4-13-2012
A group of broadcasters including representatives from The NAB, Clear Channel and Emmis are headed to Washington April 24th to have a roundtable discussion with Florida Congressman Gus Bilarakis (pictured) to discuss, among other things, getting the FM Chip in all cell phones. Bilirakis is the chairman of the subcommittee on emergency preparedness, response and communications subcommittee on Management, Investigations and oversight for the house committee on Homeland SecurityThe good news is this topic is still on the radar for broadcasters. The bad news is the cell phone industry is not committed to attending the meeting. Listen to our interview with the Congressman about the meeting later this month.
Broadcasters are no longer looking for a mandate from lawmakers, they are however, continuing to plug away on the safety issue. They consider radio essential in getting local information out to the public when a weather disaster hits. We spoke to Bilarakis yesterday about the hearing he has planned, what his goals are and what he expects to hear from broadcasters. The NAB, Emmis Interactive, Intel and iBiquity are hosting a press conference Monday at noon in Las Vegas to discuss HD chip technology for cell phones.
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