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Dielectric President Keith Pelletier in September 2021 provided details about its Petition for Rulemaking that puts FM radio directional antenna pattern studies in sync with AM and television broadcast signals. The FCC on Thursday unanimously approved the petition. What does this mean? Listen to this InFOCUS Podcast for the easy-to-comprehend story, presented by dot.FM! LISTEN HERE

Steve Newberry-led Quu is making its mark with the "easy deployment of visual content for radio." Now it is growing its executive ranks with the hiring of the former New Northwest Broadcasters President/CEO as an Exec. VP of Revenue. It is also welcoming an Administrative and Contracts Manager.

The ceremony, produced by the National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation (NABLF), recognizes local broadcasters’ outstanding service to their communities. The 2022 program will be produced for airing later on television stations across the country.

With its shares under pressure from Wall Street jitters over economic uncertainties, iHeartMedia will see its two top executives appeal to institutional investors at an event hosted by J.P. Morgan scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

There's still very much a need for transcription services tied to a radio broadcaster's news, analysis and podcast programming. At NPR, it's a part of its comprehensive delivery of content. Now, it has contracted a company to handle this service as part of a three-year deal that started earlier this year.

The Singular Research Spring Select Webinar is the latest gathering for institutional investors to learn more about where to put their dollars. And, it will see the executive team at the nation's leading media company focused on Christians and conservatives participate in the online affair.

From "U.S. 1 Radio" to "Barefoot Radio" and "Party 105.7," there are some 9 commercially licensed radio stations actively serving the Southernmost City of the U.S. — Key West, Fla. Should another FM be added to the mix? A Florida Keys licensee says yes, and has filed a Petition with the FCC seeking a new Class C3 facility. Now, the public can provide their input on the plan.

Until today, the American Militia Association's key fight was to protect the Second Amendment's right to bear arms, through schools and efforts designed to promote and enhance the welfare of communities in Somerset County, Pa. Now, the non-profit group has a new battle it's waging. It wants the FCC to prevent Roger Wahl from keeping his FM radio station.

That's exactly what the FCC wants to know in response to its mandated Communications Marketplace Report, which is produced in the last quarter of every even-numbered year. With Q4 2022 approaching, the Commission on Tuesday moved forward with a Comment and Reply Comment period in which it will seek input from all interested parties on the subject.

The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten Radio report has been released, and aside from a big new effort from a QSR, there's much stability to take note of. The other big story: More fully paying advertisers are present.

On June 19, 1934, this AM radio station began broadcasting from the top floors of the Hadley Furniture Co. building in Waterbury, Conn. In the modern era, an FM translator at 97.7 MHz was added to give some "revitalization" to the facility that's used 1320 kHz for nearly 90 years. Now, the AM and FM translator are changing hands. 

Ninety-eight radio/audio spots and campaigns have successfully reached the finals of the 2022 Radio Mercury Awards. The submissions were created by advertising agencies, brands, production companies, radio stations and students.

The Audio Division has ruled on a Notice of Proposed Rule Making proposing the deletion of seven vacant allotments in various communities across 6 states. Comments were filed on the matter from one broadcaster. That seems to have merit, as the Media Division unit moved forward with deleting six of the vacant allotments from the FM Table of Allotments.

Its reputation battered by local media for a series of changes, Audacy has now looked to the station's 1990s glory years as a way for KROQ to gain audience share against fierce competition from the likes of iHeartMedia, Santa Monica College and California State University Northridge. It's welcoming back an individual who exactly 30 years ago was named to succeed Andy Schuon at the storied FM.

On Friday, January 7, a pair of AM radio stations became the latest operating in the kHz band to call it quits — or so it seemed. At that time, "Real Oldies" faded to dark; the stations went silent under a STA. It was believed that the licensee would be surrendering the licenses of the stations. But, it is now known that one of the facilities has found a buyer, and will be saved.