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Recap of high-level meeting with FCC staff reveals group’s wish list

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The NAB Leadership Foundation brought some of Capitol Hill’s most prominent AM radio compatriots to the stage Tuesday night as it hosted the 2026 Celebration of Service to America Awards, honoring broadcasters for superlative community service.

Gray Media has expanded its advertising capabilities through a strategic partnership with DSP and AI solutions platform Madhive. The agreement is designed to further accelerate Gray's ability to deliver data-driven, high-performance campaigns for local businesses and agencies nationwide.

He had been with Audacy in a Philadelphia-based corporate role for more than five years, rising in April 2024 to Sr. VP and Head of Advertising & Audience Products. Now, he's at the company that's parent to DTS AutoStage, HD Radio and TiVo.

The arrangement with NXXT Golf is being hailed by the group behind the NXXT Women's Pro Tour; NXXT Faldo Junior Tour; and NXXT Battle League as "one of the most significant audio sponsorships ever committed to women's and junior competitive golf." Here's what it means for iHeartMedia.

CEO of Connoisseur Media wants "to avoid local radio going the way of the newspaper"

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It has coordinated with the 11 host cities for spectrum management and security

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He is the new VP of broadcast products and services

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The National Association of Broadcasters has presented the results of the 2026 NAB Executive Committee elections. This sees the reelection of the NAB's Television Board Chair, and a similar action for the NAB's Radio Board Chair.

New findings from the Advertising Research Foundation concludes that the line between linear and streaming TV is becoming increasingly difficult to draw. According to the new data, close to 40% of linear audiences now access linear TV through some form of streaming, an increase of two percentage points from last year.

A Senate Democrat representing the State of Oregon has joined Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz in introducing legislation that would allow Americans to sue federal officials for violating the First Amendment when they coerce social media companies, AI platforms, or broadcasters to change or take down protected speech.

AGs from seven states have joined California Attorney General Rob Bonta in waging battle against the nation's biggest broadcast TV ownership group. Among those AGs is that from the State of Kansas. That has irked not only a former House Member from Kansas but also the head of an elder American advocacy group.

It is the former licensee of the FM radio station that today is home of "94.7 The Block," an Audacy "Throwback" station focused on hip-hop tunes of the past. Now, Family Radio uses the onetime WLIR and WDRE in Nassau County, N.Y., for WFME. Soon, it will have a Five Boroughs boost, giving it better coverage of Manhattan and Brooklyn.

The FCC has shared details of a June 5 meeting that saw NAB Associate General Counsel for Legal and Regulatory Affairs Larry Walke joined by two colleagues in discussions about ways to further revitalize AM Radio with key Media Bureau policymakers.

The Media Bureau and the Office of Managing Director require Ernest R. Lopez to pay delinquent regulatory fees or show cause why payment should be waived or deferred.

FCC Enforcement Bureau proposes expedited mandatory call blocking against a voice service provider that had sought direct phone numbering access by using a fraudulent document purporting to be from the Commission itself.

Tomorrow, Mexico City will serve as the site of the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as the host, "El Tri," takes on South Africa. Thanks to a just-signed deal, Fubo customers will be able to watch the match and every other one airing en español on Universo or Telemundo.

MiQ has brought new capabilities to its Sigma platform with one goal in mind: to help advertisers understand and act on TV viewing behavior across the linear and streaming worlds with the goal to connect that to what those same audiences are doing across digital platforms. 

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