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NAB and SBE stepped in to fill a gap left earlier by the FCC

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RW Assistant Editor Elle Kehres shares her love for the game

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The Nexstar Media Group-owned broadcast TV station serving the Hampton Roads region of Virginia will serve as the host for the October 2 debate between the Republican and Democratic candidates for U.S. Senator from the state.

A reader offers a unique way stations can air emergency information, even during "off-hours"

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WJR hosts emergency alerting community

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The Media Monitors Spot Ten Cable report for the week ending September 15 shows that two QSRs dominated by spot play across the cable television networks it measures. At the same time, a weight loss drug is now in the Spot Ten, adding some irony to the list of key cable TV advertisers.

If you're a RBR+TVBR Premium Member, you’ve already received a VIP e-mail with your link to the Radio + Television Business Report's all-new Summer 2024 Special Report. It’s a 40-page digital magazine available via PDF download and contains exclusive interviews with Michael J. Hayes of Hearst Television, a cover interview with Leo MacCourtney and lots more — including our Broadcast Best Finance Leaders rankings for this year!

YouTube has an abundance of instructional videos on lock picking

The post Letter: Don’t Rely on Padlocks for Your Tower Security appeared first on Radio World.

They were once rivals. Now, they are siblings under the PBS SoCal banner. That partnership has led the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to select the noncommercial broadcast TV operation serving the Los Angeles market as the lead stations for a national public media civic content and engagement initiative.

David Honig and Benjamin Chavis are co-chairs

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The team led by Vincent Létang has issued a report that backs up a forecast from Brian Wieser released earlier this month, concluding that full-year non-cyclical ad spend will grow by 8.9% — up from its previous prediction of 8.2% growth. For MAGNA, this represents one of the best performances in 20 years. That said, the headwinds will continue for broadcast radio companies.

In recent years this FM has been a Top 40 station devoting its coverage to Northeast Kansas from the home of the University of Kansas, in Lawrence. Now, a change is in the works for KKSW-FM, as a new owner will take possession of the station pending regulatory approval.

Pending FCC approval, an AM/FM combo serving South Lake Tahoe, California will be heading to a new owner. This will officially conclude the tenure as licensee of D&H Broadcasting LLC, which in May voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

A Class B AM with 4 towers serving Wisconsin's biggest market with a Smooth Jazz format has been sold, along with its FM translator covering the city. Who's the buyer, and will they keep the current programming once this transaction brokered by Greg Guy of Tideline Partners LLC and Griffin Media Partners closes?

"The FCC is continuing to do its due diligence to reevaluate the population count information for AM and FM broadcasters for FY 2024 regulatory fees." That's how the Commission is responding to a matter that saw some radio stations being asked to submit regulatory fees that are actually higher than the ones adopted for the current fiscal year. 

An AM radio station with a companion FM translator serving a city in Western Tennessee is being sold by Hunt Communications, a FCC filing made late Friday shows. Who is the buyer?

Here are this year's recipients

The post Radio World Announces “Best of Show” Award Winners at IBC appeared first on Radio World.

A fresh retransmission consent agreement has been signed by DirecTV and The Walt Disney Company — a deal that early Saturday put an end to an ugly 13-day battle that saw the direct broadcast satellite TV service provider take an aggressive stance in seeking its demands for a la carte pricing and flexibility. It appears DirecTV got a lot of what it has been advocating for.

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