On May 12, the LPTV Broadcasters Association sent an open letter to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr asking the Commission to formally recognize the 3GPP 5G Broadcast standard as a voluntary transmission option under Part 74 for Low Power Television stations. The ATBA has spoken, and it doesn't agree with the proposal.
Sinclair Inc. has just launched what it calls "a comprehensive local marketing and consumer education campaign" designed to increase awareness and adoption of NEXTGEN TV in Ohio's state capital. The campaign focused on the Columbus, Ohio, market includes a localized website designed to educate and influence.
Omnichannel outcomes platform Teads has reached an integration agreement with Havas Media Network that places its Audience Planning API technology into Havas’ Converged.AI platform. This, say the companies, allows planners to activate audiences directly from Havas’ planning environment.
LG Radio+, an LG Electronics offering, and it is teaming up with iHeartMedia in a plan that brings the company's more than 850 live iHeartRadio stations, digital-only stations and roster of podcasts to the LG Radio+ app.
Griffin Media and DirecTV have successfully reached a new carriage deal that restored the company’s Tulsa and Oklahoma City stations to the direct broadcast satellite TV service’s local lineups across Oklahoma.
The first FCC spectrum auction in four years has commenced, and it will over some 200 5G-grade spectrum licenses that "laid fallow for more than a decade." The license areas included in the action include 48 states, two U.S. territories and major markets including New York, Chicago, Boston, Tampa-St. Petersburg and Charlotte.
How serious is the NAB's effort to bring its Broadcast Positioning System (BPS) to fruition, and get it deployed as a solid alternative or even an ultimate replacement for GPS technology? An independent company focused on BPS's commercial deployment has come to be.
A selection of video podcasts within the SiriusXM network are heading to the free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel service that is owned by Fox Corporation and is rapidly attracting households of viewers.
The Broadcasters Foundation of America has finalized the date of its annual BFOA Giving Day, rallying the broadcast industry for a one-day fundraising effort to provide critical financial assistance to radio and television professionals facing acute hardship due to catastrophic illness, disaster, or other life-altering circumstances.
It operates under the local "KXLY Brands" banner in the State of Washington's second-largest market, led by the ABC affiliate serving Spokane and a group of seven radio brands. Now, thanks to a shared services agreement, Morgan Murphy Media will be adding the market's FOX affiliate to its array of offerings to consumers and advertisers.
Until this week, few outside of the Deep South were likely familiar with Rep. Barry Moore. That rapidly changed late last week, as word of legislation he's proposing that would require the FCC to warn TV viewers of "transgender, non-binary, gender transition or abnormal gender expression themes" gained national attention.
The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology is welcoming a new Associate Chief and Chief of the Laboratory Division. It is an individual who brings more than 20 years of leadership experience spanning engineering, operations, customer service, research, and equipment‑build and compliance roles across media providers.
In August 2015, Bob Haschke and Robert "Boots" Elliot agreed to a $1.1 million transaction that gave their VilleCom LLC eventual ownership of two AMs and two FMs serving a Texas city southwest of Fort Worth. Now, they've successfully closed on the sale of these stations in a deal brokered by Eddie Esserman.
The final month of the second quarter has begun, and for the low-power television station licensee known as HC2 Broadcasting, a change in majority control is in the works. Pending FCC approval, approximately 75% of HC2's ownership will be held by an entity led by CEO Kyle Kiser and founded by the man behind Dish.
FOX News Media’s free ad-supported streaming television weather service is readying for its Wednesday debut across the nation's lone subscription-based satellite radio service. Since launching in 2021 as a FAST channel, FOX Weather has added numerous distribution partners.
Solid State Logic will showcase its new compact, fly-away TCA Tour audio production system at InfoComm 2026, scheduled for June 17-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Independent nationally distributed Radio Network News (RNN) has officially launched in the United States, and is doing so by using the NewsCloud platform — described as "a modern newsroom efficiency and productivity" product.
A Congressional effort to protect intellectual property rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals, and for other purposes, has commenced. This sees Senators weighing the pros and cons of a bill introduced on May 20 that would axe "deep fakes" while protecting entertainers and air personalities alike.
On May 13, RBR+TVBR first shared the news that Connoisseur Media had agreed to part ways with a group of radio stations in Millbank and Watertown, S.D., respectively. On Monday (6/1), the asset purchase agreement was submitted as part of a LMS filing seeking FCC regulatory approval of the sale.
On the morning of June 10, the House Judiciary Committee will conduct a hearing that seeks to examine the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 and its effect on the modern broadcast market for major sports leagues. By special request , the Commissioner of the NFL has been asked to offer testimony at the session.
