Pai calls for Apple to activate FM chip
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says Apple needs to turn on FM chips to promote public safety and he’s asking Apple CEO Tim Cook to “do the right thing.” Read more here.
TV, radio stations team up for hurricane relief
A TV station and radio group in northeast Wisconsin teamed up to raise more than $100,000 for hurricane relief through the American Red Cross. WBAY-TV 2 and radio stations owned by Woodward Radio Group held an 18-hour “media-thon” on Sept…
Influential Minnesota broadcaster dies
A Minnesota broadcaster responsible for stations heard from South Dakota to Wisconsin and far northern Minnesota has died. Minnesota Valley Broadcasting and Radio Mankato CEO John Linder died Friday morning at the age of 63 after a nine-month, hard-fought battle…
Former RAB President/CEO Gary Fries dead at 76
Former Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) President/CEO Gary Fries died Friday at age 76. “It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of our friend and colleague, Gary Fries,” said RAB President/CEO Erica Farber in a statement. “During his…
SBE President Elect Leifer to speak at Broadcasters Clinic
The incoming President of the Society of Broadcast Engineers will visit Madison in October to speak at the WBA’s Broadcasters Clinic. Jim Leifer will be speaking after lunch on Oct. 11, the second day of the clinic. Leifer has a…
Red Cross offers hurricane-related PSA materials to stations
Radio and TV stations in Wisconsin can help the American Red Cross spread the word about the need for hurricane relief after hurricanes Harvey and Irma and the potential arrival of Hurricane Maria. Public service announcement materials are available from…
Madison TV station raises $120,000 for hurricane relief
A Madison TV station helped the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Red Cross raise $120,000 for hurricane relief during two 18-hour telethons. WKOW earlier held a telethon for victims of Hurricane Harvey, raising about $95,000. On Sept. 13, the station…
NCSA/PEP program offers many benefits
The following information discusses some of the advantages offered by the NCSA/PEP programs that are run by the WBA and other state broadcasters associations. If your station is not airing the NCSA/PEP spots we send you, please give this article…
Wisconsin broadcasters represented at NAB Small Market TV Exchange
Wisconsin’s TV stations were represented this week at the NAB Small Market Television Exchange in Denver. During the conference, WBA President and CEO Michelle Vetterkind caught up with Morgan Murphy Media owner Elizabeth Murphy Burns and NAB Executive Vice President,…
