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'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.

A snapshot of new products for radio, pro audio, AV and related businesses

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Hometown Broadcasting of Austin and Albert Lea will acquire KAUS(AM/FM), KCPI(FM) and KATE(AM)

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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.

Company teases third-generation console ahead of IBC

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