The InFOCUS Podcast: Tim McCarthy
To share more about the importance of the Broadcasters Foundation, which this year will award approximately $1.8 million, to broadcasters in need, foundation President Tim McCarthy joined RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson on the latest episode of the InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE
Entravision Says ‘Adios’ To An Arizona AM
Travel north on I-17 from the greater Phoenix area and you'll pass through Black Canyon City, Ariz.., home to Deep Canyon Ranch. Visitors here will undoubtedly see a tower array housing the transmitter for a Class B AM radio station originally designed to serve Phoenix. Now, just days after its 42nd birthday, the station's owner is euthanizing it.
AI-Fueled Radio To Power New ‘FAST’ Channel Audio Service
Its NYSE-traded stock is at a year-to-date high, thanks in part to the efforts of financial analyst-turned-Chief Financial Officer John Janedis. For FuboTV Inc., 2023 has proven to be a successful transition year for a "sports first" vMVPD service positioning itself as a cable TV replacement. Now, Fubo is venturing into Radio. Sort of.
A Community Radio Upgrade Comes, With BE’s Help
With 3,000 watts and a signal contour allowing it to serve three Southern Illinois cities, a noncommercial FM has attracted an audience by being a true community radio offering. Recently, the need for an FM transmitter upgrade arose for the station's owner. It ultimately went with a product from a company based not far to the west, in Quincy, Ill.
BMI Sale Brings Big Payday To iHeartMedia
On November 21, RBR+TVBR shared the news that, after much speculation, a New York-based investment firm confirmed its lead role in a shareholder group that seeks to acquire Broadcast Music, Inc., the music rights group known as “BMI.” What wasn't known until now is just how much the nation's No. 1 owner of radio stations will pocket from the deal,
Townsquare Media To Pitch Institutional Investors In Boca
With low temperatures in the mid-50s in the forecast, tomorrow and December 5 are shaping up to be beautiful Tuesdays in South Florida. For Townsquare Media, the hope is blue skies will yield greenbacks in the form of institutional investor commitments generated from a pair of key investor conferences company executives will appear at.
More ‘Mega’ For Boston Thanks To ‘River’ Parent Deal
At 96.5 MHz, an FM translator has served the metropolitan Boston area as part of the network of signals associated with Adult Alternative radio brand "The River." Now, the company that operates The River, led by President Edward Flanagan, is agreeing to part ways with the facility.
Twilight Zone To End For Keystone State AM
On Thursday, June 20, 2019, a Class B AM serving Reading, Pa., on the brink of death was saved by Bob Lowe, whose Twilight Broadcasting agreed to purchase the facility from the Reading Eagle Company. Now, Lowe is parting ways with the station.
West of Nashville, A ‘Wolf’ Is Captured By Fowler
A 50,000-watt FM radio station offering "Tennessee's Best Country" to an area of the state due west of Music City USA is being sold. To make the deal happen, the buyer signed off on a Personal Guaranty in the amount of $240,000.
Bravo, FCC! You’ve Revoked An AM Station’s License
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.
SBS, Urban One Agree On Revised KROI Purchase Terms
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.
At Long Last, Urban One Releases Q1, Q2 Earnings
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.
John Fredericks’ Latest Buy Brings a ‘Flame’ To Nashville
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.
FCC Ownership Report Due-Date Fast Approaching
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.
NoCal Non-Comm Gets ‘OPIF’ Consent Decree, License Renewal
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.