Legacy

Nominations are due by the end of Monday, July 10, so don't delay. The Radio Wayne™ Awards recognize the dedicated professionals operating at the station and street levels and to honor them with the praise they richly deserve. The awards were named for "Radio Wayne" Cornils, who devoted his life to increasing professionalism in radio.

Matthew W. Lightner in recent years has been an acquisitor of radio stations across Pennsylvania. The deals he's struck include AMs and FMs serving Altoona; WPHB-AM in Phillipsburg, Pa.; and a March 2023 asset trade with Jim Loftus. Now, Lightner is agreeing to purchase an AM with an FM translator serving Johnstown, Pa.

Andres Bichara in April 2019 gained attention for pulling the plug on "The Mighty 1090," serving San Diego, as part of a dispute over unpaid LMA fees. A simulcast of a Rio Grande Valley FM suddenly replaced the Sports Talk. Now, that FM in Texas is being sold.

The latest battle over retransmission consent fees paid by a television services provider is brewing, and Nexstar Media Group has taken a truculent approach to wooing viewers into demanding a rebate, should they experience a "blackout" of any Nexstar station, or switch providers from DirecTV or U-Verse.

Developed by former CEO of Sun Broadcast Group, Jason Bailey, ARC allows networks, producers and other service providers to quickly research, negotiate, digitally sign and maintain affiliate relationships with any station in North America.

The Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) Editor Corps, which provides critical short-term editing help to local public media newsrooms, will resume service as it implements a sustainability plan under a two-year, $100,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

They are well-respected veterans in their field of radio programming. Now, Cumulus Media is rewarding them with new duties in Chicago and Minneapolis, respectively.

For Anna Gomez, the path to being sworn in as the fifth Commission could be smoother than that for the polarizing Gigi Sohn. What is the chatter, if any, in Washington right now concerning Gomez, and when a confirmation hearing is expected? Marc Martin, a partner and firmwide chair of the communications industry group at Perkins Coie, shares his thoughts in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

It's a systems integrator and representative for Sierra Automated Systems (SAS) and other manufacturers. Now, it is bringing an individual who has served as a contractor since August 2022 in-house.

They represent two very different sides of the political spectrum. But, if Ed Markey and Ted Cruz can find common ground on the matter of AM radio's continued availability in all U.S. vehicles, "it should highlight just how important we believe it is for Americans to have access," they share.

By Saturday morning, this grandfathered 110,000-watt FM will be bringing the Christian Contemporary Music (CCM) noncomm KLOVE network to Western New York ... and Canada's biggest population center. That's because Audacy Inc.'s sale of WTSS-FM is about to close, and the sign-off of "Star 102.5" is on schedule for Friday.

With key U.S. House of Representatives on the dais Tuesday for a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing devoted to the future of AM radio, no less than 12 Senators have signed their name to companion legislation in the upper body of Congress. But, how many Members in the House are for the Act?

At a House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing devoted to AM radio held Tuesday, the President of Woof Boom Radio demonstrated the vital importance of AM radio while a N.J. State Police Homeland Security Branch Commander illustrated its essential role in the nation's EAS. For an automotive alliance representative, both AM and FM's future free availability in cars were put into question.

In late May, Radio-focused mobile strategy and development firm jācapps, born by longtime Detroit-based broadcasting consultant Fred Jacobs, announced it is moving “to make sure AM stations can easily get their streams on smartphones, tablets, and into cars.” Now, the CEO of global streaming audio platform TuneIn is singing a similar tune

As of August 1, there will be a new leader for Bonneville International Corporation, the radio station licensee and owner of KSL-5 in Salt Lake City. The change is being precipitated by the retirement of its President, Darrell Brown. He's still well-remembered by TV industry veterans for his many years at McGraw-Hill Broadcasting.