Radio News

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.

Shows from such sources as APM, PRI, the BBC and the CBC could soon disappear from along Utah's Wasatch Front. An auction is being conducted that will likely award the noncommercial FM radio station serving Salt Lake City to the highest bidder. Greg Guy of Patrick Communications is overseeing the process.

In May 2020, RBR+TVBR reported on the acquisition in a court-sanctioned auction of WKEZ-FM 96.9 in Tavernier, Fla., by Michael Stapleford, and his Magnum Broadcasting of State College, Pa.  Now, an AM and an FM once owned to the company that owned WKEZ are poised to rejoin its former sibling, thanks to a fresh deal filed on Friday with the FCC for regulatory approval.

The entity that in July 2021 acquired KRBL-FM 105.7 in Idalou, Tex., in a bankruptcy auction is agreeing to transfer the property to a group that will convert the facility to non-commercial status. The buyer's roster of directors includes Brad Moran, the heir to Ramar Communications.

As 2020 began, RBR+TVBR shared the news that the North Carolina corporation led by President Jeff Andrulonis had completed its purchase of an FM radio station in Bolivia, N.C. The purchase brought the station into a group of properties comprised of two FMs and an AM in coastal South Carolina. Now, an Andrulonis family member is poised to gain ownership of that very station — again.

Once she takes the chair, what will Anna Gomez's arrival at the FCC mean, with respect to potential regulatory policy shifts for broadcast radio and TV? Veteran Washington, D.C., communications attorney Gregg Skall shares his thoughts in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

Congress is back in session, and the NAB is wasting no time in bringing the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act back in the spotlight, as the industry's biggest advocate on Capitol Hill works hard on behalf of such members as iHeartMedia to ensure all on the road can maintain access to kHz-band broadcasts from Honolulu to San Juan. This week alone saw six new Senators sign on as act co-sponsors.

As RBR+TVBR first reported on June 30, a partnership between Skyview Networks and ABC Audio will be coming to an end at the end of 2023. It is now known what ABC Audio's plans are for 2024 and beyond, with respect to serving client broadcast radio stations.