It is a Class B AM with a companion FM translator that on July 1, 2024 went dark under Special Temporary Authority from the FCC as it became clear that Kermit Womack, aged 89, could no longer operate them independent of additional staff and expenses. Now, the facilities are heading to a new owner.
She officially became a FCC Commissioner in mid-June, yet there's already movement in the staff of Olivia Trusty. Specifically, she's welcoming two new people to her staff while making one permanent hire — as one individual is already saying farewell.
The owner of more radio stations in the U.S. than any other broadcast licensee has selected a woman with "deep expertise in ad tech and digital and mobile advertising" to serve in the newly created role of Chief Business Officer.
The digital multicast television network purveyor led on a day-to-day basis by President/COO Otto Padrón has secured a new Chief Financial Officer. And, like Padrón, he was formerly with Los Angeles-focused broadcast licensee Meruelo Media.
Audience, formerly known as Aptivada, is widely known as a promotions and contesting platform used by both broadcast radio and television stations across the U.S. A big platform update has just been revealed, and among the companies eager to take advantage of the changes is Gray Media.
A Class A FM serving Dauphin County, Pa., a rural portion of the Harrisburg DMA, as part of a "Bigfoot Country" trimulcast will soon be in the hands of a noncommercial religious broadcast ministry. That's according to a just-filed asset purchase agreement awaiting regulatory approval from the FCC.
In mid-April, RBR+TVBR shared details of the sale of an FM to Vic Michael by Sunbury Broadcasting Corp. Now, Michael is spinning this FM to the CCM behemoth that owns more noncommercial radio stations than any other U.S. broadcast licensee.
From Maricopa County to Maui and from Boca Raton to Jupiter, school is back in session. What will that mean for the quick-service restaurant brands that invested heavily on cable TV for the week ending August 10, now that many of their customers will be in classrooms and study halls?
"By 2030, the agencies that win won’t be defined just by the tech they use, but by the culture they build," says the CEO of the 4As. "While AI will undoubtedly reshape how agencies work, culture will determine where people work, who stays, how bold ideas come to life and play a role in how clients evaluate agency relationships."
The 10-week NCAB Broadcast Technology Academy is designed provide students with a mix of classroom instruction and hands-on training to arm them with the technical skills and theoretical knowledge required to excel in the broadcasting industry.
StreamGuys has added consumption metrics for rewindable streams to SGreports, a log processing and content analytics toolset designed to help broadcasters and media companies understand how audiences interact with streaming content.
Here's an intriguing question asked by Borrell Associates to local ad buyers in its Spring 2025 survey: Which is not on advertisers' Top 10 list of most effective media? The choices are Streaming Audio; Direct Mail; Cable TV; and Radio.
As the FCC sees it, New England is the home of the Patriots, not Pirates. As such, it has proposed a pair of fines totaling $45,000 for the illegal use of the FM airwaves in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, respectively.
Citing Section 114 of the Copyright Act, the decision effectively eliminates a legal enforcement mechanism that broadcasters have long expected SoundExchange could wield, placing future disputes squarely in the hands of individual copyright holders or Congress.
Gray Media on Friday morning lifted the curtain on its second quarter 2025 financial results, with core advertising revenue consistent with the company's updated guidance for the three-month period ending June 30. However, the company swung to a net loss, missing analysts' forecasts.
For The E.W. Scripps Co., a "strong second quarter in a soft advertising climate" was seen, President/CEO Adam Symson shared during the company's Q2 2025 earnings call on Friday morning. He also shared that the company, despite the macroeconomic headwinds, is tackling its debt in swift fashion.
Gray Media is on a buying spree, and after agreeing on August 1 to acquire Block Communications, Inc.'s television stations, it has struck an agreement to acquire Allen Media Group's broadcast TV properties in 10 markets. The transaction involves properties across 10 markets.
While Amazon Prime may be a draw for some subscribers for its exclusive live sports offerings and feature films, rather than its original scripted series, one thing is for certain: it has gained nearly 30 million paid subscribers in the U.S. in the last five years.
In what could be its last second quarter earnings report, Fubo, which is being acquired by The Walt Disney Co., delivered results that exceeded both its subscriber and revenue guidance. This led investors to snap up shares in the "Sports First" vMVPD, bringing it closer to a new year-to-date high.
Two radio stations serving the City of New York, an AM to the east on Long Island, a big AM serving the Midwest, and one of the biggest Rock stations in the U.S. are the five finalists for "Legendary Station of the Year," as the NAB on Thursday announced its list of nominees for the 2025 NAB Marconi Radio Awards.
