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An originator will be able to send silent alerts without vibration and sound to devices

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It looks to bring creative storytelling to Arabic-speaking audiences

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The performance rights organization said it has now more than 1 million members

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The nation's No. 1 audio content creation and distribution company concluded a long parade of companies presenting their fourth quarter 2024 earnings reports on Thursday. And while the day began with a sobering fiscal health review from Cumulus Media, industry peer iHeartMedia shared Q4 results that saw net income rise and adjusted EBITDA increase, too.

The company that boasts it is the parent to the largest podcast network in the world has signed a multi-year partnership with the government of Qatar, in the Middle East, with the intent of creating "a thriving podcasting industry" in the region and in nearby North Africa.

"Our fourth quarter financial results mark a strong finish to another successful year for Nexstar in which we delivered $5.4 billion in total net revenue — the highest in our company's 28-year history," Nexstar CEO Perry A. Sook said as he opened the company's Q4 earnings call. Was he downplaying Nexstar's fiscal health?

DTS AutoStage-equipped vehicles now exceed 10 million cars

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Would MVPDs and voices of the cable television industry protest a NAB petition with the FCC requesting mandated transition dates for TV stations to adopt ATSC 3.0 broadcast signals? Perhaps. If so, the Consumer Technology Association, which had fought against the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, has their back.

Synchronization technology and a built-in GPS are now directly embedded into the transmitter

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Meanwhile Curtis LeGeyt met with Chairman Brendan Carr last week to press its case

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Readers bemoan cancellation of this year's Amateur Radio Operators Reception

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February 27 was originally poised to be a day full of conference calls detailing the fourth quarter 2024 results from four broadcast TV companies and two major radio broadcasting companies. One of those TV station ownership groups opted not to release its results on such a crowded day. Instead, it is waiting until March 11.

A 1kw Class C AM radio station with an all-important FM translator serving Jasper, Ala., with Classic Hits programming is about to change ownership.  It's thanks to a deal that's just been filed with the FCC for regulatory approval. And, it marks a new chapter for a company that suffered a loss of its broadcast tower in 2024.

There's been significant growth across the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast of native Spanish speakers, all of whom seek in-language news that's relevant to them. With two Miami Spanish-language TV stations on local MVPD lineups and little else in the way of local español news, Sinclair Inc. is stepping up to the plate. 

A 10pm Sunday premiere of a NBC prime-time series and a daytime serial debuting from CBS. What do they have to do with Gray Media? A lot, and that's what CEO Hilton Howell Jr. sought to stress as the publicly traded company's nontraditional revenue is about to jump in a way that differs from its peers.

Pelletier says aging infrastructure is driving an increase in FM replacement projects

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He's no stranger to CBS News but has been serving as President/GM of KGO-7, the ABC Owned Stations property serving the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose market.  That's about to change. After seven years in the Bay Area, this news veteran is returning to CBS at a particularly fragile time.