A 1kw Class C AM licensed to Martin County, Fla.'s main city and a companion Class D AM with 5kw during daylight hours but just 63 watts at night over neighboring St. Lucie County are being sold. Who's the buyer of these venerable Treasure Coast broadcast facilities?
New data from Nielsen and Edison Research’s The Record highlights the state of audio in the U.S. media landscape, with nearly 20% of daily media consumption dedicated to audio content in the fourth quarter of 2024. And, Radio is at the forefront.
The offering brings users an improved UX experience and low I/O latency, key elements for use in live broadcasts, concerts, studio production, outside broadcast trucks (OB), and backup/disaster recovery. And, the new expansion card brings full support for SMPTE ST 2110 AV Networks to the TASCAM Sonicview console.
RTW, the Koln-based audio technology company used by broadcast, production, and post-production professionals, has rolled out a dialog-gated loudness measurement technology for TouchControl 5.
A San Antonio-based maker of fully integrated radio automation, software playout, and music scheduler has launched a product replete with a diverse library of voices that also offers custom voice cloning. It's a radio tool for the AI generation, courtesy of nextKast.
Orange Slovakia has chosen Appear’s X Platform to manage delivery of the VAR feeds from the stadium to the VOR, and back to the venue for the on-pitch referee to call the decision. Appear’s local partner, Sunteq, provides System Integration services for Orange Slovakia.
The "local first" digital media and marketing company with its roots in broadcast radio has promoted from within to fill three newly created positions — roles that allow the NYSE-traded company "to tackle the numerous opportunities ahead."
He takes the new role on February 24, and Shecterle will oversee all of CMG’s radio stations in the market, including "99.5 KISS FM," KONO-AM & FM, "106.7 FM The Eagle," Country "Y100 FM," and KKYX-AM 680, which uses an FM translator at 104.9 MHz.
On Friday, RBR+TVBR shared details on the sale of a low-powered TV station serving Albany, N.Y., by Dan Viles. It turns out the buyer of that property is also buying a pair of LPTV properties just to the south in the Catskills, and the seller is low power TV entrepreneur and 5G TV advocate "SuperFrank" Copsidas.
John Yob and his Mitten News LLC has agreed to donate a Class D AM radio station with 10kw during daylight hours but a mere 10 watts at night to a religious broadcasting institution.
The Fish has been swallowed by Educational Media Foundation. Now, Salem Media Group has transferred ownership of a pair of Christian-themed music networks to a content provider now offering a trio of non-secular formats to radio stations across the U.S.
So much for an impasse: Paramount has licensed new Nielsen services including Advanced Audiences, Big Data + Panel, Ad-Supported Streaming Platform Ratings, Nielsen ONE Ads for Connected Television, and National OOH expansion to inform advertising, programming and licensing strategies.
A new report from MX8 Labs offers a guide on where growth for over-the-top and free ad-supported TV services, or "FAST" channels, is heading in 2025. The quick answer? Netflix "still has room to grow in terms of consumer coverage and subscriptions," while Tubi is fast becoming a top cable TV replacement service.
In May 1976, an Ashland University graduate took at job at WUAB-TV in Cleveland, focusing his efforts on television production, promotions and programming. In 1994, he would join Sinclair Inc. to lead its TV programming needs. Now, after nearly 50 years in the industry and 30-plus years with Sinclair Inc., he's retiring.
What's prompted Chris Murphy and Pat Ryan to team up on legislation designed to reimburse MVPD customers who can't access a channel they are paying for during a "blackout"? Look no further than Altice USA's Optimum MVPD and the regional sports network home to four New York-area pro sports teams.
In honor of Black History Month, the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) will celebrate past and present African Americans FCC Chairs and Commissioners across February. It is doing so via online honors of seven individuals who have made their respective marks inside the Beltway.
In the RSN world, branded channel names are now in vogue, as the FanDuel Sports Network is the current name of what was previously Bally Sports via a licensing deal with Sinclair Inc. subsidiary Main Street Sports. Now, a radio company has struck a naming rights agreement of its own, and it sees the rebranding of its sports wagering audio entity.
Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, the non-profit group dedicated to advancing female leadership in radio broadcasting, has unveiled the MIW Erica Farber Mentorship in Management Class of 2025.
The junior Democrat serving as a FCC Commissioner has criticized the newly installed Republican leadership under the Trump Administration for its decision to fully pursue a complaint brought against one of the "Big Four" networks for apparent manipulation of a pre-election interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.
The ABC affiliate serving Columbus, Ga., has a new VP/General Manager, effective February 3. And, it happens to be the Director of Sales at the Gray Media-owned property.
