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Hispanic consumers are 12% more likely than the total population to not have a cable or satellite subscription while some 62% are currently “cordless.” Concurrently, some 28% of U.S. Hispanics are content with their conventional TV service. Those are some of the key findings from a new Hispanic consumer research report.

Across every Gray Media broadcast television station, the National Anthem has been broadcast daily. Starting Tuesday, a new rendition of the anthem will begin airing, and it places a spotlight on the talent and dedication of younger generations.

Just how popular is the National Football League? In September, Thursday Night Football helped give Amazon Prime Video a 12% bump in viewership — leading it to match its platform-best share of TV set in both September and October 2023. That's according to the latest edition of "The Gauge" from Nielsen.

Futuri, the Daniel Anstandig-founded broadcast technology company driven by AI, has brought to market several "enhancements" to its TopLine sales intelligence platform. Among the changes: the automatic generation of real-time insights, with client information housed in a single, central location.

The enhancements include customization tools, a streamlined layout and design intended to bring users faster and easier access to local weather data, information and forecasts personalized to user needs and preferences.

Amid broad discussions on AI's impact on media and journalism, NPR is the first major broadcast organization to submit reply comments to the FCC's proposed rules on disclosure of AI-generated content in political advertising.

A FM radio station broadcast licensee serving Las Vegas and St. George, Utah, seeks to gain new business through the use of GeoBroadcast Solutions' "ZoneCasting" and "MaxxCasting." To see both technologies in action, a FCC Commissioner aligned with the Democrats last week took a visit to Las Vegas.

The station had been on the air for one year, and when he walked into the studios for the first time on that February 1948 day, he said, "This is for me. This is what I want to do." Thus began a more than 60-year career at KSDK-5 in St. Louis. Now, the television industry is pausing to pay tribute to Ray Hoffstetter, who has passed away at the age of 98.

A PhD student in the Department of Communication at University of California Santa Barbara, along with her research team, in February 2022 published a scholarly article that examines the role of Radio in a crisis. We are pleased to revisit this piece in the wake of both Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.

From 1989 through early 2003, the station that is today "97.1 The River" served Atlanta as WFOX. Today, an AM using FM translators to reach listeners across the region has brought back the "Fox" branding to the market.  So, what Atlanta FM that was branded "The Fox" across the 2010s is being sold? Look to Michigan for answers.