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A tentative selectee was selected by the Audio Division of the FCC's Media Bureau for a new noncommercial FM station near Brooksville, Fla. Call Communications Group wasn't the selectee, and filed a Petition to Deny. While that petition was granted in part, it did not stop the FCC from sticking with that selectee.

What if you had the power to provide marketers with second-by-second response to your audio ads, similar to a technology already used for video advertising? It's here, courtesy of a company active in both the U.K. and U.S. media markets.

NPR confirmed the cancellation of four podcasts on Friday amid the company's largest layoffs since 2008: Invisibilia, Louder Than a Riot, Rough Translation, and Everyone & Their Mom.

It's one of the best media industry performers on Wall Street, up 3.5% to $198.34 per share in late Friday trading on the NYSE — and that's about $100 per share lower than where it was in December 2021. That could be one reason why Zacks Equity Research is wondering if now is the perfect time to buy more American Tower stock.

Captivating audio entries created by storytellers from around the world were judged online by NYF’s Radio Awards Grand Jury to determine the 2023 Shortlist. Entries include breaking news coverage, entertainment, and music specials from radio stations.

He was reported missing by San Francisco Police Department on February 24, and was last seen at approximately 10pm the night before, putting him "at risk" by authorities. Nearly one month later, the case involving the host of the "Wild 94.9" morning program has come to a sad conclusion.

GeoBroadcast Solutions has successfully integrated Burk Technology’s Arcadia24 monitoring into a recent MaxxCasting installation at three Bonneville International-owned FM radio stations. It's a technology that will be featured as a live demonstration during the 2023 NAB Show.

A license revocation hearing has been initiated by FCC Media Bureau Chief Holly Saurer and FCC Managing Director Mark Stephens that could claim a Class A FM in North Carolina. Why? Delinquent regulatory fees and associated interest, administrative costs and penalties have been piling up.

On Tuesday, a Member of Congress was seen across from a high-visibility Tesla dealer in Paramus, N.J., appearing alongside the recently named head of the New Jersey Broadcasters Association. The two had one message for Tesla: Keep AM radio in their vehicles.

It was once majority-owned by Mexican citizen Juan Carlos Rodriguez, of Deportes y Música Comunicaciones LLC. Of late, the station has been licensed to the MMTC Broadcasting LLC arm of the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council. Now, the MMTC is selling this Arizona FM to a minority buyer.

Salem Media Group on Monday saw its stock decline in value to 97 cents per share. It continues a year-long decline for the purveyor of conservative talk radio and Christian-themed audio and print content.

Thanks to the erasure of the FCC’s cross-ownership rules, a December 2021 transaction saw the last remaining broadcast television properties tied to Red River Broadcast Co. sold to the owner of the Duluth News Tribune. Now, a newspaper publisher based in Illinois has agreed to acquire a group of radio stations serving the Ozarks.

Cox Media Group has named a Director of Digital Content for Radio, an individual charged with developing an audience growth strategy that uses the company’s apps, social media, website, streaming, digital assets, and content.

It's known across the broadcast media industry for its inventory and revenue workflow management software. Now, San Francisco-based WideOrbit hopes to attract attention with the promotion of a 17-year veteran who retains her EVP/Sales role while assuming the title of Chief Revenue Officer.

The Audio Division Chief at the FCC has dealt another blow to William Johnson and his Florida-based licensee, which bears a name nearly identical to the publicly traded multimedia company led by Alfred Liggins III but is wholly unrelated.