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Radio World friend David Antoine is heading back to an old stomping ground, WBGO(FM), Newark, N.J. Previously ending his time there as chief engineer, he returns to be chief technology officer.

[Read: Antoine Builds on a Sound Education]

Through a four-decade career Antoine has also been at WBLS(FM), WLIB(AM), WOR(AM), WQHT(FM), WRKS(FM), WNCN(FM), WQXR(FM) and WQEW(AM). He has also served as the director of broadcast IT for Westwood One’s network distribution & technical operations center.

He was most recently a radio broadcast engineer with equipment maker Lawo. In addition he is a member of the Society of Broadcast Engineers and holds SBE certifications CBRE and CBNT.

 

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In November 2013, a veteran of Interep with time at Katz Radio Group and MacGavren Guild was promoted after 3 1/2 years as GSM, of a group of stations serving New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley.

Today, Bruce Feniger remains in command of the Pamal Broadcasting stations, including two 50kw heritage FMs that continue to command large audiences. In this exclusive conversation, Feniger shares on the latest InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, how Pamal has carved a niche within the nation’s No. 1 DMA — and attracts advertisers and consumers in ways New York City-based radio and TV stations can’t.

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His Allen Media Broadcasting had been rumored to be a front-runner in the race to win ownership of 10 television stations Gray Television agreed to sell in order to receive regulatory approval of its merger with Quincy Media, Inc.

It’s now official: Allen Media is the buyer.

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LOS ANGELES — Cross-platform and connected TV advertising opportunities just got another boost, thanks to a “unique” strategic partnership that’s been forged between television set maker VIZIO and Verizon Media.

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Early in the pandemic, Comcast shares were “dragged down by NBCU’s cyclicality,” MoffettNathanson Senior Analyst Craig Moffett notes. When they began to rally last November, it wasn’t because the market began to focus on the cable assets.

Rather, Moffett concludes, “it was because the market was searching for more cyclical exposure and was playing the re-opening trade. It was all about the theme parks.”

What does Moffett say now? “Talk about the tail wagging the dog. Now it’s time for the Cable side’s star turn.”

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TORONTO — One of Canada’s biggest communications companies has forged a strategic alliance with an advanced ad tech company designed to leverage its platform, enabling it to deliver “a proprietary omni-channel demand-side platform (DSP)” for advertisers.

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MIAMI — In between songs from Wisin & Yandel, Prince Royce and J. Balvin, Enrique Santos was conversing with his local listeners on iHeartMedia‘s reggaetón-fueled Spanish Contemporary WZTU-FM “Tú 94.9.”

Among the topics shared on Wednesday’s program, “Do you tell your partner when someone flirts with you?” and “My co-worker asked me to be his lover.”

The bits are heard nationally, on a Spanish-language syndicated morning show originating from WZTU. That will continue, along with Santos’ other corporate duties for iHeartMedia, thanks to a new contract.

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The owner of NewsNation, former Tribune stations such as KTLA-5 in Los Angeles and WGN-9 in Chicago, and key legacy properties including KOIN-6 in Portland, Ore., is rewarding its shareholders with a hefty quarterly cash dividend.

Nexstar Media Group’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.70 per share of its Class A common stock.

The dividend is payable on Friday, May 28, to shareholders of record on Friday, May 14.

It’s a testament to the strong performance in 2021 for NXST, which opened Thursday’s trading on the Nasdaq GlobalSelect market at $150.56.

With a $160.37 finish on St. Patrick’s Day, Nexstar shares are in a range that’s higher than they’ve ever seen. As the year started, NXST was at $107.83. One year ago, with pandemic concerns plaguing media stocks, NXST was at $66.60.

Now, it bears a 1-year target price of $166.61.

You’re welcome, Georgia voters.

Meredith Local Media enjoyed a particularly strong fiscal Q3, with the first three months of 2021 yielding a healthy increase in core advertising, along with a surprising influx of political ad dollars resulting from two runoff races in the Peach State that received national recognition — and financial support.

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