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The NAB wants it, as do most of the nation's broadcast radio and television broadcasting companies. The FCC's Chairman, Brendan Carr, has stated his desire for it, too. Now, no less than 73 Members of Congress have called on the Commission to modernize the nation's broadcast ownership rules.

It was roughly 1 1/2 years ago when Urban One investors last heard from the company's executive leadership regarding its casino gaming ambitions. Now, CEO Alfred Liggins III has confirmed that the media and entertainment company superserving Black consumers is abandoning its plans to build a brick-and-mortar casino resort. 

For some, he's a memorable conservative talk host paired for nearly a decade with Rose Tennent. For older Steel City radio listeners, he's remembered as a Top 40 host paired with "Banana" across the 1980s at B94. Now, all are paying tribute to Jim Quinn, who has died.

It is the owner of an AM radio station serving the seat of Parmer County, Tex., with a population of under 1,500 people. And, it has failed to pay its regulatory fees since 2012. Now, this delinquency has cost this station is license.

On March 18, Auddia, the company behind the faidr app. closed on $3.5 million of new financing by selling 1.3M common shares from its previously announced equity line. It is now known that it will engage in a significant reverse stock split, effective with the start of Nasdaq's trading session on Monday.

The second-largest institutional investor in Saga Communications has formally withdrawn its nominees for election as directors to the company's board.  "The continued pursuit of our nominees would not be in the best interest of Gate City or the company’s shareholders at this time," Gate City says.

Despite strong political advertising revenues in the radio division of the publicly traded company, African American consumer-focused Urban One experienced a decline in net revenue as its total operating expenses rose. The result: the company led by Alfred Liggins III swung to a net operating loss in Q4 2024, widening the net loss attributable to common stockholders during the quarter.

His fate at Audacy Inc. has been the subject of chatter and speculation for weeks. Now, it is official: Doug Abernethy is leaving the audio content creation and distribution company with majority ownership held today by Soros Fund Management.

On December 11, 2024, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update Parts 1, 73, 74, and 76 of its rules for radio and television broadcast stations. Now, the Comment Date and Reply Comment Date have been established.

Canadian broadcast transmission technology company Nautel is partnering up with the Steve Newberry-helmed Quu Inc., to help further the latter's efforts to deploy rich visual content for radio. And, the simplification of bringing this technology to fruition will be at the crux of its 2025 NAB Show presentations.

Read this: a Christian Talk and Teaching FM serving the Spokane market and its simulcast partner serving the Tri-Cities, Wash., market, comprised of Richland, Kennewick and Pasco, are being sold by Thomas Read. Who's the buyer? Look no further than the nation's largest Christian Contemporary noncomm network.

Before he successfully won a House seat, Mike Flood was largely known as the man behind Flood Communications, owner of radio and TV stations across Nebraska. Now, he's taking that experience as a broadcaster to the halls of Congress by teaming up with three other House Members to bring back a "Broadcasters Caucus."

This year’s shortlist features entries across a range of categories, including audiobooks, podcasts, dramas, documentaries, breaking news coverage, entertainment, and music specials. Work was submitted by radio stations, networks, production companies, and independent producers worldwide.

It's a Tulsa-headquartered owner of broadcast media stations operating in such markets as Merced and Monterey-Salinas, Calif. Until now, it included a mid-sized Louisiana city in its roster of markets. That's about to change for Stephens Media Group.

Auddia is moving forward with its plans to bring new nontraditional revenue to AM and FM broadcasters through a subscription-based ad-free streaming environment. This, Auddia says, is designed to give users more control over their radio-listening experience.