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The Chairwoman of the FCC on Tuesday personally thanked the Members of the Senate Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee for its decision to provide full funding for the Commission in FY 2024. "The work of the Commission matters," Jessica Rosenworcel noted as she noted particular achievements she's proud of — including the "PIRATE Act."

In Philadelphia, Anthony Gargano has attracted a legion of sports fans to his program on Beasley Media Group's "97.5 The Fanatic." Now, his employer is suing the host on the grounds that a side project he's associated himself with is in violation of the terms of his existing deal with Beasley.

Five years ago, two stations with the same branding sought to attract Alternative Rock listeners across the Albany-Schenectady-Troy market. Now, both are a part of Capitaland's past, as Pamal Broadcasting has instead opted to take on Townsquare Media with a Country-fueled format battle.

Bobby Caldwell has been a fan of rimshot FM signals in recent years. A March 2021 transaction saw his company agree to buy a station best heard in North Little Rock and in the cities of Cabot and Searcy. Now, Caldwell, through a revocable trust, is agreeing to buy a station that serves an area due south of the Arkansas city of Jonesboro.

He has been with iHeartMedia and its predecessor companies since 1987, when he joined Jacor-owned WLW in Cincinnati as an Account Executive. Today, he serves as an Inside Sales Division Sr. VP for the nation's No. 1 owner of radio stations. On December 31, he will officially retire from Radio.

Once again, consistency is the biggest takeaway when looking at the mix of advertisers that are the most active when it comes to spot plays at Spot Radio, the latest data from Media Monitors show.

Joseph Armstrong, owner of Knoxville, TN’s sole Black-owned radio station, WJBE-AM, has won his extended battle with the FCC to keep his broadcasting license. The FCC’s qualms with Armstrong were twofold.

Four radio brands serving the city that is home to Western Kentucky University are being transferred from the company controlled by Kerby Confer to the licensee that is run by his daughter, Kristin Cantrell.

A voluntary transfer of control of a group of Florida radio stations led the FCC Media Bureau's Audio Division to review its application, and that uncovered issues that required resolution. A Consent Decree has just been signed, absolving the licensee for a matter that involved an unauthorized transfer of control.

In 1978, he took on the role of Music Director for Buffalo rocker WGRQ-FM. He subsequently went on to work in Savannah, Ga.; Richmond; Providence; and at "Q104.3" in New York. He then landed at two FMs owned by Beasley Media Group serving Philadelphia. Now, Bill Weston has announced that his career in radio will come to its conclusion at year's end.

Streaming and podcast solutions provider StreamGuys is preparing demonstrate a new metadata workflow with DTS AutoStage and HD Radio parent Xperi at one of the international marketplace's largest broadcast industry conferences and expos, which begins in the Netherlands on Friday.

Emmis Corporation, the company founded by Jeff Smulyan that has all but exited the radio broadcasting industry, has confirmed that commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield has been selected to market its corporate headquarters at 40 Monument Circle in Indianapolis.

In July 2022, iHeartMedia made a leadership change at its San Diego radio stations, with its Market President — an individual who had oversight of the Riverside-San Bernardino and "Arizona Region," too — transitioning into a consultant position. That change is Cumulus Media's gain, as she's just been named VP/Market Manager for its flagship radio stations in Atlanta.

Educational Media Foundation is growing again, as CEO Todd Woods has signed off on the not-for-profit operator of the Worship Music Air1 and Christian Contemporary KLOVE networks' latest acquisition. Where is EMF, the No. 2 licensee of FMs in the U.S., growing?

DNAV, a full-service consultation firm, systems integrator and representative for Sierra Automated Systems (SAS) and other manufacturers, has launched a new FM radio licensing program to help non-profit organizations obtain FCC licenses for new low-power FM (LPFM) radio stations.