Month: July 2023

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AU & NZ

A big, big thanks to our Judges, Sponsors, Contestants and You, our Readers

July 30, 2023 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on A big, big thanks to our Judges, Sponsors, Contestants and You, our Readers

It’s time to wrap up the third annual Radio Today Podcast Awards.As with any contest, you need some ingredients, starting with Contestants.This year, entries were up 23 per cent on the year before and almost 50 per cent on the year before that. And entries have just closed for the inaugural radioinfo.asia Podcast Awards with… Read More
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US

FCC Report 7/30: Operating From Unauthorized Site Leads To WTKP’s Cancellation

July 30, 2023 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on FCC Report 7/30: Operating From Unauthorized Site Leads To WTKP’s Cancellation

Deletions
The FCC has cancelled the license of Omni Broadcasting’s 93.5 WTKP Port St. Joe FL (and its application to relocate into the Panama City market on 93.7 Youngstown and $225,000 sale to Divine Word Communications).

The commission notes that WTKP went silent on November 5, 2015 due to a dispute with its tower owner and then resumed operation from an alternate site via STA on 12/3/15. No extension of the STA was ever filed, which expired on 6/1/16. In August 2016, WTKP filed to make the STA site its new permanent site, which was given a construction permit, but the station never filed for a license to cover.

On September 7, 2017, FCC inspectors observed the station operating from a third location 40 miles away with no STA and received verification that WTKP was leasing space to operate from that site. The station would then apply in October 2020 to relocate to 93.7 Youngstown. After filing a silent STA in August 2021, WTKP would then file for an STA in September 2021 to utilize the site of the application, but the station would never begin broadcasting there. Instead in August 2022, it would claim to have resumed operations on its originally licensed tower, but then a month later request an STA to operate from yet another site at reduced power because its licensed facility was “unavailable for long term operations”.

Following a review by the FCC’s Media Bureau, it was determined that WTKP may have been silent or operating with unauthorized facilities for at least more than one year, but specifying between June 1, 2016 to June 1, 2017. A letter of inquiry was sent to Omni Broadcasting owner Ron Hale in April 2022, in which he stated that the series of STAs were due to extreme hardship, including the regional economy and natural disasters, and that administrative mistakes were made, including failure to adhere to legal and technical requirements and notifications, but also said operational delays were due to the Bureau’s slow processing of applications during the COVID-19 pandemic. The response did not include the station’s EAS logs, or copy of a lease or explanation for operating at the unauthorized site in 2017.

The FCC found that WTKP failed to operate from an authorized site from at least June 1, 2016 when its 2015 STA expired until at least September 7, 2017 when the FCC agents observed it operating from the unauthorized site deeming the license expired as no documentation proved it was operating from an authorized site during that time period. Separately, the commission said the applications could be dismissed on the basis that Hale failed to provide the some of the requested information in the LOI including EAS logs, exact coordinates of the transmitter sites, station correspondence, and the operation from the unauthorized site.

The FCC has also cancelled the license of Jeannine Mason’s 93.7 KTZZ Conrad/Great Falls MT. In its license renewal application filed in January 2021, the station notes that in March 2017 “she lost control and possession of the physical assets necessary to broadcast the KTZZ and KTZZ-FM1 radio signal. The circumstances surrounding this transfer are not clear, and has resulted in the licensee holding a bare broadcast license. The duration of any discontinued operation is unknown. This loss of broadcast service is beyond the control of the licensee, however, she is working diligently to replace the missing property.” Mason also failed to respond to a letter of inquiry sent by the FCC in May.

Silent Notifcations

Sandwich Massachusetts Public Schools’ 91.5 WSDH Sandwich MA (Roof replacement on school auditorium)
S Content Marketing’s 94.5 KEMA Three Rivers TX (Power issues due to extreme heat)
Eduardo Gallegos’s 105.5 KRIX Port Isabel IX (Transmitter damaged in thunderstorm)

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ASIA

Radiodays Asia 2023 Programme announced

July 30, 2023 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on Radiodays Asia 2023 Programme announced

The draft Programme for Radiodays Asia 2023, to be held on September 5 and 6 in Kuala Lumpur, has been announced.On Monday, September 4, there will be a Podcast Design Workshop with DW Akademie and Public Media Alliance.Day 1 on Tuesday, September 5, will start with Opening keynotes and welcoming addresses from radio executives from India, Malaysia and Australia.

Track 1 will feature these sessions in the morning:
The Future of Radio: Transition, evolution and transformation by Kenny Ong, CEO of Astro Radio, Malaysia.
How AI is transforming radio’s entire value by Christian Schalt, Chief Digital Officer at RTL, Germany.
Creating powerful radio – and beyond, a keynote session with Valerie Geller, international radio coach and author from the USA, on how be a great communicator in radio and podcasting.
The power of disruption, a case study which involves hiring an ex-minister for a radio breakfast show after his termination from politics, an unexpected and unique move, with Nazri Noran, CEO of Media Prima, Malaysia.
Radio Plus: Increase revenue by focusing on outcomes instead of output with CEO of BigFM, India, Abe Thomas.
Interactive Car Dashboards & New Revenue Streams with Philippe Generali, CEO of RCS.
Afternoon sessions for Track 1 include:
CADA – Building a new multi-platform audio brand for youth with Emily Copeland
360 – Next generation measurement data  with Deb Hishon, Media Measurement Director, ANZ at GfK
The AI challenge – From Mumbai to Beijing
The AI Advantage – how to leverage AI technology for ratings & revenue  with Paul Kaye Rogers, Canada & Francis Currie, UK
Radioplayer – driving Asian radio into the future with Yann Legarson, CEO, Radioplayer, France.
Rapid response podcast
The Gen Z challenge
 Track 2 will begin in the afternoon and feature these sessions:
Cool tools for your radio station from the podcast world with James Cridland, radio futurologist and editor of Podnews.
Conversations with Richard Fidler with Steve Ahern, ABC Sydney.
The mysterious audio world of Japan with Guy Perryman, producer and presenter at Inter FM in Tokyo.
Visual Audio with David Hua, SBS, Australia.
Malaysia: What is driving audiences to radio? with June Pang, head of the Malaysia media measurement of GfK,
Low cost DAB with Jaqueline Bierhorst, Digital Radio NL and Nick Piggott, Radiateideas, UK
The power of local radio featuring speakers from Malaysia and Australia.
 On Day 2, Wednesday, September 6, Podcast Day Asia will be Track 2, and Track 1 will have the following sessions:
What can we learn from radio’s success in Australia? with Paul Amos, Xtra insights
Music vs Speech: What’s the perfect mix? A panel discussion with Guy Dobson and others.
Audio discovery in car
Audio apps and innovative digital platforms
Successful radio innovations in Asia
How to unlock your leadership with Pascal Grierson, UK and Kenny Ong, Astro, Malaysia.
Radio: Where are your women?  with Andrea Ho, from AFTRS, Australia
Journalism: Covering the Uncovered
What’s next in AI? How will radio and broadcast change?
25 ideas in 25 minutes
Podcast Day Asia in Track 2 all day will have these sessions:
The last 12 months in podcasting – and were we go next  with James Cridland, Editor of Podnews
Same but different – Podcasts across Asia with Guang Jin Yeo, Singapore
Asian podcast listening habits with Timi Siytangco, Acast, Singapore
Common mistakes podcasters make within their first 5 years with Norma Jean Belenky, Podbean.
USA: Telling a compelling story with Gregory Warner, USA, host of the NPR podcast Rough Translation.
Podcast monetisation – how to make money with Kym Treasure, Raven Lim and Timi Siytangco.
The fight for ears: New listening data highlights the pivot on podcast with Kellie Riordan, Deadset Studios, Australia, will unpack new exclusive Australian research on habits, preferences, and profiles.
Showcase: Podcast India
Podcasting is not just audio anymore with Mae Miryam Thomas, India, and others.
KJ – A Malaysian pod success with Khairy Jamaluddin
The best of the best podcasts – Asian success shows
What’s Next for Podcasting
Register for Radiodays Asia 2023 here. […]

ASIA

Philippines: Radyo 630 launches whole-day programming

July 30, 2023 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on Philippines: Radyo 630 launches whole-day programming

According to a report by Rappler, DWPM Radyo 630 — a joint project between ABS-CBN and House Speaker Martin Romualdez’s Prime Media Holdings Incorporated, started broadcasting nearly all-day programming from July 17.The two companies had announced a joint venture in May, where ABS-CBN would provide content while Prime Media controls the distribution and broadcasting.DWPM Radyo 630 TeleRadyo Serbisyo Para sa Mamamayan (TeleRadyo Service For the People) signals ABS-CBN’s return on free radio, more than three years after it lost its free-to-air channels.

Radyo 630 had a soft launch for two weeks, from June 30 to July 16, with half-day programming from 6 am to 12:30 pm, and the hook-up of ABS-CBN’s flagship news program, TV Patrol, from 6:30 pm to 8 pm on 630 kilohertz (kHz) on the AM band. It started its YouTube streaming on July 3.It features ABS-CBN anchors, reporters and former DZMM TeleRadyo talents filling up the afternoon to evening slots.ABS-CBN sports news anchor Migs Bustos hosts Share Ko Lang, a program on “inspiring and trending” stories from 1 pm to 2 pm.From 2 pm to 3:30 pm, a free legal advice show, Hello Attorney, airs with lawyer Noel del Prado and ABS-CBN reporter Lyza Aquino.The KarTon tandem of ABS-CBN anchors Karmina Constantino and Tony Velasquez moves from the morning to the afternoon with Isyu Spotted, from 4 pm to 5 pm, from Mondays to Fridays. They used to anchor, On the Spot (OTS), on TeleRadyo, from 9 am to 10:30 am.Peter Musngi, also known as the voice of ABS-CBN, returns to the afternoon with ABS-CBN news anchor, Rica Lazo, on Pasada from 5 pm to 6:30 pm.ABS-CBN’s chief of reporters, Jeff Canoy, caps Radyo 630’s whole-day programming with Amy Perez from 8 pm to 10 pm on Kasalo.Prior to the closure of TeleRadyo, the Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report 2023 had ABS-CBN’s TeleRadyo and GMA’s Radyo DZBB as the leading stations with a 13% share each in weekly use. […]

US

Don Geronimo Fired From WBIG For Comments About TV Sportscaster While At Commanders Training Camp

July 30, 2023 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on Don Geronimo Fired From WBIG For Comments About TV Sportscaster While At Commanders Training Camp

iHeartMedia Classic Rock “Big 100” WBIG-FM Washington DC has parted ways with morning host Don Geronimo following an on-air incident this week in which he and co-host Crash Young made sexist comments directed towards WUSA-TV anchor Sharla McBride while both were broadcasting from Washington Commanders training camp on Thursday. During his show, Geronimo noticed McBride […] […]