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Flag Family Media will be able to close on its $600,000 purchase of a News/Talk radio station serving Fargo, N. Dakota. A listener had objected to the deal based on a Facebook post by a host at the buyer's current radio stations, on the grounds that what he said demonstrated why it would be “dangerous” for the sale to happen.

The Major League Baseball club that can list Philadelphia, Kansas City and Oakland as its former homes has reached an agreement with iHeartRadio to broadcast all of the team's regular season, Spring Training and any potential post-season games on a big AM serving the city its calling home until it ends up in Las Vegas.

Automakers beg to differ

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The Congressional Budget Office has released its cost estimate for the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025. And, despite automaker claims that adding electromagnetic shielding to preserve AM reception would come at a high cost, the CBO has disagreed — for a  third time.

As Mediaocean sees it, the combined entity creates "a leading global, omnichannel ad tech platform, empowering brands, agencies, and publishers with more control, choice, and intelligence over their investments."

Some people say their hearts have been touched by words. Others say their hearts have been broken. For this year’s Valentine’s Day, public speaking coach Rosemary Ravinal is inspired to explore how words carry the weight of our emotions and intentions, how they influence others and build relationships for you.

A large group of major MVPDs have committed to "unified guidance" on Multiscreen TV Advertising Terminology. The goal of the recommendation?" To align the media industry around the various delivery types of TV advertising in all its forms, focusing on the terms “multiscreen TV,” “streaming,” and “traditional TV.”

The owner of 52 radio stations across three Canadian provinces and the Northwest Territories led by President Bryan Edwards has gained regulatory approval for its purchase of 21 properties from iHeartRadio partner Bell Media.

It's a word FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gómez used in early February to describe the actions of Chairman Brendan Carr's leadership and controversial actions taken in the days since he took over the agency: "weaponization." Now, three Democratic Senators are using the word as they condemn the Carr Commission.

The Gray Media broadcast offerings bringing NBC and CBS network programming branded as "Alaska's News Source" has a new General Manager. It's an individual who is making a big relocation, as he's most recently served as Sales Manager of a Hearst Television pair in Northwest Arkansas.