Legacy

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.

The Commission on November 1, 2022, adopted a forfeiture order fining the broadcast TV station owner hundreds of thousands of dollars for violating its Top Four ownership rule in Anchorage, Alaska. Gray blasted the FCC, calling the Order “wrongly decided” and pledging to take the Commission to court. Gray has moved forward with that promise.

He’ll lead a four-person team at CPB to work with FEMA to administer funding to public media stations for the Next Generation Warning System. Introducing the new Executive Director for the next-gen system.

Elenos Group is reveling following its receipt of two “Best of Show” awards at the 2023 NAB Show in Las Vegas. The products were formally launched at the conference and expo, held in April. One honor was given to Elenos for its new Quick Block transmitter systems and philosophy.

The event, which attracts leaders from across the media industry who represent varying verticals, encourages discussions focused on opportunities and challenges the media industry faces from the lens of optimized ad buying and selling activity.

Are the lone opportunities in television associated with low-power TV stations? Is the broker pool about to get shallower, because the deal-making marketplace simply can no longer support so many? Bob Heymann, the Chicago-based broker with Media Services Group, answers these questions and more in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, hosted by Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson.  LISTEN HERE

He operates two Albuquerque-area radio stations through an agreement with their owner, Vanguard Media. Now, he's seeking a similar arrangement with the latest court-appointed trustee to assume control of the radio stations formerly licensed to Ed Stolz and his Royce International Broadcasting.

“Nexstar’s first quarter financial results once again outperformed consensus expectations across all key financial metrics." That's the good word from Nexstar Media Group founder and Chairman/CEO Perry Sook, as the nation's biggest broadcast TV station owner reported higher net revenue on significantly lower net income. 

While the Q1 '23 results pleased the iHeartMedia C-Suite, a year-over-year revenue and adjusted EBITDA decrease was nevertheless seen. Oh, and there's the much bigger net loss. The good news is that the net loss was lower than what analysts anticipated, and audio/digital ads are on the rebound.

Visitors to the Nautel booth at the 2023 NAB Show were given the opportunity to get a “deep dive” into the features and capabilities of the tech company's new, 11 member 150 W – 6 kW FM VS Series rackmount transmitter family.

A tentative selectee was chosen in "NCE MX Group 200" by the Media Bureau's Audio Division. Then came a Petition to Deny from one of the applicants who wasn't chosen by the Commission. Al Shuldiner, the Audio Division Chief, reviewed the petition, and subsequently denied it.