Aggregator

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) repeals the national television multiple ownership rule (national cap), which prohibits a commercial television licensee from having a cognizable interest in television stations that have an aggregate national audience reach above 39%. The Commission finds, given seismic changes in the modern media marketplace, that the rule's repeal will help empower local broadcast television stations to operate in the public interest and to better serve the needs and interests of their local communities. The Commission will review on a case-by-case basis proposed transactions that would have been prohibited under the national cap to determine whether a proposed transaction would serve the Commission's media ownership goals of localism, competition, and viewpoint diversity.

This document amends the Table of TV Allotments (Table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules by substituting VHF channel 9 for UHF channel 21 at St. George, Utah in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by KUTV Licensee, LLC (Licensee), licensee of full power television station KMYU(TV) (KMYU or Station), St. George, Utah. The Media Bureau (Bureau) previously granted a petition for rulemaking submitted by the Licensee to substitute UHF channel 21 for VHF channel 9 at St. George, Utah in the Table. The Licensee subsequently filed an application for a construction permit for its new channel, which remains pending due to certain unresolved engineering matters. The Licensee now states that upon further consideration and restraints, it wishes to abandon its plans to modify its license for KMYU to operate on channel 21. The Licensee filed the instant petition to amend the Table to substitute VHF channel 9 for UHF channel 21 and allow KMYU to continue to operate on channel 9 at its licensed parameters. The staff engineering analysis finds that the proposal is in compliance with the Commission's principal community coverage and technical requirements, including the interference protection requirements. In support of its channel substitution request, the Licensee filed comments reaffirming its interest and stating that it commits to promptly take any and all steps that may be necessary to effectuate the channel substitution proposed in the petition. An individual commenter, Steven Quinn Singleton (Singleton), also filed comments, but did not explicitly object to the proposed channel change. For the reasons discussed in the Report and Order referenced below, the Bureau denied Singleton's comments.

Third annual symposium marks the return of digitized archival programming to Baltimore's WEAA(FM)

The post HBCU Radio Preservation Project Convenes at Morgan State appeared first on Radio World.

Company says transition will have “far-reaching impact on radio broadcasters”

The post iHeart to FCC: Don’t Skimp on C-band Reimbursement appeared first on Radio World.

New service helps PDs coach talent and gives sales teams competitive insights

The post Workflow Corp. Wants to Be Your Aircheck Buddy appeared first on Radio World.

As someone who struggled with stuttering early in life, public speaking coach Rosemary Ravinal learned that the road to becoming a confident communicator is rarely straight or smooth. As she celebrates another trip around the sun, Ravinal presents a few things she wish someone had told her about public speaking earlier in her career.

Public Media Infrastructure (PMI) today selected a digital and technology veteran as the organization’s first Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Dave Williams is being asked to drive the organization's mission "to move public media toward a shared, scalable digital infrastructure built with the needs of local stations at the center."

The WNET Group, which serves as the parent company of PBS flagship WNET-13 in Newark, N.J., has selected a VP of Distribution and New Revenue. He's already on the job, and has been tasked with unifying programming, rights and clearances, research, and distribution goals.

It offers "New Hit Country" to a portion of Illinois due southeast of Dubuque, Iowa, and to the northeast of the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Soon, it will be under new ownership, as Beaver Miller has opted to sell this Class B1 facility.

In July 2023, she was named GSM of Gray Media-owned WSAW-7 in Wausau, Wisc., building on her experience as an Account Executive and Regional Sales Manager for the station. Now, she's been named General Manager of a group of radio stations serving the largest city in Grant County, Wisc..

Can radio and TV reverse the dollar-shift away from digital platforms, in particular with some of the advertising categories that can thrive outside of a search engine-driven consumer attraction mechanism? That was one key question covered by Borrell Associates' Corey Elliott and Gordon Borrell in a Wednesday webinar.

At the end of November, Rob Elmore will conclude his tenure as General Manager of the ABC Owned Television Stations property serving the Triangle region of North Carolina. The individual chosen to take the reins for "ABC11" has just been revealed.

As radio pros explained to WKHS students, it carries you through tough times

The post “Media Forward” Sends Enthusiasm to Maryland’s Kent County High appeared first on Radio World.

What's next for broadcast media ... especially as several radio companies fell short with their political revenue expectations? A Forecast 2027 session kicking off the November 12 affair at the Harvard Club of the City of New York is designed to provide all of the insights necessary to steer clear of the icebergs. 

It's a promotion from within at the publicly traded broadcast television station ownership group under a radical transformation driven by CEO Adam Symson, and it puts a woman with nearly two decades of experience in the newsroom in the role of Chief Technology Officer at The E.W. Scripps Co.

The Air Scan IP security check is free for radio stations to access

The post Fusion Air Debuts Broadcast Monitoring and Security Suite appeared first on Radio World.

It’s intended for “the recording you can’t go back and redo”

The post Diffio AI Is a Speech Restoration Model appeared first on Radio World.

She shared the news of her return to public media in a social media post, reuniting her with New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR) President/CEO Jim Schachter, whom she worked with at New York Public Radio. Introducing the new Chief Growth Officer at NHPR, a former iHeart Audience Network executive.

Membership has its privileges, and if you have full website access to the Radio + Television Business Report, you've just received the key to unlock the autumn edition of the quarterly media broadcasting business publication known for its exclusive conversations, unique insight and straightforward stories on new technologies, each hand-crafted and designed to help your team create and development long-term growth opportunities that will make you thrive.

Where do the "wrong side" stations reside?

The post The “K” Call AM Stations East of the Mississippi appeared first on Radio World.