The Acting Chief of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau has OK'd a Consent Decree resolving an obscenity and indecency investigation involving a TEGNA station. While there is no longer an investigation against the station, the parent of KREM-2 will be making a hefty "voluntary contribution" to the U.S. Treasury.
In an unusual twist, the license holder of Miami's NPR Member station has filed a Petition to Deny the transfer of control of a West Palm Beach move-in to the South Florida Public Media Group. The entity has been operating the station on behalf of the Miami-Dade County School Board, which is protesting the purchase.
As 2025 began, a Lakeland, Fla.-based radio broadcasting company attracted attention for saying goodbye to the Program Director and morning co-host of its Adult Hits FM in its home market, with his on-air companion also relieved of his duties. Now, Hall Communications is parting ways with "MAX 98.3."
A former FCC Commissioner has urged the agency to "strongly reject" any government regulatory policy that requires the abandonment of ATSC 1.0 broadcast signals in order to bring ATSC 3.0 opportunities to their fullest potential.
"Radio Touche Douce" operator Fabrice Polynice has taken a cue from former FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington in presenting a landmark challenge to the agency's ability to levy a financial penalty to an individual or licensee that has violated its rules. For Polynice, a $2.39 million fine handed to him is "unconstitutional."
Precisely nine years to the date that TNDV’s first 4K-capable truck rolled into service, the entertainment-based mobile and REMI production company has prepared its flagship Exclamation truck for the next phase of its journey.
The Mountain Media Center seeks to gain a reputation as "the most progressive live production media center in the U.S." How is it readying itself to meet that goal? It is providing customers a complete live production ecosystem in the former Starz Encore building in Centennial, Colo.
"Another day, another reflexive, innovation-blocking FCC filing from the usual suspects – cable lobbyists, legacy advocacy groups and industry players who oppose anything that might strengthen free, over-the-air broadcasting." Those fierce words open a thought piece distributed Wednesday by the NAB's legal head.
The National Association of Broadcasters has informed the FCC that it "appreciates" the Commission’s efforts to improve its regulatory fee process and supports the FY 2025 proposed allocations shared in MD Docket No. 25-190.
With a preview of its second quarter earnings exciting investors and one top Wall Street analyst, Gray Media has now shared when it will distribute and discuss its official Q2 2025 report.
It signed on the air on July 31, 1955 as KRNT-TV, and was owned by the Cowles family until 1983. Today, the station is CBS affiliate KCCI-8 in Des Moines, and the Hearst Television property is gearing up to celebrate its 70th anniversary.
It was a partnership that started in 2023. Today, Hope Media Group and Worship 24/7 are set to formally unite in a merger of the two Christian radio networks. It is now known how much HMG will be paying to obtain Worship 24/7's assets, based on a series of filings posted to the FCC's LMS on Wednesday.
As June began, a surprise exit from the FCC caught many industry leaders and market observers off-guard: Nathan Simington tendered his resignation. One month later, he has resurfaced at a D.C. think-tank.
Dick Whitworth, a 50-year veteran of Christian-focused faith-based media, is retiring. This opened up an opportunity for Pillar Media, operator of "STAR"-branded Christian Adult Contemporary radio stations in three U.S. markets, to select a new COO. It went with a former iHeartMedia Region President.
In February 2024, the widow of the late Steve Marks signed off on the sale of a group of radio stations located in Glendive, Mont., to an entity led by Managing Member Andrew Sturlaugson. Now, the estate of Mr. Marks is spinning two full-power TV stations and a TV translator property to an educational institution.
It has become an annual tradition in the Nation's Capital, and it will continue in 2025 with law firm Hogan Lovells playing host. The Seventh Annual Former FCC Chairs' Symposium is coming in late July, courtesy of the Multicultural Media, Telecom & Internet Council (MMTC).
Marketron, a broadcast industry revenue operations and digital advertising technology firm, has reached a product integration agreement with media workflow software firm vCreative.
This intertwines the Marketron Traffic product and vCreative’s vPPO platform in new ways.
Nasdaq-traded Auddia Inc. has named the successor to Michael Lawless as Chief Executive Officer. The change comes as Lawless is retiring after 13 years of leading the company and its predecessor, Clip Interactive.
A digital multicast network purveyor that recently named Otto Padrón as its President and COO has appointed a VP of Digital Strategy and Revenue Ops. In this role, an ex-Univision Interactive Media leader will "architect, lead, build and execute Get After It Media's digital growth and revenue strategy.
On Tuesday, broadcast TV company Gray Media announced a private offering of $900 million aggregate principal amount of 9.625% senior secured second lien notes due 2032. One day later, the NYSE-traded company unveiled the pricing of the offering, and it is an upsizing — a mark of success for Gray.
