Radio+Television Business Report

The longtime General Manager of the radio properties serving Baltimore owned by Urban One will be retiring at the end of 2024, ending more than three decades of service to the company led by Alfred Liggins III. Who is his successor?

It was first shared in a blog post from Chairman Carr discussing the agenda for the FCC's December Open Meeting. Now, more details can be shared regarding a Report and Order that would see the Commission amend its rules "to provide regulatory certainty" for all classes of low-power TV broadcasters.

Bill Wilson, Stu Rosenstein and Erik Hellum, along with Claire Yenicay, are finalizing their company's presentation at an upcoming institutional investor event planned for December 3 at Florida Atlantic University and presented by the financial advisory house that's home to Director of Research Michael Kupinski.

It was originally anticipated in early October, but the shutdown of the federal government resulted in a pause of all non-essential efforts at the FCC, which furloughed more than 1,000 individuals over the funding squabble on Capitol Hill.  Now, the Commission has released its quarterly station totals. The big takeaway: commercial AM and FM stations declined in number once again.

The nation's dominant Christian Contemporary Music (CCM) radio broadcasting company has expanded again — this time with a deal that gives them a pair of FM radio stations serving the Colorado River market of Yuma, Ariz.

He's the Chairman of Laramie Jubilee Days, staged each July in the Wyoming city as "a mix of Wild West history, wholesome family fun, and vibrant nightlife." In the radio industry, he's known for his nearly 15 years as the owner of Wolf Creek Radio Broadcasting. Now, Shawn Faxon is adding to his station roster.

It's a unique community-focused noncommercial FM that in recent times has been seeking listener donations to help build a new radio tower, thus making it truly "Williamsport Community Radio." While that effort failed, its future is bright thanks to the sale of its current home and forthcoming move to a LPFM facility.

Who are the best tech-focused leaders in radio and television? Industry leaders are chiming in and offering suggestions as we consider nominations for the fifth annual "Broadcast Media's Top Tech Leaders." Time is running out, as the nomination window closes December 5.

Expanding on the powerful features of the Sonicview series, the new DP model introduces a redundant power supply. Designed for broadcast environments and system integrators, the Sonicview DP line is designed to ensure that key audio never drops out.

One company is a specialist in service quality monitoring, program guide and metadata management, and data broadcasting systems for broadcasters. The other company is known for its broadcast media technology. Both have been selected to help usher in the ATSC 3.0 era at a division of Griffin Media.

It's a Quad Cities, Iowa-Illinois headquartered developer of a broadcast industry AI-enhanced traffic, production, and creative workflow platform. Now, it has brought to market "an advanced AI assistant" already active within the platform.

Dynaudio Acoustics, a Danish maker of reference systems for professional studios and broadcasting companies, recently brought to market its newest range of power amplifiers.

Since Connoisseur Media completed its merger with Alpha Media, the new Connoisseur has aggressively moved to trim non-essential assets from its station stable while adding key revenue-enhancing markets such as San Francisco. A second non-rated market divestiture conducted by Connoisseur is now final.

NPR has elected a new Chair for its Board of Directors. It is a woman who joined the Board as a Public Director in 2022 and previously served as Vice Chair. She currently serves as Chief Operating Officer at business-to-business software as a service company Olo.

If you can believe it, we are nearly halfway done with the decade. And, that means it is almost time to give gifts for Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa or just for the fun of it. One big national retailer recognizes this.

He's an individual who leads a production house for independent motion pictures. In recent years, he's also become an owner of broadcast radio and TV stations. Now, he's selling an AM with an FM translator in California's Coachella Valley. The buyer is a veteran broker.

Chris Ripley is aggressively moving forward with an unsolicited bid to acquire the E.W. Scripps Co. by offering to purchase all outstanding shares for $7 a piece. Pro-MVPD advocacy group ACA Connects bemoaned the plan, claiming it could negatively impact future retransmission fee negotiations.

The President of the United States has weighed in on a current proposal by the FCC to thaw its local TV ownership rules for broadcast television. For Donald J. Trump, wariness abounds, as he suggests any thawing of the rules could give the "Big Four" networks more power than they have today.

In 1983, a former University of Florida swim team member took a job as a Senior News Producer at WTLV-TV in Jacksonville. He'd later serve as a News Producer at WTSP-10 in Tampa, and in 1993 relocated to Western New York to become News Director of WKBW-7 in Buffalo. Since October 1996, he's been based just to the east, in Rochester, N.Y. Now, Chuck Samuels is retiring, and the Sinclair Inc. stations will be getting a new leader.

In February, he launched a Classic Hits operation serving a portion of the Central Coast of California while investing in a Missouri FM. This after the November 2024 purchase of an FM in New York's Adirondacks. Now, Todd Nixon has made it clear he believes in local radio in the most picturesque of settings.