Legacy

A 1kw Class C AM serving Sylvania, Ga., is presently dark under a STA. It's been dark for a while. In fact, it's been silent for so long that the station has been designated for a license renewal hearing by the FCC. As such, Tampa-based owner Neal Ardman has a potential battle on his hands to save the station.

GatesAir has strengthened its North American sales team with the appointment of an individual who brings three decades of industry and entrepreneurial experience to his new role, including sales and business development roles with Sony and Harris Corp.

The NAB is vociferously arguing against a FCC proposal that would allow using FM Boosters for program origination — the lynchpin of GeoBroadcast Services’ ZoneCasting technology. In short, the NAB says it would “drive listeners away” from FM and put public safety at risk.

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.

Is COVID-19 killing more than a handful of radio stations in Q1? The latest U.S. broadcast station totals from the FCC show another drop in the number of licensed radio stations during the quarter. Meanwhile, the number of FM translators licensed for broadcast continues to surge.

Impactful initiatives reframing marketing in the 21st century, demonstrating the value of culture in ads and programming, are the highlight of a Hispanic Radio Conference session that puts a spotlight on the Cultural Insights Impact Measure tied to the ANA's Alliance for Inclusive and Multicultural Marketing. As CMOs are inspired to genuinely reflect all in their ads, radio leaders are, too.