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The owner of a Class B1 FM serving downstate Illinois communities such as Centralia and its city of license, Mount Vernon, and an AM radio station in Cairo, Ill., has received two Notices of Violation from the FCC. A lack of white obstruction lighting is one of the matters at hand for Benjamin Stratemeyer.

"We’re making audio more measurable, targetable, and performance-driven through identity-based tools, large-scale audience reach, and major partnerships." That's how the nation's satellite radio operator describes its new expanded relationship with LiveRamp, one designed to support "scalable identity solutions" across programmatic audio. 

The Commission on Friday adopted its proposed general application cap, as well as a holding period for construction permits granted in an upcoming filing window for the first FM translators associated with a noncommercial full-power MHz band station.

The nation's biggest owner of broadcast radio stations and the top podcast producer has committed to contributing "significant" on-air and digital marketing support to help promote the recruitment efforts for USA Bobsled and Skeleton.

It bills itself as "Tennis. Turned Up." If you're not familiar with "the revolutionary professional co-ed tennis league redefining the sport with its fast-paced, team-based format," iHeartMedia is set to land an ace in the ears of its audio content consumers across the U.S.

In celebration of the legacy of the founding father of Spanish-language radio in the United States, Phoenix welcomed Hispanic radio's finest on Wednesday evening as RBR+TVBR sibling Radio Ink named the 2026 Medallas de Cortez winners from a nationally nominated field at HRC.

Entravision-syndicated air personality Eddie "Shoboy" Sotelo ushered in the 2026 Hispanic Radio Conference on Wednesday, as he introduced PQ Media Executive VP and Director of Research Dr. Leo Kivijarv, whose opening keynote tackled one big issue facing U.S. Hispanic media in 2026: where's the money?

As many of the top leaders in Spanish-language radio and on-demand audio prepare to gather at the Hispanic Radio Conference, Nueva Network and the newly renamed North Atlantic Media have unveiled "strategic leadership" shifts in an announcement distributed by former longtime Entravision executive Jeffery Liberman.

Hubbard's WTOP Radio in Washington, D.C., shifted its top-of-the-hour newscasts to ABC News Radio ahead of the pending demise last week of CBS News Radio. Now, notable all-News stations once owned by CBS Radio have followed suit.

He dedicated more than 45 years to the Salt Lake City media community, where he served as President of Simmons Media and, later, as CEO of Broadway Media, helping shape Utah broadcasting. Now, many are pausing to recall the life and accomplishments of Stephen Johnson, who has died at the age of 74.

Spotify's expansion of its AI-driven Prompted Playlist feature to include podcasts alongside music is the latest exhibit in Connoisseur Media CEO Jeff Warshaw's push to convince the FCC that digital audio platforms now compete directly with broadcast radio and that local ownership rules should be scrapped entirely as a result.

The biggest names in Hispanic radio will be under one roof in Phoenix next week, and here's the cold, hard truth. Deals get done here. Hires get made here. Lessons get learned directly from the people at the top. If your competitor is at Hispanic Radio Conference 2026 and you're not, you'll feel it, one way or another.

Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club—one of more than 15 iHeartMedia shows brought to Netflix under the pair's exclusive video podcast partnership announced last December—is headed to the platform live, daily, and starting June 1, marking the first live weekday programming offering in the streaming giant's history.

A music industry trade association representing Christian and Gospel labels is asking the FCC to treat FM and AM as two separate regulatory problems in its still-pending 2022 Quadrennial Review, holding the line on local commercial FM ownership caps while eliminating limits on how many AM stations a single entity may own within a given market.

The Broadcasters Foundation of America's 2026 Summer Sessions arrives in New York City on BFOA Giving Day, Thursday, June 25, with a free Media Mixer hosted by Z100 (WHTZ) personality Maxwell, a special appearance by former CBS Radio executive Dan Mason, and a performance by The Voice alumnus Carolina Rial.