This piece was previously published in Radio Ink. The first half of 2023 was an extremely successful one for broadcasters in the nation’s capital. NAB …
A 2023 Radio Halftime Report
Performance Fee
New Fees Would Devastate Radio’s Local Service
Today, allies of the major record labels introduced legislation in Congress to levy new fees on local radio stations simply for playing music. The so-called …
Protect Local Radio’s Vital Community Service
Today, the House Judiciary Committee is considering legislation that would levy new fees on your favorite local radio stations simply for playing music. Radio stations …
Tell Congress to Protect Local Radio and Oppose a Performance Fee
The NAB Radio Board of Directors recently voted unanimously to approve an on-air campaign to educate listeners on the significant harm of a performance fee …
NAB, Lawmakers Are Standing With Radio Against a Performance Fee
This appeared first in the February 17th issue of Small Market Radio Newsletter. In February, I testified before the House Judiciary Committee in opposition to …
Support Local Radio to Protect Community Service and Public Safety
As first informers, local broadcasters take seriously their commitment to bring critical updates to their listeners and viewers, even risking their own health and safety to …
Singing the Same Old Song, Recording Industry Chooses a Stalemate
Whether you call it a fee, a tax or a royalty, the American Music “Fairness” Act (AMFA) will hurt the very artists that it claims …
The Local Radio Freedom Act Continues to Gain Momentum
A growing number of legislators are supporting a resolution opposing “any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge” on local broadcast radio stations. The …
Radio Delivers for Artists. That’s “Music Fairness.”
For more than a century, local radio stations and musicians have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship. Artists provide great songs, while local stations play the …
WRLT-FM and the Partnership Between Local Radio and Artists
Radio has long served as the music industry’s go-to platform to introduce audiences to new music and artists. Tuned In Broadcasting’s WRLT-FM (LIGHTNING 100) in …