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Flag Family Media will be able to close on its $600,000 purchase of a News/Talk radio station serving Fargo, N. Dakota. A listener had objected to the deal based on a Facebook post by a host at the buyer's current radio stations, on the grounds that what he said demonstrated why it would be “dangerous” for the sale to happen.

The Major League Baseball club that can list Philadelphia, Kansas City and Oakland as its former homes has reached an agreement with iHeartRadio to broadcast all of the team's regular season, Spring Training and any potential post-season games on a big AM serving the city its calling home until it ends up in Las Vegas.

The Congressional Budget Office has released its cost estimate for the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025. And, despite automaker claims that adding electromagnetic shielding to preserve AM reception would come at a high cost, the CBO has disagreed — for a  third time.

On April 14, 2022, a woman who held 80% equity interest in four radio stations passed away. The licensee, however, failed to promptly share this information with the Commission. That's a FCC rule violations, but a forfeiture notice isn't to be handed out. Instead, the Audio Division Chief, Al Shuldiner, is signing a Consent Decree.

The third-generation President of radio station owner Mid-West Family Broadcasting will be shifting to a role as Chairman of the Board, as another longtime executive has been named Chief Operating and Revenue Officer.

"A trusted partner for more than 1,050 television and radio stations" specializing in revenue management software offering media sales forecasts and pricing has made "key leadership promotions" it believes will further position itself for continued advancement and growth.

Strike up MacNamara’s Band but you may want to hold on that Half and Half or Irish Coffee until digesting the numbers.  Townsquare Media will be releasing its Q4 and full-year 2024 financial results bright and early on St. Patrick's Day.

The nation's No. 1 owner of radio stations has decided when it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and for the full year of 2024.  It will see iHeartMedia's CEO and CFO share their results on a busy day in which TEGNA, Nexstar Media Group and Gray Media will also be releasing their Q4 '24 fiscal report cards.

Former KBEQ-FM in Kansas City programmer and air talent Todd Nixon couldn't be busier. He just launched "Lompoc's Greatest Hits" on Monday morning, and on Sunday signed off on an asset purchase agreement that will see his Sticks Media acquire a Class A FM in the Show-Me State. 

A pair of radio stations licensed to a rural Idaho community north of Boise is about to get a new owner, pending FCC approval. Who's agreed to purchase "Star 95.5" and its "Superstar Country" sibling?

In April 1996, he rose from General Sales Manager to General Manager of Spanish Broadcasting System's flagship New York properties, including the Hispanic-focused radio operator's very first radio station.  Now, Gene Bryan has returned to the company.

In a widely expected move following the January 29 decision by CEO David Field to step down as President/CEO, Audacy Chief Financial Officer Rich Schmaeling has resigned "to pursue other business opportunities." The company with majority ownership held by Soros Fund Management "will not name" a new CFO in the near term.

He's the Clerk of the Senate Committee on Transportation for the State of Vermont and also chairs the state's Senate Committee on Institutions. With the FCC's blessing, you can soon call Russ Ingalls a broadcast licensee, too.

Woodward Communications in late 2024 acquired radio stations from Neuhoff Media and, one month later, Mid-West Family Broadcasting. To satisfy local ownership caps, it is agreeing to sell a Class A facility serving Bloomington-Normal, Ill. The buyer is a non-secular operator.

The answer, based on the responses of some 1,130 local ad buyers surveyed during Fall 2024 by Borrell Associates, is a resounding "yes."