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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Saturday
Sep
08
1:37 pm
Wave Farm Email Announcement September 2018
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Thursday
Aug
16
8:00 am
Wave Farm Email Announcement August 2018
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Monday
Jul
16
10:50 pm
Radio News: Pai against Sinclair deal
Ars Technica reports that on July 16 Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai said he's against the Sinclair Broadcast Group's acquisition of Tribune Media Company. The Republican had not p...
Saturday
Jul
14
10:00 am
Wave Farm Email Announcement July 2018
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Monday
Jul
09
10:50 pm
Radio News: Faso, Tonko, and Maloney all co-sponsor bill with very stringent pirate radio penalties
Hudson Valley representatives in Congress, Democrats and a Republican, representing the 18th, 19th, and 20th Congressional Districts, have all signed up to prosecute pirate radio broadcasters with pen...
Sunday
Jul
08
10:50 pm
Radio News: FCC cuts off Lifeline for Native Americans
Ars Technica reports that on July 5 the Federal Communications Commission announced it denied a petition to reverse a decision taking away a broadband subsidy from many Native Americans. The FCC voted...
Thursday
Jun
07
10:50 pm
Radio News: Drone transmitter maker gets $2.8 million FCC fine
Radio World reports that the Federal Communications Commission is proposing a $2.8 million fine against HobbyKing for creating 65 radio transmission systems for aerial drones that use unauthorized rad...
Wednesday
Jun
06
10:50 pm
Radio News: Diplomats 'attacked' by sound in China
The New York Times reports that sound may be a cause of a mysterious ailment infecting American diplomats and their families in China recently. This report comes after the 2016 case of American Embass...
Tuesday
Jun
05
10:50 pm
Radio News: Trump nominates Democrat Starks to replace Clyburn on FCC
Ars Technica reports that President Donald Trump did follow normal tradition and nominated FCC Assistant Enforcement Bureau Chief Geoffrey Starks to fill the open seat on the Federal Communications Co...
Tuesday
Jun
05
2:00 pm
Wave Farm Email Announcement June 2018
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Monday
Jun
04
10:50 pm
Radio News: Google dropping military contract
Gizmodo reports that Google is not renewing its contract with the U.S. Department of Defense providing artificial intelligence to analyze drone footage. Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene announced the dec...
Thursday
May
24
10:50 pm
Radio News: Are you really commenting on a proposed government law?
TechDirt reports that the Federal Communications Commission repealed net neutrality with a December 2017 vote after millions of fake comments were made to the FCC's website in support of the repeal. T...
Wednesday
May
23
10:50 pm
Radio News: Judge rules President's Twitter feed can't block
The Hill reports that U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald ruled that President Donald Trump’s Twitter account is a public forum, and he can't block any...
Tuesday
May
22
10:50 pm
Radio News: Presidential cellphones may not be secure
Politico reports that two anonymous senior administration officials say a cellphone that President Donald Trump uses isn’t equipped with sophisticated security features designed to prevent hacking or...
Monday
May
21
10:50 pm
Radio News: Amateur Radio Parity Act language added into defense bill amendment
The National Association of Amateur Radio reports that text from the proposed Amateur Radio Parity Act (HR 555) has been used for the Courtney-Hartzler-Rogers Amendment to the FY 2019 National Defense...
Sunday
May
20
10:50 pm
Radio News: Groups contend FCC treats translators better than LPFMs
Radio World reports that the Center for International Media Action, Common Frequency, and the Prometheus Radio Project have filed objections to FM translators applications from 998 full-power stations...
Thursday
May
17
10:50 pm
Radio News: FCC officials to receive ethics training after investigation
The Hill reports that the Office of Special Counsel ruled May 16 that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai did not violate the Hatch Act in a panel discussion at the Conservative Politi...
Wednesday
May
16
10:50 pm
Radio News: Senate votes to disapprove FCC net neutrality repeal
The Atlantic reports that the U.S. Senate voted to disapprove of the rollback of network neutrality 52-47 on May 16. Three Republicans voted with 49 Democrats to overturn last December's Federal Commu...
Tuesday
May
15
10:50 pm
Radio News: False EAS tsunami warning in Alaska
Radio World reports that another misfire of the Emergency Alert System led to another "War of the Worlds"-like listener scenario last week in Alaska. Travis Neff was driving to work, listening to a st...
Monday
May
14
10:50 pm
Radio News: President tweets to save Chinese jobs U.S. penalties took away
Ars Technica reports that the president who campaigned on protectionism and making America great again is now tweeting about saving Chinese jobs. "President Xi of China, and I, are working together to...