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Emergency Alert System hardware vendor Digital Alert Systems has issued a strong rebuttal to the NAB, defending its opposition to a proposed FCC rulemaking that would allow software-based EAS processing. In formal reply comments, the company refutes NAB's argument that the company's concerns are grounded in commercial self-interest.

Salem Radio Network syndicated host Mark Walters was the first to file a defamation complaint linked to OpenAI’s ChatGPT in June 2023, just months after the chatbot's public launch. Now that closely watched lawsuit has come to its conclusion, marking an early precedent in the legal scrutiny of generative artificial intelligence.

Radio One Buffalo owner Buddy Shula is giving a flag-waving rebrand to his latest AM acquisition as he prepares to launch a new format on the signal. The FCC has approved a call letter change for WHLD-AM in Niagara Falls, New York. Effective with a Local Marketing Agreement starting June 1, the station will officially identify as WUSW.

Sinclair Television Group has exercised a long-standing purchase option to acquire KMEG in Sioux City, along with its associated translators in Nebraska and northern Iowa, from Waitt Broadcasting. The transaction formalizes a relationship that has been guided by a Shared Services Agreement between the two companies since 2005.

Hispanic Radio Conference 2025 is coming to Houston June 11–12, and early bird pricing wraps up Tuesday, May 27 at 12:01a ET, immediately following the Memorial Day weekend. Register before the deadline to secure the lowest available rate for the industry’s premier gathering focused on Hispanic radio’s future.

She's the former Market President and Publisher of Pacific Business News and led the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Now, Pacific Media Group has tapped her as General Manager of its Honolulu Radio Operations, overseeing Oʻahu stations 102.7 da Bomb, 105.9 The Wave FM, HI93, and 94.7 KUMU.

The 2025 New York Festivals Storytellers Gala honored the best in television, film, and radio during a virtual ceremony on May 22, recognizing outstanding work across genres, formats, and platforms from more than two dozen countries. In television, Al Jazeera English was named Broadcaster of the Year for the ninth consecutive year.

BIA Advisory Services is bringing back a familiar face as it deepens its commitment to political media strategy and cross-platform advertising analytics. The firm has announced that veteran media analyst Steve Passwaiter has rejoined the company as a Senior Advisor.

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