Industry News

Earlier this week, RBR+TVBR first shared the news that Amador Bustos had struck a deal to acquire a big FM radio station serving a wide swath of the Seattle-Tacoma DMA's southern tip, including the Washington state capital of Olympia. Now, his Bustos Media Holdings is selling an AM further south in the Rose City.

Wurl, known for its work in the streaming TV industry, has selected a new Chief Executive Officer as Ron Gutman is retiring from the role.  He reports to Adam Foroughi, CEO of AppLovin, which acquired Wurl in 2022.

Born in Houston, Garcia Stone worked for one of the early Spanish-language radio groups prior to industry consolidation, Tichenor Media System. Under Mac Tichenor Jr., Garcia Stone worked at both KLAT-AM and KLTN-FM in Houston for more than 13 years, starting in 1981. It was there where she met Gary Stone, marrying him.

The Major League Soccer club catering to fans across the National Capital Region for nearly three decades is agreeing to bring "re-airings" of its matches to the FOX Television Stations station branded as "FOX 5."

The IBC Show will bring the monitoring and support service's availability overseas

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In a message to staff following a Wednesday all-hands meeting, The Public's Radio and Rhode Island PBS head Pam Johnston confirmed staff members are being offered voluntary buyouts, with potential layoffs on the table, after a $1.1 million annual funding cut tied to Congress' rescission of CPB funding for 2025.

In the distant past, it was Southern California's top-rated spoken word station. Today, KABC-790 is seeking to rekindle some of the magic it enjoyed when Michael Jackson — the talk host, not the singer — brought listeners by teaming up with the University of California, Los Angeles. 

It serves Fort Rucker, Enterprise and Elba, Ala., cities due west of Dothan, as a simulcast partner with a heritage AM radio station sporting the "WOOF" call letters. Soon, this FM will be owned by a different party.

On Tuesday, Nexstar and TEGNA formally announced that they've reached an agreement in which the stations owned by the company formerly known as Gannett would be acquired by the nation's largest single owner of TV properties. That hasn't stopped TEGNA from naming a new leader at its Indianapolis operations.

The LABF has confirmed that NBC’s centennial milestone will be honored among this year’s distinguished Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts. LABF’s annual tribute recognizing "trailblazers and historic contributions" to the broadcasting industry will take place on November 14.