters to be held in Washington, D.C., July 26-29 and reap the benefits as they return to their stations with a solid knowledge of best business practices.
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2010 NAB Show Broadcasting Engineering Proceedings
It has never been more important for broadcasters to embrace the new technologies described in the 2010 NAB Broadcast Engineering Conference Proceedings. New technologies can provide television broadcasters with new opportunities to better serve their viewers and build revenue, and radio broadcasters new ways to utilize technology for niche programming and new data services. The 2010 NAB Proceedings is now available at the NAB Store while quantities last. Purchase online at www.nabstore.com.

The 2010 NAB Legal Calendar is available here.

Editor's note: The NAB Pulse will not be published on Monday, May 31.