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Sinclair Broadcast Group has signed a fresh multi-year deal that not only renews station affiliations but returns The CW in 21 markets where DirecTV has been unable, by law, to bring the network to local viewers since July 12.

For those who believed a scheduled auction of all of his radio stations, as ordered by a Nevada federal bankruptcy judge, marked the finality of a long, twisting ownership tenure for Ed Stolz and his Royce International of three FM radio stations, an AM radio station, and two FM translators, think again.

The former General Manager of NBCUniversal-owned WTVJ-TV in Miami, who is also known as the first President of the company's Spanish-language Telemundo broadcast television network, has died at the age of 80.

A bankruptcy auction of Ed Stolz's former radio stations is on schedule for October 26. At the request of trustee Michael Carmel, his FCC counsel is distributing information to a variety of media brokers to attract interest and attention to the bidding opportunity. More than 40 media brokerage firms, including some of the largest in the U.S., were contacted.

It is formerly known as Emmis Communications and was once a formidable operator of radio stations across the U.S. Now known as Emmis Corporation, the publicly traded company founded by Chairman Jeff Smulyan has shared that it has received "overwhelming support" from shareholders to amend its articles of incorporation, as outlined in its proxy statement.

Since May 2017, she has served as VP/GM of WKRN-2 in Nashville, the ABC affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group. Now, she's earned a significant promotion, and has been appointed Sr. VP/Regional Manager for the company's broadcasting division, starting September 5.  This means this Music City USA leader will be moving to Nexstar's headquarters in Irving, Tex.

Today, KRON-4 is a Nexstar Media Group property, thanks to its merger with Media General. With a decision by CBS News & Stations to end affiliation with The CW Network in multiple markets, that network — majority-controlled by Nexstar — is heading to KRON.

Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS), the Hispanic multimedia company ready to refocus exclusively on its digital and audio assets, released its Q2 2023 financial results late Monday. How did SBS do? Net revenue climbed 1%, but a rise in expenses negated the ability to generate a profit.

It's a unique Adult Standards operation that is licensed to use an FM translator covering the state capital of Washington. It is operated as a non-profit, and it could now be on the hook for a hefty fine. Why? It lied to the FCC about the status of a construction permit, fibbing its status for a good seven months.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission are reminding broadcast media stations across the U.S. that a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System will take place on the first Wednesday of October.

A 41-page reply to the opposition of Fox Television Stations' application to renew the license of Philadelphia's "FOX 29" has been filed with the FCC. It comes even after statements of bipartisan support from politicians in the greater Philadelphia area, which were submitted earlier in the week by FOX. Leading the fight for Media and Democracy Project is a veteran communications attorney.

CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures President/CEO Wendy McMahon on Wednesday participated in an TVB Next Women: Coffee talk with Abby Auerbach, and this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, offers excerpts from their lively and engaging conversation. LISTEN HERE

That's the breathtaking analysis of data from 100 markets across the globe from WARC, which has released a new global advertising spend outlook for 2023 and 2024 with a poignant subhead: Withstanding Turbulence.

That's a question Borrell Associates asked local ad buyers in its Spring 2023 survey, of which the results are now being shared on a weekly basis by the group led by Gordon Borrell. What's the answer, based on replies from some 334 respondents? Broadcast Radio ranks high.

In what Preston Padden, the former broadcast television network executive turned public policy advocate, is cheering as a win, the FCC on Wednesday granted a request from a non-partisan all-volunteer grassroots community formed in 2020 to deny the license renewal of a FOX Television Stations-owned property in Philadelphia on the grounds that it aired content produced by FOX News during the 2020 U.S. presidential election cycle it deems false.