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If not, Broadcast Attorney David Oxenford is here for you. Oxenford has all the details you need to know about the test in his latest blog. The next nationwide test is September 27, but as Oxenford points out, August 28 is also an important date.

It's a $15,000 fine for Wilner Lundi for operating an unlicensed station on 91.5 and 104.7 MHz in Lake Worth, Florida. The Commission says Lundi operated unauthorized stations three times in 2015. Vilnord Simon also gets nailed with a $15,000 penalty for his pirate station at 103.1 in North Miami. Simon was also caught three times in 2015 and 2016. Read more about the Lundi fine HERE and the Simon fine HERE.

One of the biggest criticisms of the two performing rights organizations is that it's nearly impossible to know exactly who wrote, co-wrote, or has ownership of specific works. This joint announcement is another step toward more transparency, which both ASCAP and BMI have declared is one of their goals.

And the for-profit FM is now asking the community for donations. According to The Santa Cruz Sentinel the 70-year-old station is turning to its listeners for support. In a station promo, owner Michael Zweling says, “KSCO has been my primary philanthropic project for over two decades and I could use some help. If you like KSCO and want to help it survive and thrive, send money. Anything at all will help.”

Thanks to Community Broadcasters co-founder Bruce Mittman for introducing us to Ernie Boch Jr. Boch does the marketing for 12 retail auto dealerships, all in New England, and for Subaru of New England — 64 dealers in six states. Here's our special interview with Ernie Boch, which will appear in Radio Ink's 40 Most Powerful People in Radio issue, out this week.

The NAB Education Foundation, in partnership with the Broadcast Education Association, will host its annual Career Fair September 7 at the Radio Show in Austin. The fair is intended to provide experienced professionals and entry-level job seekers an opportunity to network with radio companies.

(By Ronald Robinson) Recently, the astute chairman of Radio Ink, Eric Rhoads, wrote an article in the magazine appealing to radio’s ownership, management, and working staffs. While no cheerleader for Great Big Bloated Corporate Radio, he also cautions those who would eagerly rip into the larger corporations for all the known and (mostly) accepted rationales.

Arizona Senator John McCain returned to the Senate, after being diagnosed with brain cancer, to vote on repealing Obamacare. McCain called for more civility from his colleagues in Washington. He then ripped into talk radio and what those who work in that business really want for this country. Here's what he had to say.

In her latest report to investors Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker says radio revenue "is slow but improving." Ryvicker expects Entercom's Q2 revenue to be off 2% with the Charlotte market up 1%. She's also expecting CBS Radio to be down 3.5% for the second quarter.

When much of downtown Peoria encountered a massive power outage recently, the Alpha Media stations in Peoria had to act quickly to keep the community in the loop and stay on the air. WMBD went old school by broadcasting at the transmitter site.