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Mud Radio was just over one month late with its license renewal application. Why? It was due to an "inadvertent oversight." Now, the Audio Division Chief of the FCC's Media Bureau is willing to resolve the matter with a Consent Decree. And, it sees the licensee of a Vermont FM pay a civil penalty to the U.S. Treasury to wipe its slate clean.

Daytona Beach application was filed under one name, but nonprofit registration said another

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U.S. ad market prospects have been cut by half a point by WARC, as its global growth forecasts for advertising spend have been downgraded further this year. This follows an initial $20 billion cut seen in March by the research firm.

Since the end of May, the FCC's lone Democratic Commissionerhas traveled to California to meet with television studio executives, labor unions in the entertainment sector, and companies in the space industry. The purpose of these visits by Anna M. Gomez? To learn first hand of broadcasters' challenges.

It is a locally owned radio station launched in 1994 to target the growing Hispanic population in Memphis. Now, it is scrambling to resume over-the-air broadcasts of its AM radio station after becoming the victim of copper theft at its transmitter.

Campaign provides financial assistance to broadcast professionals facing hardship

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Xperi's mobile app development arm brings the Christian broadcaster's four stations to CTV platforms

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With a blend of legacy and urgency permeating the conversation, the 2025 Hispanic Radio Conference opened in Houston on Wednesday with a wide array of Hispanic media executives including Spanish Broadcasting System founder, Chairman and President/CEO Raúl Alarcón Jr. on hand.

"If you speak tech for content creation and distribution, you belong here"

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Disney CEO Bob Iger in September 2023 suggested the company was “open to considering a variety of strategic options” for its linear businesses. It is now clear that Iger is no longer actively seeking a buyer for its traditional TV properties.