Radio News

What's the ultimate penalty for failing to pay delinquent regulatory fees owed to the FCC? Just ask Bravo Broadcasting Co. for the answer. It's just lost the license for its Class B AM serving Spanish-language evangelical audiences across the Rio Grande Valley.

The inability to timely close on the now-abandoned sale of SBS's Mega TV to VOZ Media, resulting in a lawsuit against the Texas operation, negatively impacted SBS's ability to acquire KROI-FM in Houston from Urban One. Here's the good news: Revised terms will give SBS an easier path to completing the deal.

As of last week, there was no sign of when any would come, with a SEC filing indicating that its Q3 2023 results would be delayed indefinitely.  On Monday, the long-awaited results for the first half of 2023 were supplied to the regulatory body. We know when the Q3 numbers are expected, while Q2 looks particularly good.

An individual who gained notoriety as the Trump for President campaign chairman for Virginia in 2016 and 2020 today claims to the third-largest independent News/Talk radio network in America. To bolster that statement, John Fredericks via his Pittsburgh-area headquartered Disruptor Radio LLC, is expanding to Music City USA.

The Media Bureau is reminding radio and television stations licensees that the window for the submission of 2023 broadcast biennial ownership reports will close on one week from this Friday.

A small Class A non-commercial radio station serving the Highway 9 corridor between Santa Cruz, Calif., and Castle Rock State Park has entered into a Consent Decree with the FCC's Media Bureau to resolve an Online Public File flub, which suspended the station's license renewal process.

KPCQ-AM in Chubbock, Idaho, owned by Ted Austin-owned Snake River Radio, had been under investigation by the Media Bureau for potentially being silent for more than the legally allowed twelve consecutive months. After receiving an unusual one-year license extension in April, Austin surrendered its license for cancellation.

On November 13, IHRT hit a post-bankruptcy low in its share price. That presented an opportunity for iHeartMedia Chairman/CEO Bob Pittman, who bought more shares in the company. Compared to his last big buy, the purchase made on Tuesday came at a significant cost savings.

Katz Media Group recently utilized MRI-Simmons data to delve into the media habits of agricultural workers and found a strong inclination of agricultural workers toward audio media.

Introducing the next SVP/Market Manager for the company formerly known as Entercom's audio brands in Milwaukee, where he takes duties held by Audacy's market head in Madison, Wisc. He's inbound from a post as Director of Sales and Development for a HR Tech company and prior to that spent four years at Spectrum Reach.

Carol MacKenzie's fate as a morning anchor at KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, a role she's had for 20 years, could be in doubt. Why? She's filed a age and gender discrimination suit against the company, adding to its many corporate-level challenges as it steers itself into a fiscally fueled reorganization effort.

Thanks in part to the recent passage of the "PIRATE Act" by Congress, the FCC has proposed the maximum penalty under law against a trio of broadcasting buccaneers found to have run "pirate radio" facilities across the New York Tri-State Area.

Using technology and digital solutions to grow is one way locally focused broadcasters can achieve riches without high expenses. That was one key takeaway offered during a Forecast session featuring independent ownership groups of radio and TV stations across the U.S.

While some remain convinced that iHeartMedia, which has seen its stock price wither across 2023, could see more investment from Global, the UK-based owner of such prized audio brands as Capitol, Heart and LBC, one thing is certain — the two companies are joining together to grow their respective podcast businesses.

The third quarter results for Salem Media Group were released following the Closing Bell on Wall Street Monday. Revenue was down year-over-year, while the outlook for the final quarter of 2023 also calls for year-over-year declines.