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Less than a week after fellow Commissioner Olivia Trusty expressed her belief that broadcast ownership deregulation would boost competition, the FCC’s lone Democratic Commissioner used her State of the Net Conference address on Monday to argue for just the opposite.

Roger Holler is known across the Sunshine State for his ownership of MARC Radio. Until now, MARC operated six radio brands in Gainesville-Ocala and three stations in the fast-growing Space Coast region. Now, it can count five audio brands serving the Treasure Coast of Florida as owned-and-operated properties.

The Assistant Chief of the FCC Media Bureau's Audio Division is moving forward on delegated authority with the substitution of the FM channel or class for five existing vacant MHz-band allotments located in various communities in Alabama, California and Texas.

It's that season once again for Spot Cable. With Tax Day coming on April 15 and, more immediately, Valentine's Day, the companies seeking consumers through local cable drop-in ads placing significant investment in Spot Cable happen to be a tax preparation service provider and an iconic national jeweler.

The office within the Federal Communications Commission charged with administration and management of the agency is seeing a change in leadership. That's because Mark Stephens has retired, leading Chairman Brendan Carr to praise him for his "decades of outstanding service."

Digital advertising revenue reached $2.3 billion in 2025, accounting for one-quarter of all radio industry advertising revenue and stabilizing total industry sales. That's according to RAB’s 14th Annual Digital Benchmarking Report, produced by Borrell Associates.

With all eyes today on the Senate and a hearing focused on whether the 39% national television owner reach cap should change, the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee penned a letter to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr "sounding the alarm on his efforts to eliminate all media ownership restrictions."

A provider of whole fruit, vegetable, and fiber supplements is teaming up with Sinclair Inc. for a national sponsorship partnership in support of Amazing America 250: From Neighborhood to Nation, the TV station ownership group’s multi-platform media initiative celebrating America’s 250th anniversary.

Less than seven years after Katz Networks and Scripps rebooted Court TV as a digital multicast offering in an environment where cord-cutting is fueling over-the-air broadcast TV consumption, Scripps has decided to sell it. Who's the buyer? Look no further than a company created by Dan Abrams.

Calls it an alternative to third-party traffic systems

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