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- Here Are the Broadcast Rules the FCC Will Vote on This Month
We’ve learned the broadcast-related items that will be up for consideration at the Federal Communication Commission’s open meeting later this month. The commission released a draft report and order that includes rules for tentative consideration. It cautioned that the ultimate resolution of the issues at hand remains under consideration and subject to change ahead of the March 26 meeting. Chairman Brendan Carr first made mention of the items that will be up for vote by the commissioners in his Wednesday blog post. The original proceeding that contains these proposals dates back to a notice of proposed rulemaking from December 2024 that revises FCC regulations under Parts 1, 73, 74 and 76 of the CFR. In response to that NPRM, the commission received comments and replies from stakeholders who it said “overwhelmingly support” the majority of its proposed changes. As a result, 13 of the 15 changes from the 2024 notice, proposed under former Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, are included in the draft. We’ve listed the changes that will be up for a vote in the commission’s draft report and order below. Eliminating AM station power increase restrictions The FCC proposes eliminating the requirement that AM stations must request at least a 20% increase in nominal power when applying for facility modifications. “Elimination of this requirement will provide AM broadcasters with greater flexibility and thus allow for new opportunities for stations to optimize their technical operations,” the commission wrote. The order also would update AM station classifications in the rules to conform to current international agreements. Authorization definition The order would codify that an “authorized” station — which LPFM applicants must protect — includes both licensed stations and granted construction permits. It also clarifies that LPFM applicants must protect prior-filed FM, LPFM and FM translator applications submitted before the release of the public notice announcing an LPFM filing window’s procedures. Extending technical STA limits The FCC proposes to remove the restriction that limits initial Special Temporary Authorizations necessitated by technical or equipment problems to a 90-day period. Under the proposed order, those type of STAs would be granted for the full 180-day period permitted as it is for other STAs. The commission noted that applicants seeking a technical STA currently have to file STA requests twice as often as applicants for other STAs – 90 days instead of 180 days. But as several NPRM commenters pointed out, station technical problems… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Tucker Carlson Responds to Trump Throwing Him Out of MAGA: ‘I’ll Always Love...
(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File) Tucker Carlson declared his undying love for President Donald Trump Thursday even after the president kicked him out of club MAGA by claiming Carlson isn’t “America first.” The former Fox News host told Status’s Oliver Darcy, “There are times I get annoyed with Trump, right now definitely included,” Carlson said, adding, “but I’ll always love him no matter what he says about me.” On Thursday, Trump declared to ABC News’s Jon Karl, “Tucker has lost his way.” “I knew that a long time ago, and he’s not MAGA,” Trump continued. “MAGA is saving our country. MAGA is making our country great again. MAGA is America first, and Tucker is none of those things. And Tucker is really not smart enough to understand that.” Trump’s comments came after Carlson criticized Trump’s recent strikes on Iran as “absolutely disgusting and evil.” Carlson had reportedly visited the White House three times in the last month to try to talk Trump out of attacking Iran. Earlier this week, Trump lumped podcaster Megyn Kelly in with Carlson, after she claimed, “no one should have to die for a foreign country.” Trump told journalist Rachael Bade of The Inner Circle Monday, “I think that MAGA is Trump — MAGA’s not the other two,” he said of Kelly and Carlson. “MAGA wants to see our country thrive and be safe. And MAGA loves what I’m doing — every aspect of it… This is a detour that we have to take in order to keep our country safe and keep other countries safe, frankly.” Another former MAGA voice, Marjorie Taylor Greene, posted to X on Thursday, “I SUPPORT TUCKER. Trump doesn’t even know what MAGA is anymore and turned it into MIGA,” alluding to “Make Iran Great Again.” Greene continued, “Trump is not America First, he’s donor first. Tucker would beat Trump if he ran for President and Trump tried to violate the constitution and tried to run again for a third term.” The post Tucker Carlson Responds to Trump Throwing Him Out of MAGA: ‘I’ll Always Love Him’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Trump Flat Out Declares Iran Is Already ‘Decimated for a 10-Year Period’
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that Iran has been decimated to the point that it will take a decade for the country to be rebuilt. Under Trump’s directive, U.S. forces have launched extensive strikes on Iran. The attack was a joint operation with Israel, and the conflict has resulted in Iran targeting both Israel and U.S. bases across the Middle East. The Trump administration has repeatedly touted the success of the mission. In a phone call with ABC News’s Jonathan Karl, the president explained why he wasn’t concerned about the immediate aftermath of the war. Karl tweeted: In a lengthy phone interview, President Trump marveled at the success of the military operation against Iran and expressed no concern about what comes next. “I hope you are impressed,” he said to me. “How do you like the performance? I mean, Venezuela is obvious. This might be even better. How do you like the performance?” I said nobody questions the success of the military operation, the concern is what happens next. “Forget about next,” he answered. “They are decimated for a 10-year period before they could build it back.” In a lengthy phone interview, President Trump marveled at the success of the military operation against Iran and expressed no concern about what comes next. "I hope you are impressed," he said to me. "How do you like the performance? I mean, Venezuela is obvious. This might be… — Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) March 5, 2026 During that same phone call, Trump fired back at Tucker Carlson for his criticism of the operation in Iran. The president claimed Carlson “lost his way” and that he was no longer part of the MAGA movement.The post Trump Flat Out Declares Iran Is Already ‘Decimated for a 10-Year Period’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - CEO Rich Redmond, Investment Firm Acquire Broadcast Electronics
Rich Redmond is BE’s CEO. John Danner is chairman of the investment firm The Alzana Group. Broadcast Electronics announced it has been acquired by a new ownership group led by CEO Rich Redmond and majority investor The Alzana Group. The transaction was structured as an asset purchase from BE’s previous owner, Italy-based Elenos. The company will continue to operate as Broadcast Electronics but under a new legal entity named BE Systems. Redmond told Radio World that the new ownership is committed to the team at its headquarters in Quincy, Ill. He anticipates adding resources to drive innovations that help customers create content and deliver it to consumers across multiple platforms: “terrestrial, streaming, wherever they want to consume it,” Redmond said. Financial terms were not disclosed. Redmond will become a significant owner of BE and will work with John Danner, the chairman of The Alzana Group. Danner founded the investment firm in 2021. He previously served for five years as chairman of GatesAir and his time overlaps during Redmond’s 23-year tenure at the manufacturer. The Alzana Group is based in Boston and provides capital solutions to family- and founder-owned businesses, according to the firm’s LinkedIn profile. “Alzana is not a private equity firm, as it only invests its own capital and that of its partners,” it said on its LinkedIn. Danner said in a BE release that Alzana views radio broadcast as an “underserved” market in great need of newer technology, better service and a partner focused on meeting and exceeding the needs of customers. BE was founded in 1959 and began manufacturing transmitters in 1977. Elenos acquired the manufacturer in 2017. [Do you receive the Radio World SmartBrief newsletter each weekday morning? We invite you to sign up here.] The post CEO Rich Redmond, Investment Firm Acquire Broadcast Electronics appeared first on Radio World. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Fox’s Jacqui Heinrich Holds Nothing Back in Savage Report on Trump Firing Noem...
Fox News’ Jacqui Henrich dropped bombs on Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in a devastating report about President Donald Trump’s decision to fire her on Thursday. “I’ve been asking officials here about what went into the president’s thinking, because sometimes we see these rumors that he’s unhappy with an official in his Cabinet and then he stands by them. But it sounds like from people close to him, very close to him, who can speak to his thinking, the quote that I was given was it was ‘a combination of her many unfortunate leadership failures, from Minnesota to the ad campaign, to the allegations of an affair,'” Heinrich told anchor Martha MacCallum on Thursday’s edition of The Story. After making note of the many Republican senators who had strongly criticized or called for Noem’s ouster, Heinrich revealed that it was “this ad campaign, though,” that “really tipped the president over the edge.” “Secretary Noem was questioned about the $200 million in advertising that she authorized that featured her prominently on horseback at Mount Rushmore. It was an ad campaign about border security. And she told Congress that the president approved of that campaign, even though apparently he did not,” noted Heinrich. “And then there were also these rumors of an affair with Corey Lewandowski, special government employee who was serving as an advisor. He is also married. And reports floating in the last several weeks that Noem had sought to appoint Lewandowski as her chief of staff, but the president blocked that decision amid these rumors of an affair. So the combination of those factors that tipped the president’s decision to elevate Markwayne Mullin into this position and get him confirmed.” After a brief intermission featuring former Trump DHS chief Chad Wolf, MacCallum brought Heinrich back on the program to reveal that Lewandowski was leaving DHS as well. “I’m further told that Corey Lewandowski is expected to leave with her. Of course, the rumors of an affair between the two were one of the factors that I’m told compelled the president to remove her as DHS secretary. Both of them are married, and she had faced questions about her alleged affair during testimony on the hill this week under oath. She did not deny it. She called the reports garbage, but she never denied sexual relations with Corey Lewandowski. And I’m told that he’s expected… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - ‘He’s Not MAGA!’ Trump Officially Cuts Tucker Carlson Loose from His Polit...
AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File President Donald Trump cast Tucker Carlson out of MAGA in a Thursday interview where he said his once vocal supporter “has lost his way.” “Tucker has lost his way,” Trump told ABC News’ Jonathan Karl. “I knew that a long time ago, and he’s not MAGA. MAGA is saving our country. MAGA is making our country great again. MAGA is America first, and Tucker is none of those things. And Tucker is really not smart enough to understand that.” The comments follow Carlson blasting Trump’s administration over their recent strikes on Iran. Carlson called it “absolutely disgusting and evil.” He’s also been vocal in criticizing Trump’s administration on other issues like the Epstein files, Ukraine, and more. In a lengthy conversation just now, President Trump hit back at Tucker Carlson who called the Iran war “absolutely disgusting and evil.” "Tucker has lost his way,” Trump told me. “I knew that a long time ago, and he's not MAGA. MAGA is saving our country. MAGA is making our… — Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) March 5, 2026 Trump also spoke to Karl about the Iran situation, declaring the military operation a success. It was one of multiple interviews Trump conducted on Thursday in which he declared success in Iran and insisted people are “loving it,” despite polls painting a much more mixed picture. “They are decimated for a 10-year period before they could build it back,” Trump said about Iran. In a lengthy phone interview, President Trump marveled at the success of the military operation against Iran and expressed no concern about what comes next. "I hope you are impressed," he said to me. "How do you like the performance? I mean, Venezuela is obvious. This might be… — Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) March 5, 2026 Carlson said in an interview with Karl that Trump’s decision to strike Iran will “shuffle the deck in a profound way” in terms of his political movement. The president previously responded to Carlson’s Iran criticism, saying it has no effect on him. Carlson reportedly visited the White House multiple times last month to lobby against the attack. “I think that MAGA is Trump — MAGA’s not the other two,” Trump said about Carlson and Megyn Kelly, another vocal critic of the Iran strikes. “MAGA wants to see our country thrive and be safe. And MAGA loves what I’m… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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