Legacy

She's been a familiar pre-dawn face for those who chose to start their mornings with KABC-7 in Los Angeles for years, and first joined the ABC Owned Stations property in 1994. Now, she's saying farewell to local TV news after more than three decades behind the anchor desk and out in the field.

Less than one month after promoting from within to select a new leader for its Markets Group, iHeartMedia is realigning the division for the second time in two years by restructuring several leadership roles to streamline national functionality and creating new regions of operation.

It serves Fort Rucker, Enterprise and Elba, Ala., cities due west of Dothan, as a simulcast partner with a heritage AM radio station sporting the "WOOF" call letters. Soon, this FM will be owned by a different party.

The MU-28 is a SMPTE 2110-7 IP-based truck built specifically for remote REMI production. With high level system compatibility, seamless integration, and futureproof technology, MU-28 marks what LMG considers "another milestone in the company’s mission to deliver flexible, high-performance broadcast infrastructure tailored to evolving client needs."

Perry Sook, in prepared comments distributed prior to a conference call with key media industry financial analysts but not with TEGNA representatives, singled out "the initiatives being pursued by the Trump administration" for making a $6.2 billion proposed all-cash acquisition of TEGNA a possibility.

Nexstar, the nation's single-biggest licensee of broadcast TV stations, is purchasing all of the stations under the TEGNA banner. It's a proposed transaction that could only have come together thanks to an Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling just weeks ago and the FCC Chairman's pledge to "Delete, Delete, Delete."

GatesAir has brought to market its latest high-efficiency RF product with the release of a new transmitter infrastructure for its entire range of DAB/DAB+ transmitters. To be introduced at IBC2025 in September, the modernized architecture is designed to improve efficiency percentages by upward of 50%.

In broadcast TV, sports partnerships are becoming more numerous than ever. AM and FM radio remain equally important for pro and collegiate sports, and a new partnership will pair University of South Florida Athletics with a group of stations owned by Beasley Media Group.

After climbing steadily from 2000 to 2017, the share of U.S. young adults living with their parents has fallen somewhat in recent years. That's according to data from Pew Research Center that could prove important to radio and television broadcasters seeking higher audiences — and more advertiser support.

In Q2, revenue improved to $1.22 billion, from $1.19 billion. But, that's thanks to increases in its education, manufacturing and healthcare businesses. TV broadcasting and automotive segments experienced year-over-year dips in the second quarter.

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.

While many are bracing for what could be a massive reduction-in-force tied with the $8 billion merger's closing, others are wondering who will be in the combined executive leadership mix at Paramount following its acquisition by Skydance Media. We now have the answer, with David Ellison at the top as CEO.

Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink Magazine has joined forces with the NAB to present the 2025 Radio Wayne Awards at NAB Show New York in October. Now in its 33rd year, the Radio Wayne Awards are now open for your suggestions for 2025 honorees. Nominations are due by Monday evening.

Local radio audience and revenue growth. Imagine a new technology to achieve this. It exists and the FCC now allows it. Buyer familiarity and interest has doubled in five years. Buyers’ intent to spend more on radio with this technology has tripled. The technology is called ZoneCasting.

MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems will return to the IBC conference and expo in Amsterdam this September with fresh updates to its VersaBrix (VB) Series — described as a rugged, modular fiber-optic transport platform used by broadcasters and live production professionals.