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What happens when you fail to pay your regulatory fees associated with an AM radio station for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022 and 2023, and it’s nearly halfway through 2025? You pay up or show cause as to why you can’t. A Kentucky station owner did neither. Now, the station's license has been lost.

American Public Media Group, the parent of Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) and the Classical 24 service, has confirmed that it will engage in a reduction-in-force initiative that will trim between 5% to 8% of its staff. Other expense reduction efforts are also on the way.

In June 2020 BIN: Black Information Network launched on a group of AM radio stations owned by iHeartMedia and one of its full-power FMs. In June 2025, that FM scored a 1.1 share in the Norfolk ratings, as measured by Nielsen Audio. Alas, BIN has just moved to a smaller signal to make room for a new format.

The nation's largest purveyor of audio and video content superserving African American consumers has decided when it will peel the lid on its second quarter 2025 earnings results. For shareholders of Urban One, the hope is that growth in revenue will continue to fuel a year-long rise on the company's Nasdaq-traded stock

The NAB is "extremely pleased" that the FCC's top-four prohibition has been struck down by a federal appeals court, but is downbeat about the court's decision to abide by every other rule reinforced by the 2018 Quadrennial Review — released in the waning days of the Biden Administration.

As the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act gains traction on Capitol Hill, automakers doubled down on efforts to block it. Broadcasters are answering in kind with intensified lobbying to defend AM’s place in the dashboard and involvement in numerous efforts across D.C.

In an interview with Texas Public Radio conducted by its News Director, Dan Katz, the President/CEO of NPR revealed that it will cut its budget and divert those dollars to member stations most impacted by Congress' rescission bill approval, which claws back pre-authorized federal funding to the CPB.

The Senior VP of Sales for the group of station in Milwaukee-Racine owned by the nation's largest radio broadcasting company has been promoted to Market President. He'll report to iHeartMedia Division President Nick Gnau.

With NPR and PBS stations poised to lose pre-approved federal dollars through the CPB following Congressional package of a rescission package, widespread discussion of what it will bring for public media abounds. For the FCC's newest Commissioner, the answer is "opportunity."

It bills itself as "a next-generation cross-platform distribution and monetization company," and it has just linked a sales-focused strategic partnership with the sports wagering news and information network linked to the Musberger family and operating from Las Vegas.

Since last year, she has been the VP of Sales for Audacy's Austin radio stations and has a quarter-century of sales and leadership experience, largely tied to her 18 years as GSM of crosstown stations linked to Waterloo Media and Emmis. Now, she's formally running Austin's cluster in the Lone Star State's capital.

Journalists at the all-News station serving the New York Tri-State region owned by Audacy that are members of the Writers Guild of America-East are calling on company management to address staff safety protocols and artificial intelligence protections in a new bargaining agreement made as part of ongoing contract negotiations.

The Chairman of the FCC has shared a preview of what's on the agenda for the agency's August Open Meeting, and it includes a review of the Emergency Alert System. This suggests the Commission is ripe to bring the most significant changes to U.S. emergency communications infrastructure in more than 30 years.

The NPR and PBS giant serving Northern California's biggest population zone has announced that it will move forward with a reduction-in-force initiative resulting in the loss of 45 people. Additionally, 12 individuals have accepted voluntary separation agreements. The result is a 15% staff shrinkage for KQED.

A Notice of Illegal Pirate Radio Broadcasting has been issued to the owners of a ranch nestled along Lake Quinault, adjacent to an Indian Reservation and the Olympic National Forest. It's not a fine, but if the unlicensed FM doesn't get shut down, it could be held liable under the PIRATE Act.