Around the water cooler
Fresh threats to nonprofits, network affiliates, wi-fi for kids, and burning questions of the week
Three fresh threats
Nonprofits. The GOP’s draft tax bill aims to grant the White House unprecedented authority to revoke a nonprofit’s tax-exempt status without due process. The National Council of Nonprofits is following the legislation closely and offers ways to help along with this one-pager for those times you need to communicate at your best.
Affiliate contracts. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr suggests that his next target is network agreements with their affiliates.
Mobile wi-fi. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, cheers his committee’s block of an FCC program that helped pay for mobile wi-fi hot spots, which public schools and public libraries were using to close the digital divide with their (often wildly popular) sharing programs.
Say what?
The White House taps Fox for the 23rd time, appointing yet another network personality to federal government work.
Will U.S. taxpayers be underwriting OANN for the 'content’ that the company will ostensibly provide to Voice of America?
FYI
The National Federation of Community Broadcasters extended its discount, early bird registration for its annual conference to May 28.
Registration for the 2025 GRC, Grassroots Radio Conference, in Spokane, Washington, September 11-14, 2025, is now open. The early bird discount expires on June 30.
This FCC Actions Alert is produced by the volunteers at the Community Media Assistance Project under the direction of CMAP Executive Director, Betty McArdle. We monitor many sources of information about the Federal Communications Commission, federal communications law, and community developments important to your station and your community. The information provided in this newsletter is for general informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial or legal advice. Always consult with a qualified professional before making any decisions based on the content herein. If you have a news tip, please email us at betty@c-map.org.
Communications Act of 1934, Sect. 326.
Nothing in this Act shall be understood or construed to give the Commission the power of censorship over the radio communications or signals transmitted by any radio station, and no regulation or condition shall be promulgated or fixed by the Commission which shall interfere with the right of free speech by means of radio communication.