Comments are due April 28, replies May 13 in docket 21-55 on KUTV Licensee’s request to change the channel of KMYU St. George, Utah, from 9 to 21, says Monday’s Federal Register.

FCC rules enhancing and broadening the penalties for unlicensed radio broadcasting take effect April 26, said Thursday's Federal Register. The rule changes implemented provisions of the Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act (see 2001270021).

Comments are due April 26, replies May 10 in docket 21-70 on WFXL Licensee’s request to swap WFXL Albany, Georgia, from channel 12 to 29, said Thursday's Federal Register. Comments and replies are due the same days in docket 21-72 for WLUK Licensee’s request to swap WLUK Green Bay, Wisconsin, from channel 12 to 18. Though the FR's listing for the WLUK proceeding describes the station as 'WULK-TV," filings in docket 21-72 and the FCC's consolidated database system list the call letters as WLUK.

FCC rules clarifying how ancillary service fees apply to broadcasters using ATSC 3.0 datacasting (see 2102230068) took effect Thursday, said a Media Bureau public notice.

Rules to encourage diversity “in fact make broadcast investment far less attractive for historically underrepresented groups,” NAB told an aide to Commissioner Nathan Simington Tuesday, per a filing posted Thursday in docket 18-349. The FCC “has made no progress whatsoever encouraging more diverse ownership” and “must work to ensure that its rules facilitate, rather than impede, broadcasters’ ability to compete effectively for audience and advertising revenue,” NAB said. It said the retransmission consent regime “continues to be critical to the economic viability of TV."

Entercom reached a multiyear agreement with Global Music Rights to allow the broadcaster to play GMR’s catalog across all its platforms, starting immediately, the radio station owner said Wednesday. It described it as a “long term partnership.” GMR has threatened to sue broadcasters for using its catalog without permission in the past.

Would-be participants in the hearing designation order on whether Michael Hubbard should be allowed under Alabama’s Ethics Act to hold FCC licenses in the Auburn, Alabama, designated market area after recent felony convictions (see 2102110005) have until April 23 to file a petition for leave in docket 21-20 to intervene, says Wednesday's Federal Register.

Comments are due April 22, replies May 7 on Gray Television’s request to swap the channel for KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids from 9 to 32, says Tuesday’s Federal Register about docket 21-51.

Comments are due April 21, replies May 6 in docket 21-60 on Gray Television’s petition to switch KSNB-TV Superior, Nebraska’s community of license to York and from channel 4 to 24, says Monday’s Federal Register. Comments/replies are also due on those dates in docket 21-73 for Dominion Broadcasting’s request to swap WLMB Toledo from channel 5 to 35.

Urban One’s net revenue for Q4 was $113.5 million, 7.3% better than the same period in 2019, reported the company Thursday. Its "extremely strong" Q4 was "driven by record levels of political advertising and strong demand for our digital and cable TV advertising inventory,” said CEO Alfred Liggins. Urban One is “in a strong position to take advantage of the anticipated economic recovery post COVID-19," he said. The pandemic affected Urban One’s businesses “throughout 2020,” the release said. Urban One’s radio divisions were hit particularly hard by advertising reductions in areas considered COVID-19 hot spots, the release said. The outbreak also caused a planned cruise to be postponed and “impaired” ticket sales of special events. “We do not carry business interruption insurance to compensate us for losses that occurred in 2020 and such losses may continue to occur” because of the ongoing pandemic, the release said.