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Mark Fine takes issue with Ira Wilner's view on software-defined radio listeners

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A veteran radio industry market-level leader who has been overseeing Urban One's properties in Raleigh-Durham is saying farewell, and is ready to conclude his career. Gary Weiss' successor has already been named, and he'll start his new role on November 1.

The National Basketball Association franchise that serves Central Florida will now see a small slate of its match-ups air on broadcast TV in the Orlando and neighboring Tampa-St. Petersburg DMAs. It is thanks to an arrangement that allows Hearst Television-owned stations to air games produced by FanDuel Sports Network Florida.

Investors in the biggest single licensee of broadcast television stations in the U.S. will once again be rewarding its shareholders, as the company's Board of Directors is moving forward with a formidable dividend.

Graham Holdings Company has distributed its Q3 2025 financial results, and that includes a breakdown of just how its Graham Media Group broadcast television unit performed. How did it do? On tough comps, revenue and operating income were both down.

There is a new SVP of Sales for iHeartMedia's San Francisco-Oakland stations, and she'll officially take on her new role this Monday. She's an individual with more than two decades of experience across AdTech, SaaS, social media and emerging marketing technologies.

Forward-thinking broadcasters have already locked in Forecast 2026 at early bird pricing. They're turning this November 12 investment at the Harvard Club of New York into next October's revenue growth story. Will you be there, or let your competitor gain knowledge beneficial to the entire team?

I asked five experienced engineers for their opinions about trends in radio on-air processing

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Cross-platform TV advertising measurement company iSpot has named a new President and Chief Revenue Officer. It is a "strategic hire" for iSpot, which continues to seek to establish itself as a key source for metrics "in the fragmented video ad market."

The new Executive Director will oversee all aspects of sports talk content across the network, including daily technical operations, social media strategy, and brand management. He reports to Bruce Gilbert, SVP of Sports/Content & Audience for the Cumulus Media-owned unit.