In July 2023, RBR+TVBR first reported on the sale of a Class C3 FM licensed to High Springs, Fla., that today airs a "Hot Talk" format targeting men between Gainesville and western portions of Jacksonville. It is now known that the announced sale has not transpired.
How much will a broadcast radio station owner need to fork over to the music industry between January 1, 2026, and December 31, 2030, for the right to stream popular recorded music on its digital audio streams? The Copyright Royalty Board has shared the final rules governing the new rates.
On March 1, SBS reached an important deadline — one it didn't expect to make. That's when the company founded and led by Raúl Alarcón Jr. was to repay its 9.75% Senior Secured Notes. It did not. The company now has a little more time to figure out what to do, with lenders saying OK to the extra time.
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The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2019 amended the Communications Act of 1934 to require all U.S.-based foreign media outlets to submit reports every 6 months to the Commission regarding the outlets' relations to their foreign principals. The Media Bureau is now reminding of its next deadline.
Nominations are concluding for the 2026 Medallas de Cortez awards, to be presented at Streamline Publishing’s Hispanic Radio Conference.
Nominate across seven categories by March 13 at 8pm Eastern before it is too late.
A new high-capacity Net I/O ST 2110 Bridge will be the highlight of Solid State Logic's 2026 NAB Show booth offerings. SSL says it can be used with any broadcast audio console or network and complements existing native ST 2110 connectivity, and is now shipping for the System T range.
Alaska’s largest radio station group, with 11 properties serving all of Southeast Alaska, has emerged as the entity that will be purchasing nine stations and 14 FM translators in the cities of Ketchikan, Juneau and Sitka from bankrupt BTC USA Holdings Management.
A trio of radio brands formerly owned by Fisher Broadcasting and sold to Lotus Seattle Corporation by Sinclair Inc. has a new General Manager. At the same time, the Lotus Communications arm has selected a new Director of Operations & Brand Management.
In twin announcements, TV ad firm Simulmedia has plucked a Chief Commercial Officer from iHeartMedia. Concurrently, Simulmedia is appointing a SVP/GM for what the company calls "the industry’s first self-serve platform designed to give brands and agencies direct, friction-free access to converged TV."
Comcast-owned streaming ad platform FreeWheel has brought to life an AI agent infrastructure, powered by its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and intelligence tools, that embed artificial intelligence in "premium" video transactions. This, says FreeWheel, allows buyers and sellers to automate workflows.
The HeartMedia-owned Spanish-language radio station serving Boston has reached a play-by-play agreement with the region's Major League Soccer team. Coverage begins Sunday (3/15) and will continue across the 2026 season for the New England Revolution.
Nearly three years after the U.S. Department of Justice sued the founder of Adell Broadcasting over a multimillion claim linked to alleged unpaid gift tax liabilities, a settlement is on the way, court documents confirm.
With a pending shift of the Estrella TV Spanish-language television network from a digital multicast agreement with a Hearst Television station to an owned property in Orlando, a longtime sales executive handling Hearst's Estrella TV offerings is joining MediaCo.
Don't let the glum spending habits of today cloud what's to come. For Brian Wieser and Luke Stillman of Madison & Wall, it's "so far so good, with meaningful risks" for the economy. That's why they are raising their U.S. advertising forecast again. But is the upward momentum absent of broadcast media?
The digital cable TV station for Temple University has a new way to bring student-produced programming to viewers not only across the Delaware Valley, but anywhere they may have access to a local TV station's Connected TV streaming app. It's thanks to a partnership between the school and Nexstar Media Group.
He spent 11 years as an "Eyewitness News" anchor, and later helmed local newscasts for the CBS and FOX-owned stations serving the New York market. He was also heard on the radio, at WABC-AM. Now, many across the region are pausing to remember Ernie Anastos, who has died at the age of 82.
Some 233 million — or 81% of Americans aged 12 and over — consumed online audio in the last month. Furthermore, some 219 million Americans over the age of 11 — or 76% — listened to online audio in the last week. That's the big takeaway from The Infinite Dial 2026, released by Edison Research at SSRS.
Lenders taking control of Cumulus will ultimately decide whether and how aggressively to pursue the case once the stay lifts, a decision that will fall to an entirely new board. Every current Cumulus director is deemed to have resigned upon the plan’s effective date, as the broadcaster goes private.
On Wednesday, RBR+TVBR first reported on the sale of two Southern New England radio brands by Hall Communications to a new subsidiary of Connecticut-based radio station owner Red Wolf Broadcasting Corp. Today, details regarding the transaction, including the price, became known.
With nary a word, the FCC on Wednesday quietly granted approval to a transaction that sees an FM airing KCRW's "Eclectic 24" noncommercial avant garde Alternative format wind up in the hands of the company born out of the former Buckley Broadcasting. A waiver to make the deal happen was approved.
