Legacy

All 19 Bally Sports RSNs will begin appearing "in the coming weeks" on FuboTV, the financially challenged operation with John Janedis as CFO that just suffered a cyberattack during a pivotal 2022 FIFA World Cup match.

In 2000, veteran radio industry researcher and RAIN founder Kurt Hanson launched AccuRadio with a mission to encourage broadcasters to embrace the variety and personalization made possible by Internet delivery of radio. Today, AccuRadio is the home to some 1,400 personalizable music channels that are presently home to no less than 105 different Christmas and holiday-themed music channels — with more to come.

Legendary radio personality and programmer Scott Shannon and co-host Patty Steele hosted their final show for Audacy Corp.'s Classic Hits WCBS-FM in New York on Friday, concluding an 8 1/2 year run that came after Shannon's first "retirement," from former Hot Adult Contemporary WPLJ. The focus was on fundraising and supporting a children's hospital, and not on their exit.

From the early 1980s through 2014, it was a Westchester County, N.Y.-focused Adult Contemporary FM. Since then, it had a tenure as an FM targeting African-American listeners in key New York DMA ZIP codes and today is a simulcast partner of an all-digital AM Talker. Soon, this FM will convert to noncommercial status and shift to Christian Talk & Teaching programming.

Getting the "American Music Fairness Act," which would impose new royalty fees on radio airplay of recorded music, this far is an achievement. But, getting it passed in the House is a whole other matter. Even with a new push that sees 40+ "prominent music artists and creators" seek Congressional approval of the proposed law, the likelihood of that happening is slim.

He previously led ARK Multicasting. Today, Vern Fotheringham has decided to partner up with Greg Herman by forging a 60/40 partnership that involves a transfer of control of several LPTVs to a new licensee.

Westwood One, today owned by Cumulus Media, was the brainchild of Norm Pattiz. He would go on to enjoy a lengthy career in radio and in podcasting, which included the short-lived but widely remembered launch of "Pirate Radio" in 1989. Pattiz died on December 4 at the age of 79.

Adweek on Monday shared details of groupM's "This Year Next Year" global end-of-year forecast, just hours after MAGNA released its December 2022 update to its 2023 global prognostications. What's the key takeaway? The U.S. outpaced the rest of planet Earth in 2022. But, the totals groupM came up with were lower than what it projected six months ago.

Having a digital UHF channel in 2023 is much more beneficial than having a digital VHF channel, thanks to today's technology. In one Southwestern U.S. city, shifting a VHF facility to a digital UHF channel is exactly what Gray Television wants regulatory approval of.

During this holiday giving season, you have many options of incredible foundations to support. Please consider giving to the Broadcasters Foundation — the only charity dedicated to supporting TV and Radio professionals in financial need. Here's how you can safely and easily make a tax-deductive contribution of any size today.

In the latest InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson discusses the future of AM radio with automotive technology expert Jim Motovalli. It's definitely worth hearing if you have an AM radio station and wonder what the electric vehicle's rise in the U.S. could mean for your facility's longevity. LISTEN HERE

The former GM of WSTB Television and Radio in South Bend, Ind., has been elected to the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) Board of Directors.

Fresh off his appearance at Forecast 2023 in New York last week, the FOX Television Stations CEO, who tops the RBR+TVBR Broadcast Television's Best Leaders list for 2022, has been selected as the 2023 honoree of the Broadcasters Foundation of America Golden Mike Award. The award will be presented during a black-tie fundraiser in March 2023.

Come November 25, the full fuel behind what many hope will be the biggest gift-giving season in three years will likely be sparked. What brands have taken a head start in promoting their goods and services? Two big retailers — one of which had a dismal third quarter.

SiriusXM has started rolling out a new version of its SXM App for iOS and Android with a refreshed design, new personalization features, and other enhancements. The revamped version of the SXM App has started to appear on app stores,