Until Wednesday, it was understood that there was no future for NJ PBS, a unit of The WNET Group focused on New Jersey. Now, thanks to an institute of higher learning in the Garden State, a cessation of operations due to funding woes won't be in the cards.
TextNow, an app-based mobile phone service, has made iHeartRadio a select app included in its Free Flex Plan, giving customers in both the U.S. and Canada included 5G data access to stream music and live radio while on the go. The iHeartRadio integration is now available to eligible Free Flex customers.
The non-profit organization dedicated to advancing female leadership in radio broadcasting is now accepting applications for its eighth annual Elevating Women in Programming Mentorship. Here's how you can apply for the experience, which includes a ticket to the 2027 NAB Show in Las Vegas.
Earlier this week, House Judiciary Committee head Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell asking him to offer testimony at a June 10 hearing which seeks to examine the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 and its effect on the modern broadcast market for major sports leagues. Goodell declined.
The 2026 Radio Mercury Awards have been presented, with a 35th annual awards presentation held at Sony Hall in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday night. The top honor — a "Best in Show" accolade — was awarded for the advertising creative with the theme "Truckers Unite The World."
Nearly four hours. That's how much time the average American spent with audio every day in Q1 2026, new data from Nielsen Audio show. It's an achievement that comes as Americans have access to an ever-expanding menu of listening options.
In a must-read Media Information Bureau column, public speaking coach Rosemary Ravinal notes how we live in an age when communication tools are everywhere. Yet despite all these ways to connect, we're speaking to each other less using our voices in real time. Here are some tips to remedy this conundrum.
Across the New York Tri-State Area, Erick Salgado has established himself as a key purveyor of Hispanic evangelical radio programming through a collection of stations licensed to Cantico Nuevo Ministry. Now, he's expanding the broadcast ministry's footprint to Sussex County, N.J.
On May 12, the LPTV Broadcasters Association sent an open letter to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr asking the Commission to formally recognize the 3GPP 5G Broadcast standard as a voluntary transmission option under Part 74 for Low Power Television stations. The ATBA has spoken, and it doesn't agree with the proposal.
Sinclair Inc. has just launched what it calls "a comprehensive local marketing and consumer education campaign" designed to increase awareness and adoption of NEXTGEN TV in Ohio's state capital. The campaign focused on the Columbus, Ohio, market includes a localized website designed to educate and influence.
Omnichannel outcomes platform Teads has reached an integration agreement with Havas Media Network that places its Audience Planning API technology into Havas’ Converged.AI platform. This, say the companies, allows planners to activate audiences directly from Havas’ planning environment.
LG Radio+, an LG Electronics offering, and it is teaming up with iHeartMedia in a plan that brings the company's more than 850 live iHeartRadio stations, digital-only stations and roster of podcasts to the LG Radio+ app.
Griffin Media and DirecTV have successfully reached a new carriage deal that restored the company’s Tulsa and Oklahoma City stations to the direct broadcast satellite TV service’s local lineups across Oklahoma.
The first FCC spectrum auction in four years has commenced, and it will over some 200 5G-grade spectrum licenses that "laid fallow for more than a decade." The license areas included in the action include 48 states, two U.S. territories and major markets including New York, Chicago, Boston, Tampa-St. Petersburg and Charlotte.
How serious is the NAB's effort to bring its Broadcast Positioning System (BPS) to fruition, and get it deployed as a solid alternative or even an ultimate replacement for GPS technology? An independent company focused on BPS's commercial deployment has come to be.
A selection of video podcasts within the SiriusXM network are heading to the free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel service that is owned by Fox Corporation and is rapidly attracting households of viewers.
The Broadcasters Foundation of America has finalized the date of its annual BFOA Giving Day, rallying the broadcast industry for a one-day fundraising effort to provide critical financial assistance to radio and television professionals facing acute hardship due to catastrophic illness, disaster, or other life-altering circumstances.
It operates under the local "KXLY Brands" banner in the State of Washington's second-largest market, led by the ABC affiliate serving Spokane and a group of seven radio brands. Now, thanks to a shared services agreement, Morgan Murphy Media will be adding the market's FOX affiliate to its array of offerings to consumers and advertisers.
Until this week, few outside of the Deep South were likely familiar with Rep. Barry Moore. That rapidly changed late last week, as word of legislation he's proposing that would require the FCC to warn TV viewers of "transgender, non-binary, gender transition or abnormal gender expression themes" gained national attention.
The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology is welcoming a new Associate Chief and Chief of the Laboratory Division. It is an individual who brings more than 20 years of leadership experience spanning engineering, operations, customer service, research, and equipment‑build and compliance roles across media providers.
