Remarks of FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly at the Country Radio Seminar 2016

Country radio is certainly one of the big success stories of the radio industry as a whole, as the top format in the US in terms of the number of stations and the top two or three in terms of audience ratings. I’m looking forward to hearing from you about how we at the Federal Communications Commission can be helpful, but given all of this good news, it seems to me that one of the best things we can do for you is to work on getting out of your way. I am optimistic that during my time at the Commission it will be possible to spur many more badly-needed reforms allowing broadcasters to leverage the Internet in fulfilling requirements such as sponsorship ID and widespread advertising of employment opportunities.