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It withstood the 1987 stock market crash just months after its March debut that year. In 1996 it became a sibling to Boston's main Classical radio station. Now, "Something Finer" is poised to yield way to the Good Book, if you will — the nation's largest Christian Contemporary Music network is coming.

On March 27, Members of Congress wrote to the FCC seeking a firm transition deadline for full-power broadcasters to complete their transition to ATSC 3.0, which powers NEXTGEN TV signals. The association founded by "SuperFrank" Copsidas has responded, and makes it clear that low-power stations should be exempted.

Car dealerships, grocery stores, and big retailers were once the underpinnings of local advertising. But that's changed, leaving media companies and ad agencies scrambling to find new clients. What has changed and what business will be fueling the growth through 2029 was the focus on a webinar conducted Friday by Borrell Associates

Brand recall increases when television is part of the media mix, compared to standalone channel efforts. In fact, a new Comcast Advertising report notes, recall rises 8.7 times when TV is paired with search, 1.8 times with social media, and 1.6 times with podcasts.

U.S.-based employers announced 60,620 job cuts in March, up 25% from 48,307 cuts announced in February. It is down 78% from the 275,240 cuts announced during the same month last year, according to a report released Thursday from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

The latest retransmission consent dispute has ticked off South Florida hockey fans, in particular, as Comcast's Xfinity MVPD pulled by law all Scripps TV stations from its lineup due to the lack of a fresh carriage contract. In South Florida, this occurred during the second period of a Florida Panthers game.

Two of the most powerful Members of the U.S. Senate have written to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr seeking answers to Commission inconsistency when it comes to resolving significant transactions at the staff level. It throws another wrench into the machinations that allowed Nexstar to merge with TEGNA.

DirecTV sought to squash it, but failed. The longtime LMA of Jacksonville's CBS affiliate by Cox Media Group will soon end, with CMG acquiring the station outright and forming an official duopoly. The deal comes as the "Top Four" prohibition rule no longer exists, per an Eighth Circuit federal appeals court ruling.

Six radio signals serving Lincoln, Neb., are being added to the company founded by Jeffrey Warshaw. This will not only see another NRG Media divestment, but also create a situation where Connoisseur Media would be the only company with rated commercially licensed stations in Nebraska's state capital.

Just before Christmas 2025, Radio One moved WLNK to a Class A FM southeast of downtown Charlotte and added a simulcast partner serving Rock Hill and communities in South Carolina that are within the Charlotte market. Now, the two FMs are being sold. What will this mean for the "MIX" brand now?

While there's strong opposition to a "mandate" from the Consumer Technology Association and set manufacturers and the cable TV industry isn't so pleased, either, some 91 Members of the House of Representatives believe the FCC is empowered to bring ATSC 3.0 transition advancement to fruition.

A Sacramento federal district judge late Friday sided with DirecTV in a legal fight against the FCC and Department of Justice's respective approvals of Nexstar Media Group's game-changing $6.2 billion merger with TEGNA. It puts a pause on the full integration of TEGNA into Nexstar, for now.

It could be happening. Or not. Rocky Mountain Public Media, home of RM PBS and two audio services, is exploring a merger with two other noncommercial audio entities serving a portion of Colorado.

Anna M. Gómez has taken action to ensure everybody knows just how she feels about the lack of a full Commission decision on the biggest broadcast TV merger in modern times — Nexstar's merger with TEGNA, which came via Media Bureau approval with the granting of rule waivers by Erin Boone.

For the GOP, further rule "modernization" 30 years after the passage by President Clinton of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is of interest. For Democrats, countering consolidation by protecting diversity of voices and opposing the Media Bureau's approval of the Nexstar-TEGNA merger, is Issue No. 1.