Industry News

The longtime music industry executive who serves as President of Global Music Marketing at iHeartMedia has been elevated to the role of President at the Mediabase arm within its RCS Worldwide subsidiary operation in White Plains, N.Y.

The individual presently serving as Director of National Sales for Hearst Television has been promoted to the newly created role of VP/Revenue, reporting to EVP Ashley Gold. It is an individual who first joined Hearst TV in 2023 as OTT National Sales Manager.

A new VP/General Manager has been selected by Sinclair Inc. to oversee its FOX affiliate serving Omaha-Council Bluffs and its ABC and FOX stations serving the Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney DMA. Taking the role is the 19-year GM of KTVO-TV in Kirksville, Mo.-Ottumwa, Iowa.

DTV+, Brazil’s next-generation television standard, has been launched. To support the industry’s transition toward remote and cloud-native production and distribution, Telos Alliance's Jünger Audio brand is joining Fraunhofer IIS and its industry partners to showcase a cloud-based, DTV+-compliant workflow at SET Expo 2026.

The FCC’s Local Radio Ownership Rule has drawn a steady stream of visitors to commissioners’ offices this summer. Now Cox Media Group is the latest broadcaster to press the case for looser radio ownership rules directly to commissioners.

Dan Bongino is headed back to radio, and he'll be part of a new three-hour offering being distributed through the national radio arm of the broadcast licensee nearly ready to emerge from voluntary debtor-in-possession status with more than 30% of its voting interest going to the man behind notorious newspaper publisher Alden Global Capital.

It is a North Texas non-secular audio brand known for “Encouraging Music … Words of Hope.” It enjoys a booming 100kw Class C signal audible across the Dallas-Fort Worth market. Yet, that's not enough for First Dallas Media, as it has agreed to purchase an FM translator in Big D from Salem Media.

Gray intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to redeem a portion of Gray’s outstanding 10.5% senior secured first lien notes due 2029, repay a portion of its outstanding borrowings under the company’s revolving credit facility, and pay fees and expenses in connection with the offering.

Thirty years ago, he was known as "Keith Clark" and successfully navigating WBZZ "B94" in Pittsburgh. Today, he's Keith Stover, and with Marie Stover operates a two-station media company in the Columbia, S.C., market. Now, his operation is poised to benefit from Townsquare Media's Townsquare Ignite unit.

As AdLarge's VP of Ad Partnerships, the organization gains an individual whose resume includes roles at Scripps Networks, Discovery, and the National Hockey League — an individual lauded for "an extensive track record of developing brand partnerships and integrated sponsorship programs."