Podcast

How has Rochester, Minn.'s top-rated radio station, locally owned and operated, managed to stay largely live and local and keep advertising buys flowing some 11 1/2 months into the COVID-19 pandemic? Station OM and morning co-host Lou Kastler shares the details in this fresh InFOCUS Podcast, presented by DOT.FM. LISTEN HERE

The C-Band, an essential for many broadcast TV and radio stations' programming services, is in the midst of a four-year transition that's moving at full speed. Some are likening this move to the TV repack process. If you're not wholly familiar with the importance of the C-Band, this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by DOT.FM, is just for you! LISTEN HERE

FCC v. Prometheus is certainly a huge matter, but other legal issues impacting radio and TV in 2021 deserve attention. What’s the first one that comes to mind to Gregg Skall, the noted Washington, D.C. communications attorney with boutique firm Telecommunication Law Professionals? Find out in the latest InFOCUS Podcast, presented by DOT.FM. LISTEN HERE

Jacobs Media on Wednesday offered a three-hour CES 2021 virtual tour of what’s hot for radio broadcasters. Xperi SVP of Broadcast Joe D’Angelo was one of the participants. What are his key takeaways from what he's seen so far? Joe shares all in this latest RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by DOT.FM. LISTEN HERE

Retransmission consent is an increasingly troubling problem for broadcast TV. To learn more about the history of retransmission consent and why, perhaps, it is such a contentious matter, former NAB General Counsel Jack Goodman spoke with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson in this fresh InFOCUS Podcast, presented by DOT.FM. LISTEN HERE

In this special RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, Scott Herman, Chair of the Broadcasters Foundation and CEO of SHH Media Management, shares with Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson the Broadcasters Foundation's call on #GivingTuesday to help people in dire need, and how the Foundation has continued to meet its mission in a most challenging year. LISTEN HERE

How has launching a brand-new TV station in Central California, during a pandemic, gone for a MyNetworkTV affiliate overseen by Josh Castro? He has answers to this question and much more in a lively RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by Dot.FM and hosted by Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson. LISTEN HERE

With satellite radio, CDs, Spotify, YouTube, Music Choice and a host of radio stations from the likes of Cumulus Media, iHeartMedia and Saga Communications, how has a 51-year market veteran continued to see ratings -- and revenue -- success through one single FM? Jerry Rogers shares why Q105.3 is beloved by Savannah in this fresh RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by DOT.FM. LISTEN HERE

This week saw the signing of a partnership between TEGNA and GatesAir that will help it bring NEXTGEN TV broadcasts to the Seattle market, starting in December. What role does GatesAir play in this rollout? Those questions are answered by GatesAir Television Products Group VP/GM Ray Miklius in this fresh RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by Dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

In a move that further cements its place as the No. 1 audio content origination and distribution company in the U.S., iHeartMedia is agreeing to acquire the parent company of the podcast hosting firm used by RBR+TVBR for its InFOCUS reports.

What was up for discussion with key programming leaders from Univision Radio and SBS, in addition to research pro Harold Austin and Grupo ACIR’s Manuel Fernandez Tellez, at the Hispanic Radio Conference LIVE? We get an exclusive preview in this InFOCUS Podcast with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson. LISTEN HERE

TEGNA has launched a new podcast series called Anything You Say from Vault Studios, in partnership with True Crime Network. The series will focus on the art of interrogation.

This podcast is all about branding ... and beer, as Steve Sinicropi, the Senior Vice President and Market Manager for Entercom’s Greenville-Spartanburg station group, chats with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson in this fresh InFOCUS Podcast, presented by Dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

As part of our salute to WWJ/Detroit's 100th birthday and to Radio, RBR+TVBR has placed its focus on Detroit. For the latest RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, we engaged Detroit Public Media President/CEO Rich Homberg in a conversation that spans from life at a PBS Member station to recipes for success built on a 12-year tenure as WWJ's VP/GM. LISTEN HERE

Omar Thompson is a panelist on the August 19 Black Media Symposium, and he spoke with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson ahead of the event in this fresh InFocus Podcast. How are marketers are responding to Black consumer needs? Get the answer in this 10-minute listen! LISTEN HERE