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The elimination of the Main Studio Rule certainly created a ton of debate amongst Radio Ink readers. The columns by Franklin Raff and Jay Meyers both generated a lot of passionate feedback. And, just like the FCC vote (3-2), our readers were split.

The product is called C-Endorsement Videos, and it's an extension of the on-air endorsements that are now done by most radio stations across the country. Local personality-branded video endorsements will appear as pre-roll video ads before content on third-party websites.

Overall, revenue was up 8% to $1.4 billion, which is another quarterly record for the company. More impressively, while most radio companies are still seeing flat to very modest revenue gains, SirisXM's advertising revenue was up 21% to more than $41 million for the quarter, compared to $34.2 million in 2016.

That was the update from SiriusXM CEO Jim Meyer who says Howard Stern will be a big part of SiriusXM's new app in 2018. "We're working hard and we're close to what we think is a nice addition to our product lineup. It (Howard Video) will be a key part of our new app functionality."

Collegiate marketing firm JMI Sports has selected Skyview Networks as the official radio network distributor for broadcasts of Clemson football, baseball, and men’s and women’s basketball. The partnership will provide distribution services and satellite receivers to the Clemson Tigers Network.

Thanks to our friend Elroy Smith for giving us the heads-up on this. KOFY-TV in San Francisco takes a long look at KBLX-FM in San Francisco. KBLX has been a Bay Area institution for almost 40 years and it's still going strong.

(By Jay Meyers) Few things in this world tick me off more than when I read some commentary from someone with zero knowledge about the urban myth of Minot. Franklin Raff’s article on the Radio Ink website Tuesday used false information as fact, and further shows a clear lack of understanding of the current Main Studio rules.

On Tuesday, as expected, The Federal Communications Commission eliminated the 80-year old broadcast main studio rule. Chairman Pai, Commissioners O’Rielly and Carr voted in favor. Commissioners Clyburn and Rosenworcel voted no. The Order retains the requirement that stations maintain a local or toll-free telephone.

Tuesday's article on Radioink.com by Franklin Raff ignited a lot of passion about the Main Studio Rule, both in favor and against removing it. On Tuesday, The FCC voted 3-to-2 to eliminate the rule . In case you missed it, here's Raff's article again and the many comments our readers posted about it. 

Several major print publications posted stories Tuesday about The FCC eliminating the Main Studio Rule. The approach they took was to say that the rule's intent was to keep radio and TV local, and that is now gone. We've picked a few of their stories for you to review...