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The Medallas de Cortez awards recognize excellence in Hispanic radio programming, sales, and management and are named in honor of Raoul Cortez, who founded the first Spanish-language radio station in the nation. This year’s awards will be presented at the 17th Hispanic Radio Conference, next week in Phoenix.

The domestic launch of a 24/7 news-focused audio service — in 2026 — is newsworthy for the action alone. Given the people involved, brought on by supermarket magnate turned AM radio licensee John Catsimatidis, what's to come at week's end marks another exciting chapter for the man who resuscitated one of the world's most recognizable radio stations.

The publicly traded broadcast media company that's parent to the Hispanic-focused Estrella Media operation and heritage multicultural radio brands "HOT 97" and WBLS in New York enjoyed a digital revenue surge in the first quarter that helped send overall revenue up 12%. That said, audio revenue was down.

Frank Hertel’s latest DIY projects are clever and useful

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With the publication of a Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking associated with proposed changes to the FCC's audible crawl rule in the Federal Register, the Media Bureau's Policy Division has been given the green light to establish a comment window, finalizing the dates one can offer their thoughts on the matter.

The agreement between ATSC, Sistema Brasileiro de TV Digital Terrestre (SBTVD) Forum and Korea’s Telecommunications Technology Association reflects what the ATSC calls a shared commitment to strengthening global interoperability for advanced broadcasting services and to accelerating international collaboration.

The trade organization and political advocacy group representing some 500 small and medium-sized MVPDs has shared the results of the reelection of officers to its Board of Directors and Executive Committee.

It addresses the growing complexity of hybrid FM and HD Radio broadcasting

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Less than two weeks ago, the Media Bureau’s Video Division approved the transfer of control of a group of television stations from Block Communications Inc. to Gray Media. As of today, there's a new GM for the two Louisville stations included in that deal, and Gray's existing property in Kentucky's largest market. 

Free update offers a number of enhancements

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