Wave Farm Newsroom
The Wave Farm Newsroom includes news about all sorts of radio waves from around the world. The page also archives Wave Farm's organizational monthly email announcements. The WGXC Newsroom features extensive daily community news specific to New York's Upper Hudson Valley region.
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Thursday
Jun
23
11:33 pm
Radio News: NAB and NPR team up against ZoneCasting
Randy J. Stine reports for Radio World that the National Association of Broadcasters and National Public Radio are among the group's opposed to the Federal Communications Commission allowing ZoneCasti...
Wednesday
Jun
22
11:33 pm
Radio News: Florida legislation controls volume knob on car radios
Inside Radio reports that the latest wacky legislation from Florida goes into effect July 1. Drivers must lower the volume of any car device so that it is not heard at a distance beyond 25 feet. Flori...
Tuesday
Jun
21
11:33 pm
Radio News: FAA retreats in 5G battle with FCC
For years corporate radio officials have claimed the airplanes will fall from the sky because of the scourge of pirate radio. But no plane crashes have been attributed to an illegal broadcast. So when...
Monday
Jun
20
11:33 pm
Radio News: Russia taking over Ukraine's internet access
Matt Burgess reports for Wired that for an hour on May 30, there was no internet service in the city of Kherson in south Ukraine. There was not a bombing of a cell tower, or a warehouse of servers tha...
Sunday
Jun
19
11:33 pm
Radio News: Cannabis ads may or may not be coming to the public's airwaves
The Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act on May 14, 2018, allowing states to legalize gambling on sporting events. That led to radio and television stations bei...
Thursday
Jun
16
11:33 pm
Radio News: FCC attempting to make disaster communication more reliable
Paul McLane reports for Radio World that climate change is now affecting radio policy. Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel released a statement June 16 saying the bureau will w...
Wednesday
Jun
15
11:33 pm
Radio News: New York passes likely unconstitutional law regulating website conduct
Mike Masnick at Techdirt reports about the likely unconstitutional law that New York passed in the wake of the Buffalo mass shooting. The law requires websites to have a “hateful conduct policy.” Of c...
Tuesday
Jun
14
11:33 pm
Radio News: FCC meeting in person without Biden's nominee
The Broadcast Law Blog reports that the Federal Communications Commission is back with its monthly public meeting in July in person. The FCC closed its old office building to outside visitors on March...
Monday
Jun
13
11:33 pm
Radio News: Legendary pirate radio operator, Carlos Camacho, dies
A legendary figure in pirate radio history, Carlos Juan Camacho Jr., died June 8 in Tampa. Camacho operated La Primerisima 89.3 FM from his home in Ybor City in Tampa, Florida, playing salsa and meren...
Sunday
Jun
12
11:33 pm
Radio News: Donald Trump's social media cancel culture
Former President Donald Trump's social media service "Truth," which he started after he was kicked off Twitter for lies and misinformation, is not a place one can be banned for their beliefs, right? “...
Thursday
Jun
09
11:33 pm
Radio News: With less competition, telecom services raise rates
Karl Bode reports in Techdirt that antitrust and telecom experts warned that a Sprint and T-Mobile merger would result in layoffs and higher prices. Now that the merger is approved and the number of...
Wednesday
Jun
08
11:33 pm
Radio News: Second persistently active fast radio burst discovered
Andrew Jones reports for Space.com that astronomers have discovered a second persistently active fast radio burst. There have been about 500 fast radio bursts -- intense, brief flashes of radio-freque...
Tuesday
Jun
07
11:33 pm
Radio News: FCC renews WGXC license
The Federal Communications Commission approved the renewal of the WGXC FM license to Wave Farm on May 25. The message from the FCC read, "This is to notify you that your Application for Renewal of Lic...
Monday
Jun
06
11:33 pm
Radio News: FCC raises fees on for-profit broadcasters
Paul McLane reports for Radio World that broadcasters who use public airwaves to make their own money face 13 percent increases in fees in fiscal 2022 from the Federal Communications Commission. For-p...
Sunday
Jun
05
11:33 pm
Radio News: New York legislature passes right-to-repair law
Scharon Harding reports for Ars Technica that New York's state legislature on June 3 passed the Digital Fair Repair Act, a bill requiring digital electronics manufacturers, such as laptop and smartpho...
Thursday
Jun
02
11:33 pm
Radio News: Get ready for 6G technology
Karl Bode reports in Techdirt that 5G streaming technology has barely been installed in the United States and the hype for 6G technology has already begun. First, the story reports that the rollout of...
Wednesday
Jun
01
11:33 pm
Radio News: This year's song of the summer might be old
Inside Radio guesses at what will become this year's song of the summer, the song endlessly heard on radios at street parties, around pools, and on vacations. Currently, Harry Styles' “As It Was” and...
Wednesday
Jun
01
8:45 am
Wave Farm Email Announcement June 2022
Yvette Janine Jackson's "Underground (Codes)," Meet our June Residents, Radio Art Fellowship A...
Tuesday
May
31
11:33 pm
Radio News: Supreme Court lets social media sites regulate themselves
Jon Brodkin reports at Ars Technica that on May 31 the U.S. Supreme Court over ruled a Texas law banning “censorship” on social media on a 5-4 vote. Amy Coney Barrett, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor,...
Monday
May
30
11:33 pm
Radio News: Turning the dial in Ukraine gives two different stories
France 24 reports about civilians hiding in basement bomb shelters in besieged Ukrainian cities such as Lysychansk, where they rarely see the sun and mostly rely on the radio for information. And just...