Various news gathering organizations pressed the FCC to...
Various news gathering organizations pressed the FCC to preserve the two-channel set-aside for wireless mics once an incentive auction of broadcast TV spectrum is complete. “Although we compete fiercely with one another in the field to be the best at…
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what we do, we share one common reality: all electronic newsgatherers rely extensively on wireless microphones to communicate vital information to Americans,” they said in a letter to acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn filed at the agency Tuesday (http://bit.ly/15FkRrA). “Broadcast and cable television viewers, radio listeners and online multimedia consumers across the country rely on live news to stay informed and, more importantly, to stay safe. Especially in the face of an emergency that imperils lives and homes, such as a tornado or hurricane, newsgatherers provide citizens with crucial, often life-saving information before firemen, police and other rescue workers can arrive on a scene.” Signers included numerous broadcast station and network owners, NAB and the Radio Television Digital News Association.