More than 20,000 toys donated in radio station drive
An annual toy drive held by a Milwaukee radio station collected more than 20,000 toys for kids during the holidays. WTMJ ran the Kids 2 Kids Christmas Toy Drive as a grassroots program that allows people in the community the…
Podcast explores technology and broadcasting
A podcast produced by Jacobs Media highlights what they found for broadcasters while visiting CES in Las Vegas. CES is North America’s largest trade show, with over 3,800 exhibitors and 170,000 attendees. Every year, companies debut new technological innovations here….
FCC Commission makes changes to public inspection file requirements
From Scott R. Flick at Pillsbury: At the first public meeting of the Pai FCC, the Commission today voted to eliminate the requirement that Letters and Emails from the Public be retained by stations in their public file. This clears the…
Successful Winter Conference
Thank you to everyone who attended the Winter Conference this week! We hope you got a lot out of the event. Please let us know what you thought as we’re already planning the summer conference scheduled for June 14-15 in…
Ajit Pai named new FCC chairman
President Donald Trump has picked a fierce critic of the Obama-era “net neutrality” rules to be chief regulator of the nation’s airwaves and internet connections. Monday afternoon, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai announced that Trump has selected him to succeed Tom Wheeler and…
TV station helps collect toys for 13,950 children
A television station in Madison was part of a holiday effort to collect toys for children ahead of the 2016 holiday season that gathered toys for 13,950 kids in Dane County. WKOW has sponsored Toys for Tots for 28 years….
Station supports effort to get thousands of coats for kids
A television station in Green Bay helped collect thousands of coats to keep kids warm in northeast Wisconsin this winter. WBAY-TV 2 was a media partner of the Coats for Kids campaign. “Many local families have hard decisions to make…
Station gathers cold weather gear to help families
A central Wisconsin television station collected more than 2,000 coats, boots, scarves and hats during its inaugural Warm Up Wisconsin campaign. WAOW led a campaign with assistance from other Wausau area businesses. The donations will help families in need throughout…
Engineer marks 30 years at stations
An engineer who has been with a pair of TV stations since their inception in 1986 is marking 30 years. Jay G. Matthews is the Assistant Chief Engineer at WLAX-WEUX TV in La Crosse/Chippewa Falls-Eau Claire. Chief Operator/Chief Engineer Mark…
