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Unauthorized tones are a "threat to public safety," the commission said

The post American Public Media Settles With FCC Over False EAS Tones appeared first on Radio World.

He's been the Radio + Television Business Report's Top Local TV Leader for the last several years, and in command of the flagship television property within Graham Media Group. Now, he's no longer associated with the NBC affiliate branded as "LOCAL 4," as he has resigned from WDIV-4 in Detroit.

The offering, says Nueva Network, "combines Latino cultural intelligence with modern ad-tech to give brands a single, scalable way to reach U.S. Hispanic audiences across digital audio, video, and Connected TV."

For the first time, Pinterest will combine its intent-rich audience signals with a Connected TV engine, so marketers can clearly measure how television lifts the results of their performance ad campaigns. It is doing so with tvScientific, in an intriguing move for a social media platform.

The NAB has endorsed a request from aviation organizations that the FCC extend the deadline

The post Broadcasters Ask for More Time to Comment on C-Band Plan appeared first on Radio World.

Just like industry peer Beasley experienced, Discord chat rooms about investment opportunities — as seen on social media platform X — are actively talking up iHeartMedia stock. With 30 minutes to go in trading on Thursday, their posts appeared to be working, with "IHRT" shares up by more than 8% from Wednesday.

Thanks to "meme stock" Discord chat among gamers and followers to dubious trading option-makers with followers on X, "BBGI" exploded in growth on Wednesday. Within the first 90 minutes of Thursday's trading on Nasdaq, the wild increase in value had all but evaporated.

Travel to Visalia, Calif., and you'll find an automotive family focused on everything from Cadillacs and Chryslers to Dodge, Ford, GMC and Honda vehicles across five dealerships, plus GA Motorsports. It turns out the family behind these car and truck centers loves radio, and is buying an AM/FM combo.

Two entities within noncommercial giant Minnesota Public Radio have agreed to settle a matter in which Emergency Alert System tones inadvertently aired across nearly 550 broadcast radio stations during a program provided by the BBC. The consent decree involves a big U.S. Treasury "voluntary contribution."

Global advertising spend is now on course to close out 2025 with growth of 8.9% to $1.19 trillion, an upgrade from WARC’s September forecast. Why? Don't look to linear media, as WARC says the change is due to strong results from "Big Tech" platforms and a muted impact on global trade from tariffs.