A Democrat who holds a key position within the House E&C Committee teamed up with the American Civil Liberties Union on Friday to give proposed legislation that would prohibit the FCC from revoking broadcast licenses or taking action against broadcasters based on the viewpoints they broadcast a fresh push.
It's a Class B AM with an FM translator serving the Hartford area, including nearby Bristol, Conn., from New Britain, Conn. And, it has long been a voice of the Spanish-language audience in the Constitution State under the ownership of Paul Gois. Soon, that will change, with these "Mega" facilities poised to find Jesus.
For those actively following the low-power broadcast television business in the U.S., Jeff Winemiller and Kristina Bruni are familiar figures who have been involved in many a trade of late. Now, Winemiller is agreeing to sell three LPTVs to Bruni in a deal just submitted to the FCC for its regulatory approval.
At the start of 2025, a silent Special Temporary Authority request was submitted for an AM/FM pair in the Catskills of New York by Townsquare Media "due to economic reasons in the market." Now, the stations are being sold to a small nearby regional operator led by Vince Benedetto.
The largest single owner of broadcast TV stations in the United States agreed to resume broadcasts of “Jimmy Kimmel live!” The news came after the Closing Bell on Wall Street last Friday, putting a conclusion to any broadcast boycott of the ABC late-night program among the network's affiliates.
On September 16, telecasts of key soccer matches in the UK entered a new tech-driven era, thanks to Amazon and a service that was first rolled out in the U.S. to National Football League viewers two years ago.
The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau within the FCC has taken a moment to highlight what it considers "best practices" for cross-sector cooperation and network resiliency during hurricane season — which is far from over, as a storm could be nearing the U.S. Southeast early next week.
Hemisphere Media Group has signed a multi-year content agreement with the public broadcasting service in the Dominican Republic that allows HMG to distribute nearly 30 hours per week from Televisión Dominicana.
A fifth of U.S. adults now regularly get news on TikTok, up from just 3% in 2020. In fact, during that span, no social media platform Pew Research Center has studied experienced faster growth in news consumption, a new analysis shows.
Members of Australia's Commercial Radio and Audio (CRA) organization on Thursday morning learned via e-mail that the Australian Commercial Radio Awards, or "ACRAs," won't be postponed until 2026 after all. The awards have been permanently cancelled.
The leading NPR Member station for the Delaware Valley, serving listeners within the City of Brotherly Love as well as Southern New Jersey and most of The First State, is building on a decade-long relationship with StreamGuys by powering up a new listener-friendly mobile app developed with Vincit.
Two prominent Democratic U.S. Senators from New England on Monday will join in hosting a "spotlight forum" on what they call "the Trump Administration’s unprecedented efforts to use the FCC and government authority to chill First Amendment-protected speech and independent, fact-based news reporting."
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has given a grant of up to $57.9 million over five years to Public Media Infrastructure (PMI), a new independent nonprofit entity formed by a coalition of leading public radio organizations, to sustain public radio distribution through 2030.
In a statement, Sinclair said, "Free speech provides broadcasters with the right to exercise judgment as to the content on their local stations. While we understand that not everyone will agree with our decisions about programming, it is simply inconsistent to champion free speech while demanding that broadcasters air specific content."
In Central Florida, the Holler family has become known for its auto dealerships. Roger Holler is also known for MARC Radio, which operates six radio brands in Gainesville-Ocala and three stations between Titusville and Melbourne. Now, MARC is adding a group of stations serving listeners from Stuart to Sebastian.
For two years, Erie, Pa.-headquartered Lilly Broadcasting has operated a low-power TV station in the territory of Guam that's home to ABC and FOX programming. Pending FCC approval, Lilly will become the owner of the facilities bringing this programming to the South Pacific.
Audio is having a moment, with broadcast radio, podcasting and streaming converging around personality-led shows, social video and on-demand listening. NAB Show New York, Oct. 22-23 at the Javits Center, puts those shifts on stage and on the floor, starting with a dedicated forum for radio and podcast leaders.
The National Bank of Canada has reiterated its rather downbeat price target for the Toronto-headquartered broadcast media company that is the parent of the Global TV network, a host of cable TV channels and a group of radio stations including "Q107" in both Calgary and Canada's largest market.
A marquee NAB Show New York keynote features Smosh CEO Alessandra Catanese on monetizing fan communities. “They’re not just out there telling stories … they’re also having to partner with brands, create their own media empires, even employ people to help run their businesses,” said NAB EVP Karen Chupka.
As the CEO of TelevisaUnivision, Daniel Alegre is calling out one of the biggest tech companies in the world for threatening to "discriminate against Hispanics." How is Google potentially doing that? It plans to shift the Univision network away from its main bundle and to a premium tier. Alegre is fighting back.
