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To the far northwest of Amarillo, Tex., is a Class C2 33kw FM that has mainly served the area’s Hispanic audience in recent years.

Now, that service is likely to continue, as the property has been sold to Viva Media.

Want to learn more about the potential benefits of operating a Spanish-language radio station? Consider attending the 2021 Hispanic Radio Conference!

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Microsoft Corporation has asked the FCC to take another look at an Order that revised its rules governing Distributed Transmission Systems (DTS).

That action led the NAB and the association representing the interests of public television stations across the U.S. to formally respond by assailing Microsoft’s request.

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In the marketing and advertising world, the term “Latinx” has emerged in recent years as one used when discussing Hispanic Americans within Generation X. Some have argued that the term needs to be retired, as few GenX Hispanics use the term themselves.

A new Gallup poll solidifies this argument, while also showing that Blacks aren’t clamoring to be defined as “African American.”

Discover the true power of the Hispanic consumer, no matter how you choose to refer to them. Attend the Hispanic Radio Conference, Sept. 22-23, in Miami. CLICK HERE FOR THE DETAILS!

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TEGNA has promoted the woman who holds the dual roles of LSM and GSM of its ABC affiliate in Lexington, Ky., to the role of President/GM of its bigger Bluegrass State sibling in Louisville.

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Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group (AMG) has selected a VP of Advertising Sales and Client Partnerships with the highly focused role of representing all platforms associated with its African American-targeted brand theGrio.

Taking the role is Jocelyn Langevine. Her task: to bring advertisers to theGrio website, the broadcast and digital television network theGrio.TV, and theGrio free-streaming app to be introduced later this year.

Langevine comes to AMG from ViacomCBS, where she held both Director of Integrated Marketing and Senior Director of Integrated Marketing titles. Prior to ViacomCBS, Langevine worked at ESSENCE magazine, where she was Director of Marketing & Multiplatform Development of ESSENCE and Executive Director of the ESSENCE Festival. Langevine also held previous marketing and branding positions with NBCUniversal Media, BET Networks/Viacom, and CBS Outdoor.

TheGrio free-streaming app aims to provide super hyper-local news, information, weather, sports, and traffic geo-fenced to the user’s zip code, as well as free movies, television shows, documentaries, and entertainment channels.

Langevine will also focus on cross-platform initiatives and brand integration for theGrio.

Langevine reports directly to Cindy Kelly, President of Advertising Sales for AMG’s Entertainment Studios Networks, and is based at the AMG offices in New York City.

WideOrbit announced a new release of its WO Traffic ad sales and commercial operations platform for broadcasters.

“The newest release of WO Traffic marks a significant milestone in the industry with the introduction of the Electronic Material Instructions module, the first automated solution to address the long-standing need to simplify and streamline the material instructions process,” it stated in a press release.

The licensed module integrates with several material instructions providers including ECN, PremiumMedia360, ITN Networks and SpotGenie. More integrations are planned, including Warren Lamb and vCreative.

“These integrations simplify the exchange of new and revised material instructions, helping broadcasters reduce errors (and costly makegoods) while increasing staff productivity,” the company stated.

WO Traffic v21.0 has other enhancements including more intuitive log editing functionality, a customizable Inventory Analysis Report and improved New Orders navigation with easier property location and selection.

The announcement was made by Chief Product Officer Will Offeman, who called the EMI module “a significant step forward in automation for what was previously a highly manual process.”

Info: www.wideorbit.com

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The parade of second quarter fiscal report cards ramped up on Tuesday, with the nation’s largest owner of broadcast television stations sharing their results as the sun rose across North Texas.

For Nexstar Media Group, it was a fine three-month period ending June 30, with earnings per share and revenue surpassing Street estimates.

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One year ago, Cumulus Media‘s stock price was six cents below the $4 mark, a far cry from the $20.90 closing value seen in late August 2018, just weeks after CMLS began trading on the Nasdaq GlobalMarket following the company’s emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.

Today, despite some softness across July, Cumulus shares are poised for a full recovery. It just reported Q2 earnings that, while not stellar, easily surpassed Street expectations — sending CMLS up by nearly 3% as of 11am Eastern.

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One week ago, respected financial house Zacks Equity Research revealed that it expected Sinclair Broadcast Group to post a quarterly loss of $4.23 per share in Q2, with revenue growing to $1.6 billion.

How accurate was the Zacks forecast? The EPS was slightly below expectations, while revenue was right on the money when subtracting non-media dollars.

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Radio World’s Buyer’s Guide section turns each summer to the important category of codecs and related products used for remote broadcasting, STLs and infrastructure planning. Read about the latest from AEQ, Angry Audio, Barix, Comrex, Ferncast, GatesAir, Telos Alliance, Tieline, WorldCast and 2wcom.

Also, Ryan Star of Stationhead explains why he thinks the future of radio is in social audio. The Federal Communications Commission looks at possible changes to several radio technical rules. Clay Freinwald will ease back in his duties at the Washington state SECC. And Workbench has a tip about keeping bees out of your feed horn.

Read the issue.

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