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On Monday, paperwork was submitted for regulatory approval regarding a pair of deals involving low-power television stations in Knoxville; Terre Haute, Ind.; and Greenville, S.C.; from Jeff Winemiller's Lowcountry 34 Media to HC2 Station Group. Now, a third deal has been filed with the FCC.

A collection of Local Now free ad-supported streaming television channels have added distribution via The Roku Channel, thanks to an agreement signed between the platform and Local Now parent Allen Media Group.

An Idaho-based non-profit offering a unique Christian-themed Country music format on a handful of stations across the U.S. is agreeing to sell a 100kw Class C1 facility in Montana. Who's the buyer? It is a Salt Lake City radio personality-turned-public radio station operator who has already taken the FM in an Adult Alternative direction.

Fifteen years ago, Steven Fuchs signed off on a Time Brokerage Agreement allowing Fox Radio Network to control a 25kw Class C3 FM serving a Missouri city along the Black River, in the southeastern corner of the Show-Me State. Now, he is converting that long-term lease into an outright purchase.

How did you tune in to the MLB World Series?

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A Class B AM radio station with an FM translator serving Kalispell, Mont., is poised to see an ownership shift, as a stock purchase agreement will shift the shares held in KOFI-AM from Tana and David Rae.

In March 2023, a 250-watt translator with a formidable signal across the Denver-Boulder market dropped its all-Comedy format by adopting a gold-based Country presentation under the "Front Range Country" brand. Now, the Audacy Inc. audio service is being put in the hands of artificial intelligence, powered by Super Hi-Fi.

A new "soap opera" on network television, in 2025? That's indeed in the works at CBS, thanks to a three-way partnership between the Paramount-owned network, the NAACP and a division of Procter & Gamble Co. 

Behind every headline, there’s a delicate dance between advertisers, broadcasters, and the message itself. Who keeps the lights on in democracy? A Forecast 2025 session featuring NAB President/CEO Curtis LeGeyt and Ad Fontes Media's Lou Paskalis is poised to bring in-person attendees a discussion one can't miss.

They note trends in listening to ad-supported audio including radio

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