On March 5, 2020, the owner of an FM translator serving the Crescent City filed its license renewal application with the FCC. However, something was amiss. Now, some 5 1/2 years later, the facility is getting a fresh license. To make it happen, the Commission and the station owner are entering into a Consent Decree.
Conservative activist and Salem Media syndicated host Charlie Kirk is dead after being shot on Wednesday while hosting an event at Utah Valley University. The news was shared by President Donald Trump on Truth Social.
A proposed penalty handed by the FCC in September 2024 to the individual behind unlicensed broadcasts of "Radio Leve Kanpe" in an Essex County, N.J., city has been codified by the Commission, with a Forfeiture Order sent to Masner Beauplan on Wednesday. Now comes the tricky matter of enforcing the steep fine.
Cable's gross advertising revenue decreased by 5.9% in 2024, reaching $20.2 billion. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, that's the lowest dollar total since 2007 and is directly linked to reduced ratings and increased competition from ad-supported streaming services. What's the outlook through 2029?
The FCC has granted a conditional waiver to a Rhode Island town government allowing it to modify its T-Band public safety private land mobile radio (PLMR) system. This will let Tiverton, R.I. operate a second base station some 34.2 miles from an Ion Network station serving Providence owned by The E.W. Scripps Co.
The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau is reminding Emergency Alert System (EAS) participants of the requirement to submit their Form One identifying information in the EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) no later than October 3.
A Class A FM and its Class C AM serving the city of Brattleboro, Vt., have found themselves a new owner, pending regulatory approval of a deal that by its very name assures they stay locally operated. Who's the buyer? Someone once associated with New England talk personality Howie Carr and with WFEA Radio.
For more than 15 years, U.S. Hispanics have emerged as the pacesetters when it comes to adopting and embracing new technology. A newly released report from Nielsen timed to coincide with the start of Hispanic Heritage Month reinforces this fact, showing just how Latinos overindex on video streaming consumption.
The licensee led by Diane Sutter that includes stations tied to the family of the late Willie Davis is selling its remaining audio brand on the local dial, and the buyer is a statewide purveyor of liberal-leaning political talk and spoken word programming.
A mobile and REMI production company serving broadcast media across the U.S. has rolled out its Modulation truck, and in Music City USA it is being put to use for live high school football broadcasts on a MyTV Network affiliate owned by Sinclair Inc.
The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday voted not to restore government dollars directed toward secular non-commercial radio and TV stations in its FY 2026 appropriations bill. The President/CEO of America's Public Television Stations lamented the latest zero-sum motives of Republicans.
The Weigel Broadcasting-owned digital multicast network best-known for its second-run programming and the weekly Svengoolie B-movie program on Saturday evenings has been added to one of the nation's biggest virtual MVPD services.
For some 25 years, Andrés Cantor has sought to attract Spanish-language radio listeners who can't miss a minute of FIFA World Cup action by investing a significant amount of money in the rights to the biggest sports tournament on the planet. Now, the company created to support the World Cup action is welcoming a Chief Digital Officer.
Thrilled about Daniel Jones' performance on Sunday, or thoroughly disappointed by Russell Wilson, Tua or those J-E-T-S? DraftKings knows many have been pulled into the always-magnetic NFL season already, and to attract those fans and perhaps those of college football, it stepped up its Spot activity last week.
It's a whole new Connoisseur Media, with all of the former Alpha Media's broadcast assets joining the company's heritage properties on Long Island, N.Y., and along the Connecticut shoreline. As such, new Format Coordinators are in place, reporting to SVP of Programming Keith Dakin.
The StreamGuys team is heading from California to Amsterdam, as IBC2025 commences later this week. Just in time for the conference and expo, the company led by COO Jonathan Speaker and President Kiriki Delany has named a new Executive VP of Global Sales and a new EVP of Engineering.
A "first-of-its-kind women's only track and field event" will be getting a national TV coverage boost, thanks to an agreement between ATHLOS and Scripps Sports. The result is a linear broadcast partnership, ensuring "Athlos NYC" on October 10 is seen on The E.W. Scripps Co.'s TV network.
She joined the DuJuan McCoy-owned Circle City Broadcasting some six years ago as Content Manager for The CW affiliate serving Indianapolis and in 2023 advanced to News Brand Manager. Two years later, she was named Assistant News Director. Now, she's the new News Director for WISH-8.
He has served as Director of Sales for Audacy‘s Denver radio stations; VP/Sales for “Power 105.1” and the BIN: Black Information Network AM in New York for iHeartMedia; and Director of Sales at the stations presently licensed to MediaCo, formerly Emmis properties. Now, this sales leader is returning to Emmis.
Journalist and Atlanta native Jobina Fortson-Evans will anchor the inaugural newscasts, airing in the 6pm and 11pm time slots. The newscasts, like those in other markets where CBS Owned Stations can be found, will use newly implemented augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) news studio technology.
