The E.W. Scripps Co. has decided to sell its ABC affiliate serving Indianapolis to the company led by DuJuan McCoy that owns the market's home for The CW Network and its MyNetwork TV-aligned sibling. Pending regulatory approval, this will give Circle City Broadcasting ownership of three full-power stations there.
For the first time, Country Radio Seminar is getting three pre-show seminars focused on the next era of radio operations, ranging from music programming and AI innovation to digital strategy and revenue growth, in conjunction with the Radio Vendor Alliance.
The return of football in September generated a "massive spike" in television viewership and tangibly impacted the competitive landscape among media companies. That's according to Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge report for September, released Tuesday by the dominant audience measurement company.
He was previously News Director at the ABC affiliate serving the Rio Grande Valley owned by the Manship family of Baton Rouge. Now, he's holding a similar role for a Cumulus Media News/Talk giant serving Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
NPR has shared that its legal team engaged in private conversations with the longtime head of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, who spoke under oath, involving a scuttled contract involving the operation of a satellite distribution system for its member stations. That conversation is set to gain a public venue on Tuesday.
Starting November 1, there'll be a new Chairperson of the NPR Foundation Board of Trustees, and he will also join the NPR Board of Directors. He succeeds John McGinn, who served two consecutive terms leading the Foundation.
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