Civic Media has struck an agreement with J&J Broadcasting, headquartered in Iron River, Wisc.
Interestingly, the purchase will be completed by the newly formed Michigan Civic Media Alliance — led by Civic Media with additional support and investment from the Michigan Independent Media Group (MIMG).
At the start of 2024, he became Times-Shamrock Communications CEO. Before that, he served as COO of 7 Mountains Media; as President/CEO of WBEB-FM in Philadelphia under the ownership of Jerry Lee; and in a previous tenure spent nine years as Times-Shamrock's COO. As of today, he is now retired.
The prolific entrepreneur of low-power broadcast televisions is at it again when it comes to signing off on a transaction. This time, he's struck a deal to purchase a property serving Salt Lake City.
A Tennessee not-for-profit religious corporation has agreed to sell a low-power television station licensed to the largest city in California's Central Valley to an individual with a rich history in Golden State broadcasting and a desire to operate the mini facility.
Ravi Kapur has proven to be an active buyer of low-power television stations in recent years. Now, his Major Market Broadcasting is in purchase mode once again, as it is agreeing to acquire a property in North Dakota from none other than the man behind Lowcountry 34 Media.
Titletown has a new Station Manager for a pair of Sinclair Inc.-owned broadcast TV stations, and he's been on the job since Monday. That said, this individual has been with the stations for nearly a decade.
For nearly 13 years, he advocated for broadcast television and radio as a member of the NAB's Media Relations and Communications corps. Since the start of 2024, he has been aligned with ACA Connects. Now, he's penned an opinion piece that posits the cable TV industry against a rewrite of the FCC's media ownership rules.
A decade-long moratorium on state-level Artificial Intelligence regulations, which would have impacted broadcast media stations across the U.S., was solidly defeated by a nearly unanimous vote in the U.S. Senate.
There's a new head of Gray Media's full-power NBC affiliate serving Parkersburg, W. Va., and the two low-power TV station siblings that bring FOX and CBS programming to this small West Virginia market.
Erin Boone has moved forward with the license renewals for a trio of full-power television stations serving the Baltimore market, dismissing a Petition to Deny filed by an individual who died after submitting it. A longtime attorney attempted to keep the petition active by swapping the deceased party for another person.
Three months ago, a Hispanic radio voice serving Iowa's largest market moved to a new broadcast home. Now, it is turning a Time Brokerage Agreement into an outright purchase of the facilities.
DataCore Software, known for software-defined storage and intelligent data management solutions, has selected an individual to lead global sales, channel and revenue operations to accelerate the company’s growth and market expansion.
It can be heard across no less than four FM frequencies and a Class B AM with a signal that can go as far as Evansville, Ind. It also happened to be ranked No. 1 overall in the Louisville market in the March 2025 Nielsen Audio ratings. Soon, this unique Classic Hits station will become the property of one Randy Michaels.
FOX Television Stations (FTS) has revealed who will take on the role of SVP/General Manager of "FOX 2" in Detroit, as Greg Easterly is retiring from the role. At the same time, we now know who will lead FTS's L.A. properties, and it is someone who will add that role to her current duties in Seattle.
The Carr Commission has entered into a Consent Decree with Sinclair and the shared services partners that absolves them of any rule violations tied to an August 2024 forfeiture that sought $3.34 million in fines. Instead of dealing with that big penalty, Sinclair will make a sizable but less-hefty payment to the U.S. Treasury.
The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten reports are out for Cable and for national TV, and when it comes to MVPD-distributed channels, there's no question as to what brand is at the top by spot play.
He has held sales roles at KGW-8; Comcast Spotlight; KOIN-6 (where he rose to Local Sales Manager); and KPTV-12 in Portland, Ore., and then relocated to the Treasure Valley of Idaho — for the first time — for a radio sales role. Now, he's been selected to lead Sinclair's trio of owned and/or operated properties in Boise.
He joined the broadcast ministry in 1996 after building a career in New York’s cable and sports television industries and was promoted to the COO role in 2009. Since 2013 Eternal Word Television Network's President, too, he's retiring from the global Catholic media organization.
The Broadcast VOICES Act has emerged in both houses of Congress, bringing a fresh effort among legislators to boost broadcast ownership diversity through the return of tax incentives for the sale and donation of stations to women and other minority-led groups.
