Radio company CEOs told FCC members that putting FM receivers in ...
Radio company CEOs told FCC members that putting FM receivers in cellphones would help public safety (CD Nov 10 p12). “Broadcasters want to work with the cellular industry to ensure widespread availability of FM radio on mobile handsets,” said…
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a handout from the meetings Tuesday with all FCC members except the chairman. “Technical obstacles to incorporating FM chips in mobile handsets have been overcome” and their inclusion “should be a critical component” of creating a commercial mobile alert system. Heads of Citadel Broadcasting, Clear Channel, Cumulus Media, Emmis, Entercom and three other companies also said they supported a digital radio power increase compromise between National Public Radio and the licensor of HD Radio technology, according to an ex parte filing. “They urged the Commissioners to act quickly to adopt the recent proposal agreed upon between iBiquity and NPR for an interim, across-the-board power increase.” The Media Bureau is working on an item.