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How recent and upcoming rule changes will impact LPFM stations.

With Sirius XM Holdings shares going ex-dividend on November 5 and its value off by one-third since the start of 2024, some investors seem convinced that now is the time to buy — even as the audio content creator and distributor reported Q3 earnings on Thursday that saw its per-share income impacted by a non-cash impairment charge.

The FCC, through the Enforcement Bureau, convened government partners from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.K. to discuss emerging security and enforcement trends in the communications sector related to national security, data protection, cybersecurity, and transnational fraud.

Revenue and EBITDA were "in-line" for the company in Q3, as President/CEO Mary Berner noted during a Friday pre-market earnings call for analysts and investors that the company "maintained our focus on what we can control." Investors were less than pleased, sending Cumulus Media shares down by nearly 20% on Friday.

Growth in digital is offset by declines in broadcast revenue

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On Monday, paperwork was submitted for regulatory approval regarding a pair of deals involving low-power television stations in Knoxville; Terre Haute, Ind.; and Greenville, S.C.; from Jeff Winemiller's Lowcountry 34 Media to HC2 Station Group. Now, a third deal has been filed with the FCC.

A collection of Local Now free ad-supported streaming television channels have added distribution via The Roku Channel, thanks to an agreement signed between the platform and Local Now parent Allen Media Group.

An Idaho-based non-profit offering a unique Christian-themed Country music format on a handful of stations across the U.S. is agreeing to sell a 100kw Class C1 facility in Montana. Who's the buyer? It is a Salt Lake City radio personality-turned-public radio station operator who has already taken the FM in an Adult Alternative direction.

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FCC expected to normalize the use of "geotargeted" FM boosters. Adds additional interference protections.

Fifteen years ago, Steven Fuchs signed off on a Time Brokerage Agreement allowing Fox Radio Network to control a 25kw Class C3 FM serving a Missouri city along the Black River, in the southeastern corner of the Show-Me State. Now, he is converting that long-term lease into an outright purchase.

How did you tune in to the MLB World Series?

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A Class B AM radio station with an FM translator serving Kalispell, Mont., is poised to see an ownership shift, as a stock purchase agreement will shift the shares held in KOFI-AM from Tana and David Rae.

In March 2023, a 250-watt translator with a formidable signal across the Denver-Boulder market dropped its all-Comedy format by adopting a gold-based Country presentation under the "Front Range Country" brand. Now, the Audacy Inc. audio service is being put in the hands of artificial intelligence, powered by Super Hi-Fi.

A new "soap opera" on network television, in 2025? That's indeed in the works at CBS, thanks to a three-way partnership between the Paramount-owned network, the NAACP and a division of Procter & Gamble Co. 

Behind every headline, there’s a delicate dance between advertisers, broadcasters, and the message itself. Who keeps the lights on in democracy? A Forecast 2025 session featuring NAB President/CEO Curtis LeGeyt and Ad Fontes Media's Lou Paskalis is poised to bring in-person attendees a discussion one can't miss.

They note trends in listening to ad-supported audio including radio

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David Chan’s company will represent its products in Southeast Asia

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