From KLOS-FM to "Arrow 93" in Los Angeles, he was an admired and affable on-air talent. He was also heard on Classic Rock stations across the U.S. as a syndicated program host. Now, many fans and radio industry veterans are pausing to pay tribute to Benson, who has lost his battle with Parkinson's Disease.
He'll also be charged with working on digital broadcast television technology in emerging markets for ATSC, which is shepherding the shift from the current over-the-air standard in the U.S. to ATSC 3.0, which empowers NEXTGEN TV and BPS technology.
It’s the biggest night for one of broadcasting’s most outstanding charitable organizations, and WNYW-TV in New York anchor Natasha Verma is set to emcee the Broadcasters Foundation of America’s 2026 Gala and Fundraiser on Monday, March 9 at the Plaza Hotel.
With speculation rampant that the FCC will grant approval of Nexstar Media Group's rule-busting merger with TEGNA, issuing waivers of its ownership cap, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau has given the green light to a $34.5 billion merger that will reshape the cable television and broadband services business.
BTPM head Tom Calderone calls the shifts for WNED-FM and WBFO-FM — Western New York's noncommercial Classical and NPR-fueled spoken word stations — part of a long-term sustainability plan drafted in the wake of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's dissolution.
The sale of four radio stations serving the small cities of Luverne, Minn., and Madison, S.D., are now officially licensed to Christensen Broadcasting. That's according to Kalil & Co., the broker of record in the deals involving the company founded and led by Jeff Warshaw.
In a move that could portend the Commission's approval of Nexstar Media Group's merger with TEGNA, the FCC on Friday granted a waiver to Circle City Broadcasting that clears the way for the company to add the ABC affiliate in Indianapolis to its holdings — creating a "triopoly."