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A Class A FM serving the upper half of New York's Capital District is changing hands, with Briton Ricki Lee signing off on a deal that will put the facility in the control of Todd Nixon, pending regulatory approval.

Aaron Ishmael and Karl Lieber are jumping for joy: They've just made a deal to acquire an AM with an all-important FM translator serving an area of Northeastern Colorado as "Jump 104.5." The deal ensures Ishmael stays in the market, as the station he previously leased was sold in July to a Hispanic media operation.

The Walt Disney Company's Entertainment segment saw its fiscal Q4 revenue grow by a healthy 14% year-over-year. However, a closer look at the results indicates the growth was largely due to Disney+ and OTT platforms; and content sales and licensing dollars. For the linear networks, challenges abound.

The E.W. Scripps Co. is ready to shift its Scripps News operation to an all-streaming approach. This will see a new lineup starting Monday — one the publicly traded company believes "will give viewers crucial daily information, providing live in-depth storytelling on the biggest events across the country" with a team one-quarter the size. 

The Major League Baseball club has revealed who will take the retired John Sterling's mic alongside Suzyn Waldman when the 2025 season starts. Earning the prestigious role is an individual who has spent the last 18 seasons as the lead TV play-by-play voice of the Seattle Mariners baseball club.

The individual who serves as VP/General Manager of Cox Media Group's Miami Valley radio and television stations has been appointed SVP and Chief Sales Officer of the Apollo Global Management-controlled company's TV properties. 

The longtime face behind the Augusta Radio Fellowship Institute has signed off on an agreement that will see it part ways with an AM radio station and its FM translator companion in the South Carolina city of Greenwood.

More than 150 local PBS stations and the PBS KIDS Channel will launch ad-free over the coming months as a Prime Video FAST offering. It's thanks to an agreement announced on Thursday by the nation's largest educational noncommercial television operation.

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