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A federal judge has now set the briefing schedule for the next phase of the escalating legal fight between Cumulus Media and Nielsen, as both sides prepare to litigate Nielsen’s counterclaims over alleged data sharing with Eastlan Ratings.

The transmitters, which were ordered through Warmus and Associates, include two GV2-30ND units, a GV2 3.5, and a VS1. Chuck Poulton, Senior Director of Technology for Ideastream, says these purchases will complement prior Nautel purchases.

For more than 15 years, a Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., broadcast group led by Bill Curtis and business partner Tim Sabean has operated 11 radio stations acquired from Northern Star Broadcasting. Now, Curtis and Sabean face perhaps the biggest challenge of their ownership tenure — a license revocation proceeding. 

On July 18, 2024, iHeartMedia decided to more vigorously compete for Spanish-language listeners and Hispanic ad dollars in a market that only recently saw the entry of Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) and has been dominated by Hispanic FM pioneer Beasley Media Group. That gamble didn't pay off.

He's become Public Enemy No. 1 of the NAB and groups seeking what his organization has assailed as Congressional "mandates" designed to keep AM radio tuners in all vehicles and push ATSC 3.0 digital TV broadcasting forward, respectively. Soon, they'll have to contend with a new CTA CEO.

Your chance to honor Hispanic radio’s brightest stars is back! Nominations are now open for the 2026 Medallas de Cortez awards, to be presented at Streamline Publishing's Hispanic Radio Conference. Nominate across seven categories by March 13 at 8pm Eastern.

Just 48 hours after Roger Holler's radio broadcasting company completed a deal that saw it expand to Florida's Treasure Coast, a fresh transition has been struck that sees the Gainesville-headquartered operation add in Polk County, Fla. The deal brings to an end longtime ownership of the stations by Hall Communications.

The Acting Chief of the FCC's Media Bureau has been joined by the FCC's newly minted Managing Director in sending a pair of "Order to Pay or Show Cause" letters to a radio station owner who is very delinquent in meeting his regulatory fee obligations with the Commission.

G. Brint Ryan and Malinda Flenniken, the current Managing Partner of KBest Media, have given the official handshake to a deal awaiting a filing in the FCC's LMS for its regulatory approval. It sees the sale of "KBest Media," just east of Odessa-Midland, Tex.

The digital advertising exchange owned by Global is teaming with a media and technology company known for "powering college athletics." DAX US will serve as its sales partner for that company's live sports digital audio streams, "creating a new destination for advertisers looking to reach fans."

Under the agreement, Audacy will oversee advertising sales for more than 100 Sonos Radio stations while distributing the streams across the Audacy app and website, as well as Google Home, Alexa, and Apple Music.

Wade Davis became widely known as the individual who helped to create TelevisaUnivision, bringing Univision and Mexican media Goliath Televisa together in marriage. Now, Davis has reemerged with another notable privatization, and it involves an arm once tied to the biggest owner of radio stations in the U.S.

Digital advertising revenue reached $2.3 billion in 2025, accounting for one-quarter of all radio industry advertising revenue and stabilizing total industry sales. That's according to RAB’s 14th Annual Digital Benchmarking Report, produced by Borrell Associates.

From summer 1990 through today, the individual known to listeners as "Doc Holliday" became a household name in the Orlando market, thanks to memorable roles at "XL106.7" and, until 2010, the Cox Media Group Country station serving Central Florida. Now, the host whose legal name is Jeffrey Duncan is being mourned.

The radio broadcasting company headed by Jeff Warshaw that instantly mushroomed in size by acquiring Alpha Media has named a Regional Manager of National Sales for the West Coast, overseeing activities across five markets under the leadership of Tina Murley.