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"Resilience in trying times is starting to define radio like never before"

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A new national survey on trust in news sources finds that traditional broadcast and cable television still command some of the highest levels of public confidence, despite the proliferation of digital-first platforms, streaming news services, and algorithm-driven content delivery.

A form filing allows an HD Radio station to run different upper or lower sideband power

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While the FCC opens the door to deregulation for traditional broadcasters in the wake of unregulated digital competitors, Commissioner Nathan Simington has suggested a second, concurrent way to level the playing field: bringing streaming platforms under the same rules that govern cable and satellite providers.

Two East Texas FM signals have officially lost their broadcast licenses. The revocation comes after no formal response to the FCC’s demand for payment or justification for unpaid regulatory fees for fiscal years 2024, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017.

The 2025 Hispanic Radio Conference is set to bring together some of the biggest names in radio, advertising, and media advocacy for two days of conversations shaping the future of Spanish-language broadcasting from AI to Gen Z.

Live TV streaming platform Fubo has become the first Connected TV provider to offer pause ads in a programmatic, biddable environment. The move follows the company’s initial rollout of pause ads, which appear after a viewer pauses content and disappear when playback resumes, last year.

The Bronx is New York City's latest borough to draw the attention of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau, which says an unlicensed FM radio station has been operating there on 91.3 MHz. With no license issued and no cooperation from the individuals behind the broadcasts, the FCC is now putting the pressure on the property owners.

A long-running talk and religious format station in Chattanooga, Tenn., is facing possible license revocation after decades on the air. The FCC has issued a formal Order to Pay or to Show Cause to Bible Talk Chattanooga (WJOC-AM) licensee Sarah M. Fryar, citing a failure to pay regulatory fees going back to 2016.

iHeartMedia, already the largest podcast publisher in the U.S. by audience reach, is betting that the platform's fans can expand its digital dominance into live, appointment-based listening across its terrestrial broadcast properties with a new true crime radio program set to premiere next month.

Powered by AudioScience, it supports up to 16 individual tuners

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But the Jacobs brothers say the dash also opens singular opportunities

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Hope Media Group has officially unveiled its new 50,000-square-foot Ministry & Media Center in New Caney, TX, giving a first look at the Christian broadcaster’s updated headquarters. The building anchors the Valley Ranch Entertainment District and is part of a larger HMG operational consolidation.

The Media Bureau and the Office of Managing Director require Sarah M. Fryar to pay delinquent regulatory fees or show cause why payment should be waived or deferred.

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Notable proposals from the association’s filing in the “Delete, Delete” window

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Negotiations between Paramount Global and former President Donald Trump to settle a $20 billion defamation lawsuit tied to CBS News' 60 Minutes have reportedly stalled as political pressure builds and federal scrutiny of the company’s pending merger with Skydance Media intensifies.

FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez issued a forceful rebuke of what she described as a coordinated federal campaign to intimidate journalists and pressure news organizations into silence, warning that regulatory power is increasingly being used as a political weapon, saying, “If I get fired, it isn’t because I didn’t do my job—it’s because I insisted on doing it.”