Free Radio Alliance

The Media Institute, a non-profit foundation dedicated to researching the effects of communication policy issues, opposes the Performance Rights Act.  The institute’s latest report titled “Performance Fees on Radio Stations: A Debacle Waiting To Happen,” details the effects of the proposed law and how it would specifically damage minority-owned and local broadcasters.  FMQB reports: Black [...]

Senators Blance Lincoln (D-AR) and John Barrasso (R-WY) sent a letter today to Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) andMinority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) opposing the Performance Rights Act.  The PRA passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee last week. “By many estimations, passage of this legislation would result in potentially billions of dollars flowing from local [...]