Mississippi Association of Broadcasters

07/18/2025

What a great day at the Broadcast Partners Summit hosted by the Roy Howard Community Journalism Center at USM!

Broadcasters from across Mississippi came together to share ideas, strengthen partnerships, and celebrate the center’s continued growth.

Thank you to everyone who joined us to collaborate on news content, community coverage, and media literacy outreach. The future of Mississippi media is brighter because of you!

07/17/2025

Senate votes to rescind $1.1B in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. U.S. House is expected to do the same.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says such cuts will help stop ‘waste, fraud and abuse’

07/17/2025

Next month the FCC will vote to eliminate as many as 98 "obsolete broadcast rules and requirements" as well as start a comprehensive re-examination of EAS and WEA.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr plans to take the first step in a sweeping regulatory overhaul of broadcast rules at the Commission’s Aug. 7 meeting. He will start with a vote

07/15/2025

Mark your calendars for the Freedom of Information Reporters Workshop on July 31. Join us for an insightful discussion on open government laws at the Country Club of Jackson, followed by a networking social. Don’t miss out—register online today!

07/15/2025

Futuri finds media buyers are using AI models to plan buys and it is creating "an algorithmic snowball now that systematically excludes local media."

Have you been wondering what a major root cause of negative broadcast revenue in 2025 could possibly be? Futuri, the AI-focused media technology company led by CEO Daniel Anstandig, uncovered the answer in a just-completed forensic analysis that put a microscope on the TV industry.

07/14/2025

All public broadcasting eyes are on Washington this week as the Senate weighs rolling back previously allocated Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding.

The Senate will vote this week on President Trump’s proposal to rescind $9.4 billion, including nearly $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Many rural-state Republican senators oppose the

07/11/2025

Longer commutes may not be popular with workers, but it's good news for radio.

As more Americans return to the road for work, Katz Media Group says radio’s in-car strength is once again proving essential. A new analysis of YouGov data shows over 70%

07/11/2025

“Cutting off this funding is going to be a death sentence for one of the most reliable sources of news and information that our people rely on."

- Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)

A deadly Texas flood underscores the need for public media funding as radio remains a vital lifeline in emergencies, especially in rural areas with poor cell coverage. That is the

07/11/2025

Report paints a dire picture for local journalism with more than 1,000 U.S. counties not having the equivalent of one full-time journalist.

The report from Rebuild Local News and Muck Rack finds that more than 1,000 counties — one out of three in the nation — do not have the equivalent of even one full-time local journalist.

07/09/2025

NAB's Rick Kaplan: Broadcast TV Is Innovating While Cable and Tech Lobbyists Are Panicking

Another day, another reflexive, innovation-blocking FCC filing from the usual suspects – cable lobbyists, legacy advocacy groups and industry players who oppose anything that might strengthen free, over-the-air broadcasting or challenge the dominance of their own outdated business models. Their la...

07/09/2025

A heartfelt thank you to our MAB broadcasters for conducting workshops at the USM Broadcasters Bootcamp!

07/09/2025

“The current regulatory fee system places a disproportionate burden on a limited group of legacy industries, while allowing other significant beneficiaries of FCC work to avoid contributing," says NAB.

https://www.insideradio.com/free/nab-supports-lower-2025-annual-fees-wants-big-tech-to-help-foot-the-bill/article_699dfdb3-be53-4aaa-a40a-a66b98262d7a.html