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Futuri is showing off enhancements to its Futuri AudioAITM platform across the NAB Show. These innovations, the company says, "represent a significant leap forward in integrating AI with live broadcast programming, podcasts, and audience interaction."

The Commission has released the agenda for its Communications Equity and Diversity Council Media Ownership Diversity Symposium, on the calendar for Tuesday. For those who cannot make it to the FCC's headquarters in Washington, virtual access will be provided.

After more than 15 years within the Intraplex business unit at GatesAir, its Director and VP/GM is being promoted to a top engineering role for the entire radio and TV transmitter manufacturer. The change comes as Tony Kobrinetz is retiring following a career that includes 35 years with Motorola.

U.S. financial markets rallied from early dips on word that a big federal stimulus package was finally moving forward on Capitol Hill. The Dow Industrials average climbed 2,112.98 points -- an 11.4% gain -- to 20,704.91. Nasdaq rose 8.1%, to 7,417.86. How did media stocks fare on Tuesday?

It's not often that Educational Media Foundation decides to sell a radio station, given its ravenous appetite for expansion opportunities for its Christian Contemporary Music KLOVE and Air1 noncommercial formats. Yet, EMF is selling a Class A in the Lafayette, Ind., market, and the buyer is howlingly happy about the deal.

Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink and the Radio + Television Business Report have unveiled the 2024 nominees for Medallas de Cortez awards, which recognize excellence in Hispanic radio programming, sales and management. The winners will be announced in June, in San Antonio.

It's a Class D AM licensed to Somonauk, Ill., with an FM translator targeting such far-suburban Chicago communities as Sandwich, Yorkville and Newark.  Nelson Multimedia is not selling them, but it's just submitted documents with the FCC requiring its approval on an ownership tweak.

As of 3:30pm Central on August 26, Hurricane Laura's intensity had greatly increased, making it a fierce and potentially devastating Category 4 Hurricane headed directly toward Lake Charles, La. Gray Television's NBC affiliate sprang to action, while two radio broadcasting companies worked hard to keep listeners informed -- and their remaining staff safe.

The spin cycle is set to high, but no matter how you look at it, DISH subscribers are in the dark if they want to tune to CBS O&Os, several affiliates of The CW, and three specialty networks.

Want to know the results from Nielsen's recent research into consumers' media content consumption trends? If the answer is yes, you may wish to secure your place Wednesday at an annual seminar offered by the Media Financial Management Association (MFM).

With a trio of high-powered FM signals from Baja California, Mexico, an entity dedicated to the local community competes against two of the nation's biggest radio operators. In a candid conversation with RBR+TVBR, the company's VP/GM shares his thoughts on how these three stations can outperform and deliver results for its clients and owners.

As of today, iHeartMedia's LMA with a station that had been simulcasting WONK-FM on Wednesday has shifted to Sports — with a VSiN partnership in place. WONK-FM is now gone.

For Urban One, the Digital story will be potentially more difficult than for its peers. In Q2, the results were impacted "by weaker than expected performance" in both its national advertising and digital segments. Reduced streaming CPMs are part of the reason.

SiriusXM subscribers with a streaming-only subscription now have access to live play-by-play broadcasts of every MLB game as they listen on the SiriusXM app and on connected devices and speakers in their home.

"Our results were in line with the first quarter outlook we provided." That's what Corus Entertainment co-Chief Executive Officer John Gossling had to say when commenting on the Canadian media company's fiscal Q1 2025 report. That said, television and radio division revenue were each down by double-digit percentages.