For the past two years, the amount owed to the Commission from AM and FM radio station owners for the right to use public spectrum has gone down. That ends this year: the FCC said no to requests from dozens of state broadcasters associations and the NAB to dampen a coming fee rise.
The companies led by low-power TV entrepreneur Frank Copsidas have filed an ex-parte with the FCC in support of HC2 Broadcasting’s "expert filing" about their meeting with members of Chairman Brendan Carr’s staff. The topic of discussion: 5G Broadcast capabilities and realities for LPTV stations.
There are now 14 CBS News & Stations broadcast television stations bringing immersive weather storytelling to viewers, and the latest addition to the list of Paramount-owned properties embracing AR/VR technology for the local news studio now includes CBS Boston.
KNTV-11 in San Jose, branded as "NBC Bay Area," is adding an additional hour of local news to its daily schedule, starting September 7. It happens to be in the time slot that, until today, is held by a popular talk show hosted by the first "American Idol" winner turned pop star. Clarkson is signing off from daily TV.
There's a new Chief Programming Officer for Pillar Media's non-secular radio stations serving Central New Jersey, Cincinnati and Denver. It's an individual who arrives from Gateway Creative Communications in St. Louis, where he served as OM for "99.1 JOY FM," the BOOST Radio Network and "WorshipOne."
If there's any doubt that the absence of Indianapolis' ABC affiliate from the local DirecTV channel lineup will be prolonged, due to a retransmission consent impasse between the direct broadcast satellite service provider and the TV station's owner, that was all but erased by DuJuan McCoy as the last day of August began.
In late March, RBR+TVBR first reported on the acquisition of a Class A FM serving an area of Western Pennsylvania between Pittsburgh and Youngstown, Ohio, by Family Life Radio. Now, the broadcast ministry led by Rick Snavely has decided to spin the facility. The buyer? Look no further than WYEP and WESA.
In October 2021, SummitMedia completed its acquisition of an AM radio station serving the Wichita, Ks., market. Then came an engineering Special Temporary Authority authorization, several extensions, and in January 2026 a silent STA request. Now, a return to life for this facility is on the way — under new ownership.
It's another big week at Spot TV for the accident attorney specialist who began life as an Orlando-based operation big on local radio advertising and is today the most prominent law firm in its category.
IBC2026 will see swXtch.io unveil the next evolution of its global media transport strategy, expanding its Global SRT Distribution service with the launch of native multicast transport for broadcasters and content producers moving live media to destinations around the world.
After 41 years on the job and 12 moves across the country, a Gray Media regional VP/General Manager has decided it’s time to retire from local broadcast media.
“It’s been one heck of a ride — especially considering this career was never really on my radar!,” says Matt Pumo.
'Ohana Media Group may have a Hawaiian name, but the company operates radio stations on the U.S. mainland — including six radio stations serving Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley of Alaska. As of September 1, these station will have a new Vice President/GM.
Consolidation, public interest, enforcement priorities, and advertising regulations are all among the policy fights that will shape the industry's 2027. The people steering those fights for the NAB, FOX, and Salem Media are bringing the inside view to New York City at Forecast 2027.
For many years, radio reception across the small towns of the Catskill Mountains relied on access to big-signal stations from Albany, N.Y. Then came locally based signals. Now, one of them — a noncommercial facility with a variety of music programs surrounding such shows as Democracy Now! — is heading to a new owner.
The privately held radio broadcasting company led by Jeff Warshaw has agreed to sell a pair of AM/FM combos, serving two unrated markets in Minnesota.
The deal, which is being filed in the FCC's LMS for regulatory approval early next week, saw Kalil & Co. serve as the exclusive broker for the transaction.
An array of U.S.-based companies seeking to grow their client base in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are busily preparing for IBC2026, the broadcast media technology expo held each year in Amsterdam. Among the companies preparing to make a big splash is ENCO.
The FTC has finalized orders requiring Cox Media Group and two other firms to pay nearly $1 million to settle claims they deceived customers by falsely stating they offer an AI-powered service that could target localized ads based on conversations captured from consumers’ smart devices, and that consumers had opted into such targeting.
Just four days after Charter Communications — parent of the Spectrum MVPD — completed its merger with Cox Communications and merger with Liberty Broadband Corp., the company sued The E.W. Scripps Co. over one of the most contentious topics the industry faces today: retransmission consent.
The publicly traded owner of broadcast TV stations headquartered in Cincinnati and led by CEO Adam Symson has selected "a seasoned media sales leader" to head small and medium business growth and direct response advertising initiatives across the company's operations.
The noncommercial media organization devoted to covering the activities of the U.S. Congress created by Brian Lamb has creating a new senior leadership position focused on expanding philanthropic support.
