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Commission says he has been one of the “most egregious” radio pirates

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It is an FM station that two years ago moved from the Treasure Coast to West Palm Beach in an effort to win over new listeners and grow its ad revenue. Now, Dean Freeman is signing off on the facility's sale to the owner of WLRN, the NPR Member station serving listeners across South Florida.

Learn how broadcast signals can travel more than 4,000 miles via E-Skip

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The Media Bureau has granted the unopposed application for the assignment of a collection of TV stations from the David Cerullo-led Imagicomm Communications to an entity owned and operated by Webb Collums. It's noteworthy, as the Carr Commission has granted another "top-four" network affiliation waiver.

“After kicking off 2025 with our 15th Passion Worship conference over two consecutive weekends in Nashville, we were off to Los Angeles for the first of two CBS network specials with Fire Aid – and that was just the beginning,” said President Rob Devlin. Ringo Starr's 85th birthday celebration was a key event.

Streaming solutions provider StreamGuys is returning to next week's Hispanic Radio Conference to address digital content strategies within Spanish-language broadcasting, with a presence on the “Emerging Trends and Technology” panel.

"To be a competent speaker, you don’t need to be charismatic," says public speaking coach Rosemary Ravinal. "You don’t need a booming voice. You don’t need to be flawless. You need three elements." Learn what those three elements are in this column, that comes along with a short video presentation.

Fiscally challenged Canadian broadcast media licensee Corus Entertainment no longer has a co-CEO. It's the latest headline-making move from the publicly traded company with shares under 10 cents, and long-term challenges it says are exacerbated by U.S.-based "big tech" and the nation's regulatory scheme.

Winners of the 2025 Radio Mercury Awards were announced Thursday evening at the 34th annual awards presentation held at SONY Hall in New York. The awards show was also live streamed, courtesy of Hubbard Radio. Getting the Best of Show award? The agency behind the popular sandwich shop chain.

Lawyers representing a group of terminated volunteers and associates of embattled and bankrupt KDHX-FM in St. Louis have filed an amended objection to the station owner’s motion for an order that would authorize the sale of the KDHX license, tower, and other non-real estate assets.