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An AM radio station serving southern Palm Beach County, Fla., with a Spanish-language religious format has been sold. The buyer has been rapidly acquiring AMs and FM translators across the West Palm Beach DMA, and a format change is likely on the way.

With Entravision Communications moving forward with CFO Mark Boelke adding COO duties, the company led by CEO Michael Christenson revealed that its Q4 results were entirely driven by Ad Technology & Sales improvements. In contrast, the Media segment suffered, experiencing a big year-over-year revenue drop.

Removing the minimum AM power increase limit, extending technical STAs to 180 days are among the proposals

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Redmond says that the manufacturer is "committed to Quincy"

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Frank Biancuzzo, who since 2021 has served as President of Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG), will retire from the company at mid-year 2026 — capping a career of more than four decades in television, most of it spent with Hearst Television.

It has provided broadcast technology products to stations around the world from its Quincy, Ill., headquarters since 1959. Now, it is under new ownership, with its Chief Executive Officer and its majority investor teaming up to make a deal with ELENOS S.r.l. of Italy.

The FCC is considering a NPRM focused on ways to make additional spectrum available for command and control of spacecraft supporting emergent space operations, but which do not use spectrum as part of any radiocommunications services provided to the public.

In court filings, Cumulus Media stated that "emergency consideration" be granted as executive leadership believes "an immediate and orderly transition into chapter 11 is critical to their ability to reorganize successfully." Any delay "would have the opposite effect and could cause immediate and irreparable harm."

It's a limited liability company established by husband-and-wife team Kimberly and Kenneth Smith in West Union, Ohio. And it happens to be the proposed buyer of a Class A FM station serving Georgetown, Ohio, and its Class C3 sibling in Ripley, Ohio.

Nexstar Media Group has commenced a tender offer to purchase TEGNA's 5% Senior Notes due 2029. The announcement comes after it was disclosed three key Nexstar leaders met with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and Media Bureau Chief Erin Boone last week in Washington.