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It's a Class A FM that since May 2020 has been owned by the entity formed by the merger of Border Media with A&J Radio. Now, Ricki Lee is signing off the sale of WNYV-FM 94.1 in Whitehall, N.Y. The buyer will take it noncommercial, bringing NPR programming to this swath of a region dominated by WAMC.

Its stock price is battling back from a September 15 low of $0.54. Analysts believe its mid-term performance outlook on the Nasdaq market is positive. What can investors expect to hear from CEO David Santrella when Salem Media Group reports its Q3 2023 financial results in one week?

Three industry experts will join veteran radio and television business leader Randy Michaels to take a hard, pragmatic look at what investors think about broadcast media today at Forecast 2024 on November 15 in New York. There's still room for you to be in the room where it happens ... click here to save your seat!

Some 26 ad-free channels have been created for Sirius XM subscribers, catering to those who need a little Christmas and some Hanukkah tunes in their repertoire between now and the holidays. Accessing the channels, however, won't be as simple as dialing up a channel on an in-dash tuner.

It's a Class A FM serving tiny Gig Harbor, Wash., licensed to a local public school district. And, like many educational institutions in recent years, it is ready to say goodbye to the facility. Or, if the public demands it, it will continue to own and operate KGHP-FM.

"I don't know what to tell you about this," KSLQ-FM owner Brad Hildebrand said when reached by RBR+TVBR, unaware of coverage of an Order to Pay or To Show Cause issued November 2 by Media Bureau Chief Holly Saurer and Office of Managing Director head Mark Stephens.

Serving as Master of Ceremonies for the event was 2022 Radio Hall of Fame Inductee Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo, and among the eight Class of 2023 inductees is Streamline Publishing Media Division President Deborah Parenti, Publisher of Radio Ink and Radio + Television Business Report.

Saga Communications is again one of the strongest-performing publicly traded radio companies in the U.S. Today under the leadership of CEO Chris Forgy, Saga has produced Q3 results that saw revenue beat forecasts. The EPS will make key shareholders such as Daniel Tisch likely smile, too.

Four years ago, Beasley Media Group demonstrated its fondness for eSports by acquiring the Houston Outlaws from Immortals Gaming Club. It is now known that the Overwatch League will shutter by the end of 2022. What does this mean for Beasley?

One analyst who tracks Beasley Media Group had pegged Q3 2023 revenue to come in at $62 million. The other offered an estimate of $63.8 million. Beasley's actual Q3 revenue fell short of both estimates.

The audio stream of FOX News Media's free ad-supported streaming television service focused on meteorological forecasts is being added to the app and accompanying web portal owned by the company helmed by President/CEO David Field.

Until now, Connecticut Public Radio broadcasts reached nearly all of the Constitution State, but not all corners. Its been absent from the city of Danbury, largely due to hilly terrain and signal limitations of WNPR-FM in Hartford. That's about to change, and noted media broker Greg Guy had a hand in the deal.

Is there a recipe for that "secret sauce" that enables some independent and local radio and television broadcasting companies to be competitive, successful, and innovative in an ever-changing media environment? Forecast 2024 attendees will get the first-hand details as to what goes into the cookbook that has given life to a variety of linear media companies deserving of national attention.

On a national level, there are two big home improvement retailers actively seeking to sway consumers to purchase items in their ultra-huge stores. At Spot Radio, one of those brands emerged last week as a big user of national audio ads on the AM and FM stations tracked by iHeartMedia-owned Media Monitors.

He's been a key part of the morning show at an iHeartMedia station since 2005. Before that, he and co-hosts Pete McKenzie and Heather Ford were heard in mornings at WPDH-FM in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Now, listeners and the air staff at WZLX-FM in Boston are coping with the sudden loss of Kevin Karlson.