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The NAB fight to make sure targeted local programming using FM boosters never happens made it to Capitol Hill this week. South Carolina Congressman Jeff Duncan is leading the charge.

The NAB has filed an ex parte with the FCC regarding a proposed rulemaking that would enable GeoBroadcast Solutions to license its booster technology to FM stations. The NAB raised concerns with the proposal's merits in the context of accusations regarding alleged questionable business dealings of GBS CEO Chris Devine.

Vision Multimedia Group's Sheila Brown, who owns WUFO in Buffalo, has written a letter to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel urging her and the Commission to approve GeoBroadcast Solutions' proposal to change an FM booster rule to allow broadcasters to geo-target. Read the letter HERE.

Six groups met with FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, Media Bureau Chief Holly Saurer and Sanford Williams, Special Advisor to Rosenworcel. The groups lobbied for the rule change that would allow broadcasters to target smaller communities with local content.

In two letters to the Federal Communications Commission, BIA Founder Tom Buono and Managing Director Richard Ducey are voicing their support for the GeoBroadcast Solutions technology to hyper-target communities with programming and advertising.

Two more groups have come out publicly in favor of GeoBroadcast Solutions‘ ZoneCasting technology. Adams Radio Group and Cup O' Dirt, LLC have targeted different avenues as they seek support for FCC approval for program origination from FM boosters.

And The FCC is the referee. On one side is the NAB and the broadcasters pushing the organization to oppose a proposal for geo-targeting. On the other side is GeoBroadcast Solutions, the company proposing the idea, and the broadcasters supporting their plan.

At our Hispanic Radio Conference, NAB CEO Curtis LeGeyt said he’s not hearing from broadcasters that they support an FCC rule change to allow FM boosters to geo-target programming to smaller communities. That just changed...

In a letter to The FCC, 49 State Broadcasters Associations have come out in opposition of a potential rule change, proposed by GeoBoradcast Solutions, that would allow targeted content using FM boosters.