A Key D.C. Communications Law Firm Closes
For many years, it has served as legal counsel to more than 1,500 broadcast radio and television stations. On November 1, the law firm closed its doors. Two familiar attorneys are retiring while two others active with media clients have resurfaced at a San Francisco-headquartered practice.
CBS Television Stations Roll Out AR/VR Election Day Coverage
Election Day 2026 is here, and much is at stake on the national, state and local level. For CBS Television Stations, their pioneering use of augmented reality and virtual reality powering sports and weather reports will be put to use tonight when the polls close and the results start rolling in.
Low-Power TV Broadcasters Push Back On ATSC 1.0 Sunset
A year ago, the FCC said it wouldn’t set a firm end date for ATSC 1.0. Sinclair is asking it to change course and issue a sunset order, and that has the low-power TV world on alert. The LPTV Broadcasters Association is now telling the FCC to keep its stations out of any potential mandate.
Gomez or No Deal? Democrats Draw a Line on FCC Confirmations
Twenty-one Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee have a message for Senate leaders as another Republican FCC nomination looms: don’t confirm one without the other party. Specifically, the full-term renomination for Commissioner Anna Gomez.
RNC Sues FCC to Put Parties on the LUC Card
The Republican National Committee and Republican Party of Texas have taken a quarrelsome FCC question about who pays what for political airtime to a federal court in Amarillo with a request that would either widen candidates’ rate break or, as a fallback, end it.
Nexstar, FCC OK $80.5K Consent Decree Over KidVid Spots, OPIF
A Consent Decree with the Acting Chief of the FCC's Media Bureau clears the way for the license renewal of certain Nexstar Media Group properties under a Commission microscope for the amount of commercials airing during children's programming. An online public inspection file flaw was also under review.
Comment Sought On FM Spacing Rule Change Petition
He first petitioned the FCC in February and in June submitted an amended petition that would amend FM broadcast spacing rules for the U.S. Now, the Media Bureau is seeking comment on what Charles M. Anderson is seeking.
LAUNCH Pads Nomination Window For MIW, NABLF Program
Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio and the NAB Leadership Foundation have extended the application deadline for the 2026 LAUNCH Mentorship Program through November 13. The year-long program supports women pursuing careers in broadcast engineering, audio production, and technical operations.
NAB, Xperi, NRSC Take HD Radio Power Ceiling To The FCC
Some FM stations say they can’t run their HD Radio signals as strongly as they were built to, and a rule about one power limit is the reason. NAB and Xperi told FCC staff the agency’s reading of that rule changed in 2025, and they want it fixed.
NAB Extends 2027 Crystal Radio Awards Entry Deadline
The Crystal Radio Awards entry deadline has been extended to Friday, November 6, giving NAB radio member stations an extra week to showcase their outstanding community service. 50 finalists and 10 winners will be chosen and then honored in Washington, DC, during the NAB State Leadership Conference.
Cumulus Tests A More Targeted Future For FM Ads in Boston
Select Beantown listeners could soon hear something different on 104.5 XLO (WXLO). Cumulus Media plans to bring ZoneCasting to the station in the first quarter of 2027. In partnership with Aktira, Cumulus says the approach lets the station serve specific parts of Greater Boston
Law Firm That Represented iHeart Creditors Prepares to Close
A law firm that worked on iHeartMedia’s 2018 bankruptcy is preparing to shut down after 95 years. Weil, Gotshal & Manges has recommended an orderly wind-down, with a partner vote expected within days, following failed merger talks and a string of high-profile partner departures.
Nielsen’s Cumulus Fight Headed To SCOTUS Conference
Cumulus has prevailed in two federal courts, and Nielsen wants the US Supreme Court to take another look. A November date at the high court is now attached to that request, though that mark on the calendar only decides when the justices look.
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K-LOVE Completes Its Bicoastal NoCal Buy
A Mendocino County, Calif., FM radio station with a Class B signal capable of reaching Laytonville, to the north, and northern portions of Santa Rosa and St. Helena to the south has officially landed in the hands of its new owner. The deal was brokered by Kalil & Co.
WPIX Operator Nexstar Sued for Racial, Gender Discrimination
The company that runs WPIX-11 in New York is facing charges of racial and gender discrimination from a University of Florida graduate who served as a news reporter for the TV station. It is the second such lawsuit against the company from an African American journalist who worked there.
DirecTV To Federal Court: Nexstar, SSA Partners, Clouding Discovery
A three-year court battle between Nexstar Media Group and DirecTV over alleged antitrust activities associated with a failed retransmission consent agreement is far from over. And, lawyers representing the DBS service provider are running out of patience with the TV station ownership giant over a discovery tiff.
Borrell: Digital To Claim 75% Of Local Ads By 2027’s End
For 13 years, search owned local advertising. Not anymore. Borrell Associates says streaming video is now the biggest category in the market, while broadcast TV is projected to fall by single digits this year, even as a wave of advertisers who never bought a spot go straight to video.
In Nine Days, You Can Take Manhattan … and Be Legendary
Sharing visions. Projecting revenues. Discussing the strategies that will guide and drive the broadcast industry in the coming year. Streamline Publishing's Forecast conference is where the high-level executives are free to share it all ... and exclusively in the room where it happens. You can still be a part of it all.
NAB Seeks Engineers, Digital Leaders For Tech Awards
The people who keep broadcasting on the air, and the ones pushing its technology into the future, will once again get their chance to shine in fabulous Las Vegas as the National Association of Broadcasters has opened nominations for the 2027 NAB Technology Awards.
BFOA Opens More Scholarship Doors for Future Talent
The Broadcasters Foundation of America is widening a college scholarship that once reached only broadcast families. Students with no industry ties can now apply, and six new awards join the original $10,000 scholarship, bringing the yearly total to $25,000 across seven awards.
A Second New Role for Ex-FCC Chief Of Staff
In Washington, D.C., circles, Blair Levin is widely known for his time as the Chief of Staff to FCC Chairman Reed Hundt. On October 13, it became known that he has joined New York University's Center on Technology Policy as Senior Fellow. Now, Levin has another role, and it is inside the Beltway.
A Product Portfolio for Streamers and Indie Radio Operators
It first gained notice for its network of streaming radio stations and international offices in Madrid and Algarve, Portugal. Now, Fort Lauderdale-headquartered Thasis LLC has brought to life a mix of software and services that independent and small-market radio stations may find appealing.
GatesAir Prepares to Host AirWatch365 Webinar
Led by Brent Whelan, Vice President of Global Services at GatesAir, and members of the AirWatch365 team, the webinar will demonstrate how broadcasters can strengthen operational visibility, accelerate troubleshooting and improve transmission reliability.
A Speech Restoration Tool, Pitched For Audio Content Clarity
It's an AI-fueled "audio enhancer" with one key goal in mind: to provide speech restoration for uploaded audio and video recordings, including interviews recorded in locations with lots of noise. Distorted phone interviews and archival material in need of a boost is also a selling point for Diffio, the creation of Nathan Harmon.
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