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.

DTS added Japanese simulcast streaming radio service radiko to its AutoStage platform, it said Wednesday. Radio stations and broadcaster metadata on the radiko platform -- station logos, program name, performer information and a live station guide -- will be integrated into the AutoStage ecosystem, it said. DTS parent Xperi rebranded Connected Radio as DTS AutoStage last month (see 2102090017). DTS also has partnerships with BBC, Bauer, Cox, Beasley, Commercial Radio Australia and Entercom.

The Preserve Community Programming Coalition spoke Thursday with FCC Media Bureau Chief Michelle Carey on the impact of the July 13 deadline for low-power TV stations to convert to digital on those who listen to audio signals from channel 6 LPTV stations, said a filing in docket 03-185 posted Monday. “The PCPC representatives offered to work with the Commission to minimize the disruption to both viewers and listeners during the transition period.” The agency hasn’t issued a decision on "whether to permit digital LPTV stations to operate analog FM radio type services on an ancillary or supplementary basis," the group said.