{"id":21099,"date":"2021-02-21T22:59:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T22:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/?page_id=21099"},"modified":"2021-02-25T01:30:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T01:30:21","slug":"electronic-media-policy-issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Electronic Media Policy Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Orchestras that use wireless microphones, either on stage or backstage, are subject to new rules set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The League provides tips to help orchestras navigate the ongoing policies and convey important information about what you need to know in order to be compliant with telecommunications regulations and present the best quality performance possible. Find more information below. For strategic and technical assistance regarding uses of technology to serve audiences beyond the concert hall, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/\">Music Distribution and Licensing<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_60330c26e803d\" class=\"ThreespotBlock l-fullwidth content-promo aligncenter\">\n  <div class=\"l-wrap--large\">\n    <div class=\"ContentPromo \">\n  \n          \n    \n    \n    <div \n      class=\"ContentPromo-item ContentPromo-item--main  \">\n              <div class=\"ContentPromo-item-img bg-image\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/take-action-electronic-media-policy\/\">\n            <span class=\"u-screenreader\">Take Action: Electronic Media Policy Read article<\/span>\n            \n            <img decoding=\"async\" \n              class=\"bg-image-source\"\n              src=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/21217\/ElectronicMediaPolicyIssues-1-1200x675-c.jpg\"\n              srcset=\"\n                https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/21217\/ElectronicMediaPolicyIssues-1-640x360-c.jpg 640w,\n                https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/21217\/ElectronicMediaPolicyIssues-1-960x540-c.jpg 960w,\n                https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/fly-images\/21217\/ElectronicMediaPolicyIssues-1-1920x1080-c.jpg 1800w\"\n              sizes=\"\n              (min-width: 725px) 50vw,\n              100vw\"\n              alt=\"\"\n            >\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      \n      <div class=\"ContentPromo-item-content  \">\n        <p class=\"ContentPromo-item-type\">\n                      <span>Music Distribution &amp; Licensing<\/span>\n                  <\/p>\n\n        \n        \n        \n                  <h2 class=\"ContentPromo-item-title\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/take-action-electronic-media-policy\/\">Take Action: Electronic Media Policy<\/a><\/h2>\n        \n        <div class=\"ContentPromo-item-description \">\n          Orchestras and other performing artists and presenters have used wireless microphones to provide unrestricted on-stage movement and to deliver clear and accurate sound to appreciative audiences.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt -->\n        <\/div>\n\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/take-action-electronic-media-policy\/\" class=\"ContentPromo-item-link\" data-icon=\"arrow\">\n            <span class=\"u-screenreader\">Take Action: Electronic Media Policy<\/span> READ MORE\n          <\/a>\n         \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  \n      <div class=\"ContentPromo-btn\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/live-american-orchestras.pantheonsite.io\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/fcc-action-on-wireless-microphones\/\" class=\"btn btn--white-outline btn--large f-uppercase\" aria-label=\"FCC Action on Wireless Microphones\">FCC Action on Wireless Microphones<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"news\"><a name=\"#news\"><\/a>Electronic Media Policy News\n<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"ThreespotBlock l-fullwidth\">\n  <div class=\"l-wrap--large\">\n    <ul class=\"Listing\" id=\"block_60330f30fd24d\">\n    \n      <li class=\"ListingItem Listing-list-item\">\n  <div class=\"ListingItem-wrapper CoverLink-parent\">\n    <div class=\"ListingItem-content has-no-img\">\n              <div class=\"ListingItem-metaInfo\">\n                      <p class=\"ListingItem-topic f-uppercase\" aria-label=\"Music Distribution &amp; Licensing\">Music Distribution &amp; Licensing<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n              <p class=\"ListingItem-date f-uppercase\" aria-label=\"October 6, 2017\">October 6, 2017<\/p>\n      \n      <h2 class=\"ListingItem-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wireless-microphones-where-are-we-now\/\" class=\"CoverLink\">Wireless microphones: where are we now?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n              <p class=\"ListingItem-description CoverLink-over\">\n          The League, as part of a larger Performing Arts Wireless Microphone Working Group, has recently been representing orchestras in a series of meetings at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and earlier this week filed joint comments to the FCC.\n        <\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ListingItem Listing-list-item\">\n  <div class=\"ListingItem-wrapper CoverLink-parent\">\n    <div class=\"ListingItem-content has-no-img\">\n              <div class=\"ListingItem-metaInfo\">\n                      <p class=\"ListingItem-topic f-uppercase\" aria-label=\"Music Distribution &amp; Licensing\">Music Distribution &amp; Licensing<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n              <p class=\"ListingItem-date f-uppercase\" aria-label=\"May 14, 2015\">May 14, 2015<\/p>\n      \n      <h2 class=\"ListingItem-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/electronic-media-policy-update\/\" class=\"CoverLink\">Electronic Media Policy Update<\/a><\/h2>\n\n              <p class=\"ListingItem-description CoverLink-over\">\n          The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may soon rule on several proceedings that will impact the use of wireless microphones. The FCC is proposing that entities using fewer than 50 microphones would not be able to register in a geo-location database which provides interference protection.\n        <\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n<\/li>\n      \n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Banner: Members of the Des Moines Symphony perform&nbsp;<\/em>\u201c<em>History &amp; Folklore,\u201d the first concert in its livestreamed&nbsp;<\/em>\u201c<em>Live from the Temple\u201d series, at the Temple for Performing Arts in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Photo: Minda Davison<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orchestras that use wireless microphones, either on stage or backstage, are subject to new rules set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":14670,"parent":15625,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"views\/template-landing.blade.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21099","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic-advocacy","topic-music-distribution-licensing"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Electronic Media Policy Issues - americanorchestras.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Electronic Media Policy Issues - americanorchestras.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Orchestras that use wireless microphones, either on stage or backstage, are subject to new rules set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"americanorchestras.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/orchleague\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-02-25T01:30:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/InnovationBanner-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"918\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@orchleague\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/\",\"name\":\"Electronic Media Policy Issues - americanorchestras.org\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/InnovationBanner-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-02-21T22:59:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-02-25T01:30:21+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/InnovationBanner-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/InnovationBanner-1.jpg\",\"width\":1800,\"height\":918,\"caption\":\"Minda Davison, Des Moines Symphony, perform \\\"History & Folklore,\\\" the first concert in its livestreamed \\\"Live from the Temple\\\" series, at the Temple for Performing Arts in downtown Des Moines, Iowa.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Learn\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Music Distribution and Licensing\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Electronic Media Policy Issues\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/\",\"name\":\"americanorchestras.org\",\"description\":\"Advancing the Orchestral Experience for All.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Electronic Media Policy Issues - americanorchestras.org","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Electronic Media Policy Issues - americanorchestras.org","og_description":"Orchestras that use wireless microphones, either on stage or backstage, are subject to new rules set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).","og_url":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/","og_site_name":"americanorchestras.org","article_publisher":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/orchleague","article_modified_time":"2021-02-25T01:30:21+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1800,"height":918,"url":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/InnovationBanner-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@orchleague","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/","url":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/","name":"Electronic Media Policy Issues - americanorchestras.org","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/InnovationBanner-1.jpg","datePublished":"2021-02-21T22:59:48+00:00","dateModified":"2021-02-25T01:30:21+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/InnovationBanner-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/InnovationBanner-1.jpg","width":1800,"height":918,"caption":"Minda Davison, Des Moines Symphony, perform \"History & Folklore,\" the first concert in its livestreamed \"Live from the Temple\" series, at the Temple for Performing Arts in downtown Des Moines, Iowa."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/electronic-media-policy-issues\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","item":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Music Distribution and Licensing","item":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/music-distribution-and-licensing\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Electronic Media Policy Issues"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/","name":"americanorchestras.org","description":"Advancing the Orchestral Experience for All.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21099"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22183,"href":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21099\/revisions\/22183"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}