FCC Media Bureau Head Dismisses ‘News Distortion’ Policy Erasure Ask
The Acting Chief of the FCC's Media Bureau has dismissed a Petition for Special Relief filed by "a number of former FCC officials" and a notable hopeful who requested the Commission “repeal its news distortion policy in full.” The reason is a simple one for Alex Sanjenis.
TEGNA Strengthens Its C-Suite Under CEO Paolini
It's a direct result of ongoing litigation between DirecTV and state attorneys general and TEGNA and its owner, Nexstar Media Group, designed to prevent Nexstar from fully merging TEGNA's assets with its own: CEO Patrick Paolini has promoted four individuals to TEGNA's newly refreshed executive leadership team.
PBS Selects LTN to Power Nationwide IP Video Network
In a move designed to "modernize and future-proof" content distribution and contribution across more than 330 member stations, PBS has signed an agreement with LTN making the IP-based video transport and network firm its in-the-cloud video provider.
CAR To Carr: ‘The View’ Is Not News
Danlel Suhr and the Center for American Rights are single-handedly responsible for investigations into "news distortion" and a review of whether or not long-running ABC roundtable talk show "The View" is a bona fide news program. CAR has told the Carr Commission it is clearly not news.
WPP Media Developing Video Buyer Agent
"Our goal is to move the market beyond isolated agent announcements and toward a common foundation for trusted agent-to-agent media buying.," WPP Media shared in a lengthy announcement distributed on Thursday.
Ex-Journal Radio Group Head, Magnum Founder Enter WBA Hall
Steve Wexler and Dave Magnum were joined by Woodward Community Media's Director of Broadcast and a now-retired iHeartMedia Wisconsin Metro President as this year's inductees into the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. The four were feted at a Thursday night affair in Lake Geneva, Wisc.
Press Wins Interference Fight Over Family Stations NYC Translator
Press Communications has successfully convinced the FCC that a tiny FM translator located in The Bronx is still an interference threat to its successful Country station serving Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, in New Jersey. That results in a need for Family Stations to retool the mini-FM, which uses a frequency once home to WVIP-FM.
Davis Rises To Cumulus Media RVP Role
He leads Cumulus Media's radio stations in Oklahoma City, home to five audio brands, and has been the VP/Market Manager in the home of the Thunder since 2015. Now, he's adding additional responsibilities in a city that's home to the Air Force Academy.
Transaction Retract: Blue Ridge Returns Stations to Three Rivers
In August 2023, Chuck Marsh agreed to purchase a group of stations from Three Rivers Media, with a Promissory Note put in place along with a payment schedule. The seller sued Marsh over nonpayment; Marsh countersued. A settlement has been reached, and it negates the deal after nearly three years.
A Big AM/FM Presence Anticipated For 2026 TAB Show
As the organizers of the Texas Association of Broadcasters' "TAB Show" see it, this year's affair is "the most radio-forward in recent memory." Over two days, more than 25 sessions, upward of 100 exhibit-floor vendors and close to 1,200 broadcasters, engineers, sellers and leaders will gather for a "mini-NAB Show."
Christian Radio’s Streaming Royalty Problem: A Call For Unity
The growing cost of streaming and how it's impacting Christian radio is a topic of significance to operators across the thriving segment of the U.S. radio broadcast industry. However, there's a lack of unity when it comes to fighting the royalty fee hikes, says Geoff Moore of Christian FM Media Group in this column.
No Bull: Audacy Scores A Fresh Deal With Chicago’s NBA Team
The Audacy Sports Talk audio brand found on a 50kw Class A AM and simulcast on the Class B FM formerly known as WBMX since early February have scored a multi-year extension of their broadcast rights agreement with the National Basketball Association franchise serving Chicago.
A Silent Hartford AM Is Sold By Gois
The broadcast licensee founded by Ivan Gois has sold all of its operational AM radio stations in the Constitution State. This facility, silent under a FCC STA since February, is now being sold. It will leave Gois with properties solely in Massachusetts.
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Switchin’ To Glide: A Tiny FM Translator Goes To CSN
It is a Class D FM translator with all of 10 watts, and that's enough to reach tiny Glide, Ore., and nearby Roseburg. Situated between Eugene and Medford, this facility has served as a rebroadcast partner for the University of Oregon's Classical service.
That's about to change.
A Walmart Deal That Widens Access to Connected TV Advertising
Walmart has agreed to acquire a self-serve, connected TV advertising platform it says is designed to simplify advertising for small and mid-sized businesses and mid-market brands.
Prime Ad Dollars Going to Spot Cable
As broadcast stations, fueled by the NAB, take on "Big Tech" and its siphoning of both ad dollars and audiences to streaming audio and video platforms, there's a noticeable new entrant on the latest Spot Ten Cable report, based on ad play counts totaled each week by iHeartMedia-owned Media Monitors.
Nunley Weighing July ’27 Start To Nexstar Appeal Fight
The court that put into effect a preliminary injunction preventing Nexstar Media Group from fully merging its acquired TEGNA assets has received a proposed amended schedule for when it will formally hear arguments in a trial that would determine whether the combination of the two companies is an antitrust violation.
BFOA Giving Day Coming June 25
The fundraiser is an annual effort to raise critical funds that support our mission of providing financial assistance to broadcast professionals facing severe hardship due to debilitating illness or disaster. The BFOA has distributed more than $20 million in aid to radio and television professionals over the past 15 years.
A ‘Strategic Roadmap’ For Growth Through U.S. Hispanic Consumers
The Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC) has released its 2025 LDC U.S. Latinos in Media Report™: Full Year Update and the 2026 LDC Strategic Roadmap for the Entertainment Industry. The data highlights "a widening chasm" between where Latinos consume English-language content and how they are represented on and off screen in the industry.
A Revenue Intelligence Platform for Media Sales Teams Arrives
AI-driven broadcast technology company Futuri has brought to market a revenue intelligence platform for media sales teams. As the company founded by Daniel Anstandig believes, TopLine Enterprise streamlines disparate research, outreach, creative, and attribution tools into a single workflow for media sales teams.
FCC Cheers Close of ‘Successful’ Wireless Auction
Auction bidding beat expectations with significant per-unit prices and gross winning bids exceeding $3.5 billion. Through the auction, valuable mid-band spectrum that was previously idle has been allocated for productive use.
An Active Move To Automate, Scale Broadcast Ad Operations
Global media and corporate trade firm Active International has opted to use Comcast Technology Solutions' Comcast AdFusion product to help modernize and scale its broadcast ad traffic and creative distribution operations.
AuviTran Launches Its Newest Audio Interface Product
Presented at InfoComm 2026 on the booth of AuviTran’s U.S. distribution partner Synthax, the new interface expands AES67 connectivity to 128 input and 128 output channels at 48 kHz when operated with the Audio ToolBox Touch Control.
PPDS Unveils UltraSlim Philips Signage For TV Studios
At InfoComm 2026 in Las Vegas, PPDS — the exclusive global provider of Philips Professional Displays — officially brought to market its first range of 'UltraSlim' Digital Signage displays. Available in all global markets, the AI ready 4K UHD Philips Signage 7000 Series has been designed to support a range of markets and environments.
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