Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters

06/12/2026

NO FAKES Friends: SBAs Line Up to Reign In AI

Every state broadcasters association — all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico — has adopted a resolution urging Congress to pass the NO FAKES Act of 2026.

06/12/2026

World Cup on Broadcast TV

This week's Airtime spotlights broadcasters' role in delivering major national events, from FOX Sports' coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup to NAB's advocacy to preserve fans' access to live sports. The episode also examines a House Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on GPS vulnerabilities, where Merkhet Solutions CEO Sam Matheny testified that the Broadcast Positioning System (BPS) can provide a resilient backup to GPS.

This week's Airtime spotlights broadcasters' role in delivering major national events, from FOX Sports' coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup to NAB's advocacy to preserve fans' access to live sports. The episode also examines a House Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on GPS vulnerabi...

06/12/2026

NAB President and CEO Testifies on Sports Broadcasting Act

NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt testified this week before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust at a hearing titled "Examining the Sports Broadcasting Act."

06/09/2026

FCC Moves to Harden EAS Security After String of Radio Hacks

The FCC has circulated rules requiring radio and TV stations to change default EAS passwords, install security patches, and add firewalls.

06/08/2026

New York Passes Bill Protecting Broadcasters From AI Bots

New York broadcasters could soon sue AI companies that secretly scrape their content, under legislation passed by the state legislature.

06/08/2026

FCC’s Trusty Warns That AI Could Be Used to Target Towers

FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty warns that AI tools are mining public FCC filings to target communications infrastructure.

06/08/2026

FCC Targets EAS Cybersecurity, Proposes Major Alert Overhaul

The FCC is preparing the biggest overhaul of emergency alerting in years. A draft order would impose mandatory cybersecurity requirements on EAS participants after a string of broadcast system hacks,

06/05/2026

One big thing: This week, NAB announced the launch of Merkhet Solutions, Inc., an independent company focused on the commercial deployment of the Broadcast Positioning System (BPS™).
https://www.nab.org/documents/newsRoom/pressRelease.asp?id=7474

BPS, first conceived by the Technology team at NAB in 2021, is a patented terrestrial, GPS-independent timing and positioning technology that leverages the high-power, geographically diverse broadcast infrastructure already covering the United States.

06/05/2026

Study: AI Can’t Program What Radio’s Listeners Actually Want

A 1,500-person SSR study finds Country radio listeners prefer human-curated playlists over AI-generated ones nearly six to one, and the gap widens as AI grows.

06/05/2026

FCC's Trusty Warns Copper Theft Has Become A National Security Threat.

Copper theft has become more than a headache for broadcasters. FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty says rising attacks on communications infrastructure now pose a national security threat. New industry data shows