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Speaking in front of members of the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday, Republican FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly made it be known that "a core function of the Commission ... is not being sufficiently achieved as it pertains to pirate radio stations." As he sees it, the continued presence of buccaneer broadcasters littering the FM dial with unlicensed signals is a failure of the Commission's ability to protect "the integrity of Commission-granted spectrum rights." We have an RBR + TVBR OBSERVATION on the topic.

A company that bills itself as "a neutral technology platform for individualized copyright transactions, with built-in rights administration and royalty settlement," has been given the nod of approval by Sirius XM Radio and counsel representing those who brought a Class Action suit against the satellite radio company over pre-1972 royalty payments.

"It's 6 a.m. Do you know where your morning show is?" Is this a question you and your C-Suite colleagues ask? If so, here's another question to ask: "Do your listeners know where your morning show is?" Those, of course, may not be the most appropriate questions to seek the answers to. The one question that may be of utmost importance is this: "Does it matter where your morning show is?"

Thanks, Obama ... and Hillary, and local and statewide candidates seeking political office in 2016. Your ad spending at media targeting African-Americans helped Radio One narrow its net loss in Q4 2016 while net revenue improved by 3.8% from the last three months of 2015. But, it may have been some gamblers and guests at a brand-new casino resort that truly gave the D.C.-area company a much needed shot in the arm.

It's DIY season, if you look at the activity in last week’s Media Monitors Radio Spot Ten report for one top home improvement chain. Meanwhile, a big drug store chain stepped up its use of AM and FM radio. We've got the details right here.

"This year is going to be a year of transition for all of us," says association president James Winston. What sort of challenges may lie ahead for African American radio and TV broadcasters? Here's what Winston had to say to NABOB members.

One of the first "alternative" FM radio stations could be heading to a new owner, should the non-profit owner of this longtime Class B facility in New England find no other alternative.

The move comes as part of the stations' integration into Entercom, which acquired the stations in January

CBS Radio has established pricing for a seven-year, $500 million senior secured term loan B to be issued in connection with the merger

Two Hispanic listeners are apparently the reason why WYUU's online stream ranks No. 1 in a key demo in Tampa's January 2017 ratings

The company quietly made the sale on Feb. 23. A separate SEC filing reveals a price well below the Texas Monthly deal

Spearman’s High Plains Radio Network has been on a buying spree in the last six months, and it’s at it again

A pair of radio pirates operating in Los Angeles County have been ordered to each pay up $25,000 for their unauthorized activities

In light of the company's pending transaction with CBS Corp., an amendment to Fisher's employment agreement has been made

Unveiled at IBC2016, the instant media playout solution -- dubbed ClipFire -- is the latest product offering from ENCO