New Opportunities For Last Frontier: An Alaskan Anchor

An Alternative station with a Class C2 FM signal and its Class C1 sibling, a Brooke & Jubal affiliate modeled after a Seattle-based CHR/Pop station with identical branding, are being sold in a deal that shines a spotlight on the 49th State of the Union -- Alaska.

‘Suga’ Slap The Result Of FM Translator Complaint In SWFL

A LPFM serving the Jamaican community of Fort Myers, Fla., protested the FCC's approval of a modification to a co-channel FM translator's signal pattern, which it claims caused interference. But, the LPFM's arguments are moot — it waited too long to raise its concerns to the FCC. There's more: the LPFM fibbed about its power output and now faces a fine.

After 45 Years, A Knoxville FM Heads To New Owner

In March 2018, a Tennessee radio veteran who acquired a Class A FM in 1974 bought an AM in what’s colloquially known to some as “Scruffy City.” Six months later, this broadcaster sold the AM. Now, it is selling the FM after 45 years of ownership.

The InFOCUS Podcast: Ron Stone

Four years ago, Ron Stone founded the Independent Broadcasters Association. Today, one of the key tenets of the IBA is how to make more money. This includes cash giveaways — an incentive that has attracted more listeners, thus increasing the chances an advertiser will sign a deal for a member station. Stone shares where the IBA is heading in this fresh InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

Hit Record Without Airplay? That’s Fake News, WSJ

It's been an incredible two years for Billie Eilish, a 17-year-old singer-songwriter from L.A. Thanks, in part, by a song on the soundtrack to Netflix's "13 Reasons Why," Eilish's star is rising fast. But, according to the Wall Street Journal, it's come "without radio." That's not true.

‘La Raza’ To Replace ‘Acción’ On Jacksonville FM

As of today, a 99-watt FM translator licensed to a Jacksonville suburb serves as the simulcast partner of iHeartMedia's Spanish-language News/Talk "Acción 930." Pending FCC approval, that will soon change.

A Top Navigation App Links With Radio.com

The agreement gives users of the popular Waze app the ability to access the full range of Radio.com content — including podcasts and on-demand audio content. Radio.com playback and discovery controls, including favorite, local, and recently played stations.

A Small FM Faces Silence Over Very Late Fee Payments

WVFG-FM in Uniontown, Ala., faces a license revocation hearing. Why? Overdue regulatory fees could be the ultimate cost for the station's owner.

Sound Off: Video Viewers Seek Captions For Muted Public Use

Verizon Media teamed with Publicis Media for a newly released study that examines the relationship between video viewing, sound and captions.Their key finding: as more consumers watch video on-the-go and in public, video audio is becoming secondary. 
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Longtime Media Broker Faces Jail Time For Tax Fraud

The co-owner of one of the most active media brokerage firms in the U.S. has pled guilty to filing a false tax return. A possible three-year prison term awaits, along with a period of supervised release, monetary penalties, and restitution, to be determined by a federal district court judge once sentence guidelines and other statutory factors are reviewed.

Judge Says Emmis Can Get Coverage From AIG Unit

A Chicago-based Federal Appeals Court judge has granted Emmis Communications coverage from a subsidiary of AIG, 3 1/2 years after Emmis sued the entity. The radio station owner did so because the insurer applied a policy exclusion, a move which Emmis argued was improper.

Audacy To Return Two Las Vegas AMs With Site Move

On March 1, two longtime AM radio stations owned by Audacy Corp. went dark under Special Temporary Authority with the FCC, after the company agreed to pocket millions of dollars from the sale of a North Las Vegas parcel on which the stations' towers stood. Now, the kHz-band stations are poised to return, as a new tower site has been affirmed. 

A Leaner Emmis Sees Its Shares Skyrocket

The last week on Nasdaq has certainly been exciting for Emmis Communications. On June 10, the company confirmed that it is saying goodbye to the capital of the Lone Star State. That excited investors, and that enthusiasm hasn't ebbed. But, is that a "YES" vote for a N.Y. move?

A Nod of Affirmation for FCC’s HD Signal Boost Plan

"Comprehensive engineering analyses, field studies, and years of real-world digital operations documented in this proceeding support the improvements for FM Digital operations ... generally proposed by the Commission." That's the conclusion of iHeartMedia with respect to a FCC proposal giving HD Radio signals a power bump.
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FCC Issues Twin Pay Up, Or Lose License, Orders

Proceedings have started that could see a license revocation involving an FM in North Carolina, as well as an AM in Georgia. The reason? Each of these licensees owe the FCC delinquent regulatory fees, administrative costs, and penalties owed.