For Frank Copsidas, the head of the LPTV Broadcasters Association, 5G Broadcast as a new standard for Class A and low-power TV stations is all about public safety and — importantly in the Carr Commission era — the public interest. He explains this evolved viewpoint in a new request for rulemaking being filed with the FCC.
He was a key figure at the forefront of the digital evolution of broadcast and cable television who joined Hearst Television in 2008. Since 2016, he has held the role of Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer. At year's end, he will retire from the privately held owner of broadcast TV stations overseen by Michael J. Hayes.
Originally born as a digital sanctuary, Urban One's "ONE Yard" is stepping outside of the screen and hitting the ground to deliver immersive, live on-campus experiences celebrating the culture, community, and legacy of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) at various venues across the U.S.
He spent more than a decade at Univision Communications, rising to VP of Advertising Sales, before exiting for a similar role at Estrella Media. In August 2022, he joined Gray to lead its Spanish-language media sales. Now, Jason Hall is being promoted at the company today known as Gray Media.
Starting October 5, the parent organization of omnipresent noncommercial Christian radio networks K-LOVE and Air1 will have a new VP of Live Events.
He is joining K-LOVE Inc. after serving as GM of the Oak View Group-managed Central Bank Center in Lexington, Ky.
Here's the good news when it comes to the Q2 earnings report from iHeart: revenue increased by more than $43.5 million in the three-month period ending June 30. Here's the not-so-pleasant news regarding iHeartMedia's Q2 performance: A net loss slightly lower than last year's $83.48 million finish was logged.
It is a tale of two segments when it comes to the financial health of Entravision Communications, the company rooted in Hispanic broadcast media in the U.S. For its heritage Spanish-language radio and TV properties, Q2 revenue was down a sliver — even with the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Advertising Technology & Services division? That's a whole other story.
In a brief message distributed midday Sunday (8/9) via PR Newswire, the radio broadcasting company founded by George Beasley and led today by his daughter, Caroline Beasley, confirmed that it needs a little more time than expected with the release of its Q2 2026 earnings report.
For some in broadcast media, professional voice cloning powered by advanced AI technology is of keen interest. For the President of Oink Ink, it is a new business endeavor he hopes radio broadcasting companies will consider for their stations.
The Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Central New York radio station owner Galaxy Media plans to retire later this year after 36 years leading the broadcaster he built into a regional player.
It was a fiscal Q1 of 2027 full of milestones, including a"20/20 True Crime" channel on its TuneIn audio streaming app in partnership with ABC News; and the July 27 closing of its purchase of Adult Hits CHUP "UP 97.7" in Calgary. Of those positives for Stingray Group Inc., the purchase of TuneIn may be its strongest.
While regional players such as Sweet James are omnipresent in some locales, Morgan & Morgan has taken an Orlando-founded entity and crafted it into a coast-to-coast offering. Spot TV has only further cemented its dominance, as seen in the latest Media Monitors report for Spot Television.
Hey, Jonas Brothers fans — the iHeartMedia podcast is one of six titles that will soon be distributed on Disney+ and Hulu, thanks to a freshly inked deal between the Walt Disney Co. and the nation's largest audio content creator and distributor.
An FM translator in the middle of Long Island holding a construction permit for 107.1 MHz — the same frequency as an FM station in Suffolk County, N.Y., rebroadcasting WABC Radio — is being acquired by the media company owned by Gotham supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis.
As key Washington, D.C., lawyers who spoke with RBR+TVBR see it, there's little consensus on whether Trump FCC Commissioner nominee Danielle Thumann Severs will get the Senate's OK. These legal pros also differ in opinion on whether a recent Supreme Court ruling gives President Trump the ability to create a GOP-only FCC.
Connoisseur Media has won FCC approval to maintain up to 100% indirect foreign ownership of its broadcast radio licenses in a structure that would place majority equity in the hands of Cayman Islands-registered entities while CEO Jeff Warshaw retains full voting control.
The Columbus School of Law's impact on the FCC is as strong as ever, with Chairman Brendan Carr a 2025 Juris Doctor recipient and President Trump's nominee to serve as a Commissioner a 2016 graduate. Also a graduate is a woman who has been appointed Legal Advisor in the Office of the Chairman.
There's been an empty seat at the FCC since June 30, 2024. The Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. has just nominated an individual from North Carolina to fill it, yielding congratulations from Chairman Brendan Carr and Democratic Commissioner Anna Gómez.
A 1kw Class C AM with an all-important FM translator in North Philadelphia are about to trade hands, based on a fresh Form 314 filing made with the FCC for its regulatory approval of the transaction.
As Montreal-based Mirko Bibic, President/CEO of Bell Media parent BCE and Bell Canada, sees it, the company's Q2 2026 results more than met the company's expectations. In particular, the Bell Media digital strategy "continues to pay off" while FIFA World Cup rights at the CTV network brought advertisers in droves.
