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It weighs the rejection of CAP EAS messages that lack valid digital signatures

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Investors reacted negatively to iHeartMedia's late Monday release of its second quarter earnings report, which illustrated how the company again posted a significant net loss despite a revenue gain of more than $43.5 million. "IHRT" finished Tuesday's sessions on Nasdaq down by more than 20% from Monday.

The technology, rolled out at 12 other Paramount Global-owned broadcast TV properties, was first deployed on Monday during the KDKA-2 4pm newscast with anchor Kristine Sorenson and meteorologists Mary Ours and Ray Petelin.

With Dennis J. Kelly serving as his legal representative, the owner of a media company with stations in West Virginia, Virginia and Georgia, has filed paperwork with the FCC seeking its approval of a deal that would give it ownership of a full-power FM and an FM translator in a Peach State market.

Sinclair Inc.-owned subsidiary Dielectric has completed two high-profile OptiLoad deployments in Texas through broadcast systems integrator Land Communications, including the industry’s first installation of Dielectric’s new external OptiLoad Heat Exchanger system.

Digital Audio Group revenue was up 12%, led by podcast revenue

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The audience was massive, the cultural relevance undeniable, and the pressure on brands to participate intense. Now that the 2026 FIFA World Cup has ended, media companies are confronting a troubling possibility: many advertisers may have already spent most of their 2026 media budgets, HispanicAd's Gene Bryan worries.

A live, locally produced sports talk program focused on the pro and collegiate sports teams preferred by residents of Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and Northern West Virginia is coming to a trio of Sinclair Inc. owned stations in the region. 

Automotive continues to be a growth target area for TuneIn’s parent Stingray

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For Frank Copsidas, the head of the LPTV Broadcasters Association, 5G Broadcast as a new standard for Class A and low-power TV stations is all about public safety and — importantly in the Carr Commission era — the public interest. He explains this evolved viewpoint in a new request for rulemaking being filed with the FCC.