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The company founded and led by Raúl Alarcón Jr. late Wednesday filed its Q4 and full-year 2023 earnings. How did SBS do in the final quarter with Chief Financial Officer José Molina, who resigned two weeks after accountancy Crowe LLC was replaced by EisnerAmper LLP?

On Tuesday, the NABLF revealed that Robert De Niro has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Service to America Leadership Award and would be honored at a June 4 event in Washington. One day later, the NAB rescinded the honor, citing "recent high-profile activities" it believes will create "a distraction."

Research fielded online in January finds that Radio is still the most popular audio platform. But the continued popularity of AM/FM comes as consumption of streaming audio services remains heavy. As such, the combined strength of linear and digital audio is the story marketers need to acknowledge.

A new ATSC 3.0 "lighthouse" has been lit, and it will allow those capable of accessing NEXTGEN TV signals on their devices to access live and local channels serving Tucson and Nogales, Ariz., with better sound and improved picture quality.

It's an affiliate of a Sunshine State radio station owner that owns three AMs, two FM translators and four FM stations in Gainesville, Fla. Thanks to a deal brokered by Bob Heymann of Media Services Group, it is adding a low-power television station to the mix.

In mid-March, one of Xperi Inc.'s biggest shareholders criticized the company for a “history of underperformance, poor decision making and reckless capital allocation.” It wanted a change on Xperi's board of directors. Shareholders last week said no to the desires of that rebel investor.

Brendan Carr, in a lengthy statement, said he opposes a "new effort to regulate political speech" ahead of a contentious 2024 U.S. presidential election. Why? The plan will only cover one delivery vehicle for political advertisements, as the FCC does not have authority over streaming media.

Graham Media Group has buyout offers agreed upon with longtime staffers that could impact its flagship station in Detroit as well as its broadcast TV stations in other markets. This week, it became known that the company's stations in Houston and San Antonio will be seeing big staff changes.

While WADL-38 in Mt. Clemens, Mich. will no longer be sold to Mission Broadcasting, many are now wondering what the future holds in the nation's 13th-largest market for The CW Network — which had been poised to shift to the Detroit-market station following its sale.

The Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission has shared with the agency's four Commissioners a draft proposal that, if adopted, would look into whether the FCC should require disclosure when there is AI-generated content in political ads on broadcast radio and television stations.

The E.W. Scripps Co. has made a key addition to its executive leadership by appointing a Chief Distribution Officer tasked with managing accessibility of the company's linear channels across multiple platforms. The role is going the woman serving since February as the interim head of distribution. 

The cable TV news and information channel born out of WGN America and today owned by Nexstar Media Group will expand its news programming to a 24-hours per-day Monday through Sunday schedule, starting June 1.

The full Commission has agreed to stand by a Media Bureau decision to deny the licensee of an FM translator serving the capital city of Nevada to increase its power from 40 watts to 250 watts, denying the licensee's request for a waiver.

As RBR+TVBR reported on May 20, Gray Television has put its wheels in motion on a cash offer for bondholders to put their dollars into notes due in 2026. One day later, S&P Global Ratings assigned issue-level and recovering ratings to Gray's new tranche F term loan with a 2029 maturity date.

Four additional stations affiliated with the Nexstar Media Group-controlled The CW have been added to local streaming lineups by DirecTV. As of early Tuesday, two Sinclair Broadcast Group and two Gray Television stations were added to the service.