Across the Pacific Northwest, Alexandra Communications, under the direction of Thomas and Cheryl Hodgins, has operated a collection of AMs, FMs and FM translators in a variety of locales. Now, they're preparing to take ownership of a pair of AM stations in rural eastern Oregon.
A 1,000-watt Class C AM radio station serving Fort Smith, Ark., is poised to become the property of a company that shares its name with a popular chocolate candy snack. That's because Pharis Broadcasting is abandoning "Fort Smith's Straight Talk" by handing the "Marshal" to a new boss.
Dielectric, the Sinclair-owned broadcast tower company, has seen significant growth of late with its radio industry clients. In particular, FM station owners have been actively securing agreements with Dielectric. But, it hasn't been doing it alone: much of the activity is tied to 49-year-old pro audio company SCMS.
The 2025 NAB Show is poised to serve as yet another reminder that the consumer-forward gadgetry bringing clearer picture and improved sound to broadcast TV is broader than ever — and going global.
Audio processing and broadcast technology specialist Telos Alliance has reached an agreement with Telestream that brings the full integration of its Minnetonka Audio AudioTools Server with the Telestream Vantage product.
The Walt Disney Company operates on a unique fiscal year calendar, and it is ready to reveal its results for its second financial quarter of 2025. When will that happen? It's coming on the first Wednesday in May.
Since an initial announcement at IBC2024 in Amsterdam, the collaboration, they say, "has matured into a powerful alliance that helps broadcasters and media companies modernize their operations while significantly reducing technical overhead and infrastructure costs."
The Senate Commerce Committee is poised to bring the FCC one step closer to gaining its all-important third Republican vote-maker on the Commission, as President Trump's nominee to fill the agency's vacant seat is scheduled to appear at a nomination hearing on the calendar for next week.
First, it was TEGNA. Then Nexstar Media Group joined the party. Now the Atlanta-based company that seeks to bring in big dollars from its Assembly Atlanta studio complex has decided to also share its first quarter earnings report on the second Thursday of May — right before Upfronts Week.
Without structure and a logical flow from one idea to another, your audience may recall little — even if you’re a charismatic speaker. That's what public speaking coach and veteran public relations executive Rosemary Ravinal has to share in her latest column, perfectly timed ahead of the 2025 NAB Show in Las Vegas.
The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation unveiled the recipients of the 2025 Celebration of Service to America Awards, which recognize local television and radio stations for their outstanding service to their communities across the country. Winners will be honored on June 10 in Washington.
Louisiana Educational Television Authority (LETA) seeks to move a PBS Member station's digital broadcast facility from a VHF channel to a more robust UHF facility. The FCC has now said yes, empowering LETA to make the shift.
PPDS, the provider of Philips digital signage and interactive displays, videowalls and dvLEDs, has set its sights on showcasing its latest broadcast displays at the NAB Show. In particular, the company will demonstrate the products PPDS offers that empower TV studios and newsrooms.
Louisville Public Media (LPM) has selected its next President and Chief Executive Officer, effective May 19. Getting the role is "a seasoned and visionary leader" who LPM believes "brings deep experience in public media and a passion for civic engagement to one of the country’s most respected public media organizations."
The FCC is presently seeking proposals for realistic alternatives to the Global Positioning System (GPS), should it ever be compromised or attacked. The NAB thinks it has an answer, and at the NAB Show it will demonstrate its "Broadcast Positioning System," or BPS, with the assistance of Sinclair and UrsaNav LLC.
U.S.-based employers announced 275,240 job cuts in March, a 60% increase from the 172,017 cuts announced one month prior. It is up 205% from the 90,309 cuts announced in the same month in 2024, which was the highest monthly total recorded last year, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
With days before the start of the 2025 NAB Show, it is now known that two FCC Commissioners will be appearing at the annual conference and expo, which begins Sunday at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Democrat will be at a North Hall session, while the Republican will appear the next morning.
More than 2 1/2 years after a lease deal gave the company control of the properties, paperwork is being submitted with the FCC seeking regulatory approval of a deal that would see Norsan Media finally take on ownership of an FM and an FM translator serving Spanish-speaking audiences in Austin.
A longtime national music formats leader who joined Local Radio Networks (LRN) in 2019 after a tenure at Cumulus Media-owned Westwood One died on Tuesday night of a heart attack. He was engaged in his second favorite passion — ice hockey.
In a deal that caught some industry observers off-guard, Todd Parkin in mid-March struck a multi-million deal to buy five TV stations from Sinclair Inc. Now, it appears Parkin's Rincon Broadcasting Group is already expanding its under-construction stable.
