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Binnie Media Selects A COO

New Hampshire-based Binnie Media, led by President/CEO Massimo Rosati, has promoted the company’s EVP/Sales to the role of Chief Operating Officer.

Taking the new post is Faith Francis. She is an 11 1/2-year company veteran who joined in November 2012 as a regional sales manager.

In fact, Binnie Media dates to 2012, when it acquired radio stations in Maine and New Hampshire, operating from the Granite State city of Concord.

Concurrent to Francis’ promotion, Heath Cole has advanced from Vice President of Programming to the new programming and operations position.

“Both Faith and Heath have been crucial to our success in key areas of the business, and this will give them the ability to affect change on a broader scale,” Rosati said. “We have a profitable, vibrant business and great culture at Binnie Media, allowing people to have flexibility with accountability, and allow long-term employees the opportunity to be promoted from within.”

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Want A Virtual TV News Anchor? ENCO Has A Solution

Radio+Television Business Report - 1 hour 17 min ago

With GenAI rapidly becoming one of the leading topics of interest at the upcoming NAB Show in Las Vegas, many may be curious as to the extent of artificial intelligence usage by broadcast media that could come in future years.

ENCO will most likely be turning heads — human and virtual, perhaps — with its latest offering.

ENCO plans to showcase an AI-driven virtual anchor delivering live news from a realistic 3D virtual news set during this year’s NAB Show, from a virtual production facility at its booth in the West Hall (W1743) of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

The presentation will be produced live from a virtual production studio powered by Qimera AR/VR/MR systems in combination with generative AI technologies.

ENCO first unveiled their partnership with Qimera at the 2023 NAB Show, where the two companies debuted a complete virtual production. “The AI virtual anchor is an exciting new innovation for this year’s exhibit, leveraging AI models to generate virtual human anchors that speak with human-sounding voices,” ENCO notes. “These are generated by ENCO new SPECai generative AI text and voice creation application.”

Specifically, the Qimera virtual production workflow will acquire and summarize a news story, delivered as synthetic speech through the virtual anchor.

“The convergence of AI with news production technology represents a significant step forward in that it introduces an automated way to create compelling, localized content in real-time,” said ENCO President Ken Frommert. “We fully expect this impressive technology to make a big impact in 2024 because it offers a broad, robust feature set with a simplified, intuitive user experience unseen in the marketplace.”

The Qimera virtual production environment accelerates the learning curve by removing all the complexity from the process. The underlying Qimera technology generates realistic, real-time graphical sets by harnessing its integrated Unreal Engine, NVIDIA GeForce graphics card, and 3D asset library. Other integrated features include virtual cameras, tracked/trackless camera systems, a 4-input switcher and DMX lighting controls.

As Qimera’s exclusive North American distributor, ENCO sells and markets Qimera’s virtual production technology and integrates it with ENCO’s automation, studio production and captioning product lines. This NAB virtual production studio experience is designed to call attention to the extensive products offered by ENCO and its partners.

“Our 2024 NAB Show exhibit is a strong example of how ENCO blends the physical and digital worlds with AI to ignite groundbreaking creative possibilities,” Frommert added. “We are just getting started.”

— With reporting by Brian Galante, in Boston

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Arena Football League Coming To Gray Stations

Radio+Television Business Report - 1 hour 46 min ago

Gray Television has signed a multi-year agreement with the Arena Football League — a pact that will bring Saturday arena football games to local broadcast TV stations owned by the publicly traded company in at least 34 U.S. markets.

The first AFL games on Gray’s television stations will air on Saturday, April 27, and continue for the 10-week 2024 AFL season.

Gray’s local broadcast AFL games primarily focus on in-state teams matched to Gray’s local television station markets. For example, the Georgia Force (Atlanta) will air on Gray’s Georgia television stations in Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Albany, Macon, and Columbus via Gray’s Peachtree Sports Network. Other Arena teams with in-state games on Gray stations include the Minnesota Myth, Nashville Kats, Louisiana Voodoo, West Texas Hawks, Salina Liberty, Southwest Kansas Storm, Wichita Regulators, and Rapid City Marshals. In addition, many Gray stations in markets that are not currently affiliated with the AFL will air one or more Saturday “Game of the Week” broadcasts of the AFL.

“We’re excited to bring Spring football to local audiences,” said Gray Chief Operating Officer Sandy Breland. “This agreement provides another example of how Gray works to strengthen local communities with local and regional sports content.”

The NFL Network will carry a separate package of approximately 30 games on a national basis on Thursdays and Sundays during the AFL season.

Gray’s Tupelo Media Group will produce AFL games airing on the NFL Network.

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A Weak February For Media Deals

Radio+Television Business Report - 1 hour 46 min ago

S&P Global Market Intelligence has computed its data for North American media and telecom companies’ mergers and acquisitions for the month of February, and it has tallied 96 deals valued at $160 million.

That, S&P Global says, is the sector’s softest showing in M&A activity in 13 months.

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Family Flip Puts ‘Ticket’ Under MacDonald Garber Ownership

Radio+Television Business Report - 2 hours 17 min ago

MacDonald Garber Broadcasting has established itself as one of the nation’s top local broadcasters in a small market, with eight radio brands serving the Michigan communities of Cadillac, Gaylord, Traverse City and Petoskey.

For one of these brands, it has leased a Class A FM just west of Cadillac for 12 years. Now, it is acquiring it in what is truly a within-the-family transfer requiring the FCC’s blessing.

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Livestream Presentation Planned For Maximizing Radio’s Political Dollars

Radio+Television Business Report - 3 hours 23 min ago

Gen Media Partners and the Ten-Minute Trainer Network will hold a free livestream event in late April, following the 2024 NAB Show, aimed at empowering political campaigns of all sizes in upcoming mid-term elections.

“Maximizing Political Dollars for Small & Medium Markets” will take place on Wednesday, April 24 at Noon Eastern/9am Pacific and will feature industry experts sharing insights and tips on how to leverage political advertising budgets.

Key Speakers include GMP SVP of Political/Issue Advocacy and Strategic Alliances Roger Rafson, VP/Political Strategies Manager Linley Grande, and Political Broadcast Strategist Heather Karban. They will provide “actionable tactics to maximize every advertising dollar while adhering to legal boundaries,” GMP says.

“Preparation is vital to ensure stations take full advantage of the political cycle,” said GMP EVP Greg Tacher. ” Those who invest less than an hour of their time will benefit greatly from our experienced panel.”

 

For more information about this event, visit www.tenminutetrainernetwork.com or contact Delta Wilson by email at delta.wilson@p1learning.com

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Compass’ Play-By-Play Sports Arm Resets Leadership

Radio+Television Business Report - 3 hours 27 min ago

Three veteran executives have earned promotions at Compass Media Networks in moves that will see the trio oversee the content creation, production, and distribution of the company’s play-by-play sports platform.

“For over 16 years, Compass Media Networks has set a standard of excellence for national
play-by-play sports with Chris, Rob, and Tyler playing a vital part in our success,” company founder and CEO Peter Kosann said. “It is our pleasure to give these three talented executives their day in the sun, knowing that they will continue to work incredibly hard to carry on this tradition of excellence.”

Earning the elevated roles at Compass are Robert Blum, Tyler Brewer, and Chris Kleiber.

  • Blum will take the title of VP/GM of Sports, continuing as Vice President of Affiliate Sales for News/Talk and Sports.
  • Brewer is appointed Executive Producer of Sports Programming. From Los Angeles, he will oversee all sports production.
  • Kleiber is now Senior Producer of Sports Programming. From L.A., he will manage sports production with Brewer and be responsible for all local radio broadcasts of the Las Vegas Raiders, including pre and post-game shows.
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FCC Dismisses Another LPFM Applicant Due to Short-Spacing

Radio World - 3 hours 59 min ago

A Mississippi non-profit has been unable to convince the FCC to accept its application from the 2023 LPFM window.

This is one in a series of recent dismissals that followed a similar pattern.

Renew Taylorsville desired to broadcast on 93.5 FM in Taylorsville, Miss. The organization said it wanted to air educational, religious and moral instruction to the area.

The antenna listed on its application would be located some 27 miles west of Taylorsville, putting it much closer to the Jackson market. This appears to be a glaring misplacement on the non-profit’s part.

The commission rejected Renew’s application for violating same-channel spacing requirements to WHJT(FM) Kearney Park, Miss. Its proposed antenna site was about 42 miles from WHJT. The same-channel spacing requirement is around 48 miles.

The application also violated second-adjacent spacing requirements to 93.9 WJAI(FM) Pearl, Miss. The second-adjacent requirement is at least 25 miles while its proposed antenna was just under 20 miles away from WJAI. Both WHJT and WJAI serve Jackson.

In late January, Renew asked the commission to reconsider. It said a simple data entry on the part of its engineer had resulted in the application’s short-spacings. It provided new coordinates for what it claimed would be a “minor amendment” that would make its application a singleton. The updated coordinates would place its antenna within the town limits of Taylorsville.

But as in other cases, the commission didn’t accept the data entry argument as grounds to change the outcome. It said “any application submitted during an LPFM filing window that fails to meet its spacing requirements will be dismissed without opportunity to amend.”

It also reiterated that “typographical error claims” cannot be used to justify filing an amendment that would otherwise not be merited.

Renew Taylorsville attempted to file another amendment to its application at the end of February, seeking to make changes that made its application “fully compliant.” But that amendment came after the expiration of the 30-day window following the FCC’s dismissal.

Several LPFM applications in the 2023 window now have succumbed to short-spacing violations that appear to have been avoidable, a reminder for applicants to take care to plot the locations of the transmitter coordinates on their applications before submitting them.

(Read the decision.)

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The InFOCUS Podcast: Steve Jones

Radio+Television Business Report - 4 hours 1 min ago

RBR+TVBR‘s look at the upcoming 2024 NAB Show continues with a conversation with Skyview Networks President/CEO Steve Jones.

What excites him about GenAI and its use at broadcast radio? What are the other big conversation topics he’s expecting to discuss at the NAB Show? We find out in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM.

Listen to “The InFOCUS Podcast: Steve Jones” on Spreaker.

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‘Eroding Reach and Poor Ratings’: MAGNA’s Gloomy Linear TV Outlook

Radio+Television Business Report - 4 hours 16 min ago

Digital momentum. It’s been stated by many media advertising analysts and has fueled many discussions by multimedia companies seeking to grow their share of the dollars being funneled into streaming and online platforms by marketers.

This momentum led MAGNA to raise its 2024 advertising market forecast by 9%. But, what does this mean for linear TV? The outlook is hardly welcoming, while “the erosion of linear radio” is also weaved into a narrative that could point to another bumpy year for broadcasters.

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AWMF Reveals 2024 Gracie Awards Honorees

Radio+Television Business Report - 5 hours 28 min ago

NEW YORK — The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF), the nonprofit organization supporting women across all media segments, has revealed who will be honored at the upcoming 49th annual Gracie Awards.

The Gracies celebrate outstanding achievements in media dedicated to women, by women, and about women across diverse platforms in news and entertainment. This year’s winners will be celebrated at AWMF’s annual gala on May 21 at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, Calif.; local and student award recipients will be honored at the Gracie Awards Luncheon on June 18 at Cipriani 42nd Street in the City of New York.

This year’s content themes are centered on “Feminine Strength, both Large and Small.”

The Grand Award will be presented to the “Cancer Straight Talk Podcast From MSK.” While all Gracie Awards celebrate excellence, the Grand Award signifies “a distinct level of
achievement, acknowledging the extraordinary talent, dedication, and production involved in creating these exceptional pieces.”

AWMF President Becky Brooks commented, “As Women’s History Month draws to a close, we honor the remarkable women storytellers whose courage and resilience continue to inspire us. Their stories, strengths, and influence are actively shaping our present and future. The impact of women is undeniable, and we look forward to celebrating these powerful contributions an achievements at the upcoming Gracie Awards.”

Sponsors of The Gracies include Hallmark Media, iHeartMedia’s Premiere Networks, Katz Media Group, CNN, and NCTA: The Internet & Television Association.

 

 

TELEVISION NATIONAL WINNERS

Adriane Adler (Tamron Hall)
Disney General Entertainment
Director – Talk Show
[TV – National]

Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Prime Video
Director – Comedy
[TV – National]

Battle Cry: Fighting Assault in the Military (ABC News Live)
ABC NEWS
Hard News Feature
[TV – National]

Bel Powley (A Small Light)
National Geographic
Actress in a Leading Role – Limited Series
[TV – National]

Bertha Gonzalez (Paso a Paso Docuseries)
Entravision
Non-English Individual Achievement – Producer
[TV – National]

Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney
MTV Documentary Films
Documentary – Historical
[TV – National]

Black Girl Missing
Lifetime
Made for Television Movie
[TV – National]

Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
ESPN
Documentary – Sports
[TV – National]

Brutality of Hamas Attack at Israel Morgue
CNN
Hard News Feature
[TV – National]

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
NBC
Special or Variety
[TV – National]

Cristina Costantini (Science Fair: The Series)
National Geographic
Director – Documentary
[TV – National]

Dars
BBC World Service
Non-English Program – Family Series
[TV – National]

Deborah Roberts (20/20)
ABC NEWS
On-Air Talent – News Magazine
[TV – National]

Defying the Odds (CBS Sunday Morning)
CBS News Sunday Morning
Soft News Feature
[TV – National]

Dominique Fishback (Swarm)
Prime Video
Actress in a Breakthrough Role
[TV – National]

Esther Castillejo (ABC World News Tonight with David Muir)
ABC NEWS
Producer – News
[TV – National]

Gayle King (CBS Mornings)
CBS News
On-Air Talent – News
[TV – National]

Impact x Nightline (ABC News Studios)
ABC NEWS
News Magazine
[TV – National]

Joie Jacob (Candace Parker: Unapologetic)
ESPN
Director – Sports
[TV – National]

Jomana Karadsheh
CNN
Reporter/Correspondent
[TV – National]

Liamani Segura (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
Disney Branded Television
Actress in a Supporting Role – Comedy or Musical
[TV – National]

Liz Day (The New York Times Presents: How to Fix a Pageant)
FX
Executive Producer – Documentary Series
[TV – National]

Lourdes Hurtado (Latino Trans Youth and Their Fight for Healthcare)
Noticias Telemundo
Non-English Individual Achievement – On-Air Talent – News
[TV – National]

Mary McDonnell (The Fall of the House of Usher)
Netflix
Actress in a Supporting Role – Limited Series
[TV – National]

Esther Dere (The New York Times Presents: How to Fix a Pageant)
FX
Showrunner Nonfiction – Documentary
[TV – National]

Meet the NASA astronaut set to make history in space
NBC News NOW/Stay Tuned/TODAY
Interview Feature – News
[TV – National]

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Marvel)
Disney Branded Television
Family Series
[TV – National]

Murder in Big Horn
SHOWTIME
Documentary – Limited Series
[TV – National]

Nicole Kidman (Special Ops: Lioness)
Paramount+
Actress in a Supporting Role – Drama
[TV – National]

Nik Robinson (The Kelly Clarkson Show)
NBCUniversal Syndicated Studios
Writer Unscripted – Daytime Talk
[TV – National]

Nikole Hannah-Jones (The 1619 Project)
Hulu / Onyx Collective
On-Air Talent – Lifestyle
[TV – National]

Nkechi Okoro Carroll (All American: Homecoming)
Warner Bros. Television
Showrunner – Fiction
[TV – National]

Note to Self: Briana Scurry (CBS Mornings)
CBS News
Sports Feature
[TV – National]

Only Murders in the Building
Hulu
Comedy
[TV – National]

Paula Murphy: Undaunted
FOX Sports
Sports Program
[TV – National]

Phylicia Rashad (Heaven Down Here)
Hallmark Mystery (formerly Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
Actress in a Supporting Role – Made for TV Movie
[TV – National]

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Shondaland and Netflix
Limited Series
[TV – National]

Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
Prime Video
Actress in a Leading Role – Comedy or Musical
[TV – National]

Rebeca Landa (ESPN Deportes)
ESPN
Non-English Individual Achievement – On-Air Talent – Sports
[TV – National]

Run For Your Life (Bloomberg Investigates)
Bloomberg
Investigative Feature
[TV – National]

Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty)
HBO | Max
Director – Drama
[TV – National]

Salli Richardson-Whitfield (The Gilded Age)
HBO | Max
Producer – Entertainment
[TV – National]

Sasha Joelle Achilli (Inside the Iranian Uprising)
FRONTLINE (PBS)
Producer – Documentary
[TV – National]

SC Featured: Finding Their Voice
ESPN
Sports Feature
[TV – National]

Search For Safety: The Desperate Struggle to Survive in Gaza
NBC News Digital
Documentary – News/Investigative
[TV – National]

Shanola Hampton (Found)
NBC

Actress in a Leading Role – Drama
[TV – National]

Shin Daewe (Ayeyarwady Riverbank Erosion)
Radio Free Asia Burmese Service
Non-English Program – News
[TV – National]

Special Ops: Lioness
Paramount+
Drama
[TV – National]

Sydney Sweeney (REALITY)
HBO | Max
Actress in a Leading Role – Made for TV Movie
[TV – National]

Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi
Hulu
Non-Fiction Entertainment
[TV – National]

Teresa Hsiao (Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens)
Comedy Central
Showrunner Fiction – Comedy
[TV – National]

The Eternal Memory
MTV Documentary Films
Documentary
[TV – National]

The Kelly Clarkson Show
NBCUniversal Syndicated Studios
Talk Show – Entertainment
[TV – National]

The Last of the Wakhi Shepherdesses (BBC 100 Women)
BBC World Service
Non-English Program – Scripted Documentary
[TV – National]

The View talks with Justina Miles
ABC Television Network
Interview Feature – Entertainment
[TV – National]

Tina Satter (REALITY)
HBO | Max
Director – Made for TV Movie
[TV – National]

TODAY
NBC News
News Program
[TV – National]

Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller
National Geographic
Documentary Series
[TV – National]

Trailblazing Women (GMA3)
ABC NEWS
News Feature Series
[TV – National]

Wendy Guevara (Wendy: Perdida pero famosa)
ViX
Non-English Individual Achievement – On-Air Talent – Entertainment
[TV – National]

Yellowjackets
SHOWTIME
Ensemble Cast
[TV – National]

Zakiya Dalila Harris and Rashida Jones (The Other Black Girl)
Hulu / Onyx Collective
Writer Scripted
[TV – National]

Zuria Vega (Las Pelotaris 1926)
ViX
Non-English Individual Achievement – Actress
[TV – National]

RADIO NATIONAL WINNERS

Foreign Crisis Coverage
ABC News Radio
Crisis Coverage/Breaking News
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]

Allison Keyes (CBS News Weekend Roundup)
CBS News Radio
Host – Weekend News
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]

Angela Yee (Way Up with Angela Yee)
iHeartMedia/Premiere Networks
Host – Midday
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]

Black, Autistic and Safe
iHeartMedia
News Feature
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]

Elaina D. Smith (Nights with Elaina)
Westwood One
Host – Night
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]

Ellen K (Ellen K Weekend Show)
iHeartMedia
Host – Weekend
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]

Jill on Money
CBS News Radio
Talk Show
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]

Katrina B (Nessa On Air)
Superadio Network, LLC
Producer – Entertainment
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]

Kristen Farrah (Radio Health Journal)
American Urban Radio Networks
Producer – Talk
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]

Mayra Berenice (Mayra Berenice en Vivo)
Entravision Communications
Non-English Individual Achievement
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]

Medha Gandhi (Elvis Duran in the Morning)
iHeartMedia
Co-host
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]

Michelle Franzen (ABC News Radio)
ABC NEWS
Outstanding News Anchor
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]

Mornings with Zerlina: 50 Years of Ms. Magazine & the Ms. Foundation
SiriusXM
Feature/Special
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]

Punkie Johnson with Emily Sumlin (She’s So Proud)
SiriusXM
Interview Feature
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Commercial]

Battle of Bamber Bridge
NPR
Public Affairs
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial]

Historic UAW Strike of 2023
NPR
Crisis Coverage/Breaking News
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial]

WBUR and NPR
News Feature
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial]

Katia Riddle (All Things Considered/Morning Edition: Reproductive Rights Coverage)
NPR
Reporter/Correspondent
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial]

Nancy Farghalli (Marketplace)
Marketplace – American Public Media
Producer
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial]

Nora Young (Spark)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Host
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial]

On the Ground in Iran (All Things Considered)
NPR
Series
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial]

One Couple’s Fight to Cure ALS (All Things Considered)
NPR
Interview Feature
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial]

Sugar Land
The Texas Newsroom
Investigative Feature
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial]

The Road to Boito
Snap Judgment & KQED
Documentary
[Radio – Nationally Syndicated Non-Commercial]

TELEVISION LOCAL WINNERS

27 Strong
WISH TV
Sports Feature
[TV – Local]

A Hero’s Heart
WSMV-TV
Soft News Feature
[TV – Local]

Ann Benjamin (ALL ARTS Docs: Manhattan Theatre Club, a Home for Artists)
The WNET Group’s ALL ARTS
Director
[TV – Local]

Channel 2 Action News at 4pm
Cox Media Group – WSB TV
News Program
[TV – Local]

Dalia Ramirez (Paso a Paso Docuseries)
Entravision
Non-English Individual Achievement
[TV – Local]

Del Paso Heights: Cracking An Epidemic
KCRA 3 News
GRAND AWARD – Documentary
[TV – Local]

Emily Turner (Emily Turner Holds the Powerful Accountable)
Action News Jax
On-Air Talent – Investigative
[TV – Local]

Erica Young (Journey School)
KPRC-TV
Producer – Scripted
[TV – Local]

Jessica Miller ("Health, Hope & Healing: The Loneliness Epidemic")
WKYC / TEGNA
Producer – Edited
[TV – Local]

Made in Connecticut with Rebecca Surran
News 12 Connecticut
Interview Feature
[TV – Local]

Price of Care: State Agency Neglects Those it Promised to Protect
ABC10
Investigative Feature
[TV – Local]

Romi Bean
CBS News Colorado
On-Air Talent – Sports
[TV – Local]

STAGE
Twin Cities PBS
Series
[TV – Local]

The 5:33- Legacy of the LIRR Massacre
WCBS-TV
Documentary
[TV – Local]

The Border Crossed Us
CBS News Colorado
News Magazine
[TV – Local]

Uprooted
Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO and ProPublica
Investigative Feature
[TV – Local]

What Happens When You Lose Your Home at 72?
GBH News
Hard News Feature
[TV – Local]

RADIO LOCAL WINNERS

Amanda Orlando (The WARM Morning Show with Amanda Orlando)
CUMULUS MEDIA BROADCASTING
Host Morning Drive – Medium Market
[Radio – Local]

Rita Cosby with Andrew Cuomo (The Rita Cosby Show)
77 WABC Radio
Interview Feature
[Radio – Local]

Angélica Vale (La Vale Show con Angélica Vale)
Cali 93.9 FM, Meruelo Media
Non-English Individual Achievement
[Radio – Local]

Audrey Rose (Audrey Rose Show, 104.1 KRBE)
CUMULUS MEDIA BROADCASTING
Host Non-Morning Drive (Music DJ/Personality) Major Market
[Radio – Local]

Christina Musson (KMJ's Broeske & Musson)
Cumulus Radio
Co-host (Talk/Personality) Small/Medium Market
[Radio – Local]

Cindy Adams (The Cindy Adams Show)
77 WABC Radio
Host Non-Morning Drive Weekend (Talk/Personality) Large/Major Market
[Radio – Local]

Cody Robinson (Pat, Tom, & Cody on KNCI)
Bonneville International
Co-host (Talk/Personality) Large/Major Market
[Radio – Local]

Erica DeLong (The Erica Show WDCG G105)
iHeartMedia
Host Non-Morning Drive (Talk/Personality) Small/Medium Market
[Radio – Local]

Facing Fentanyl
KIRO Newsradio
Hard News Feature
[Radio – Local]

Good Guoyue in Taipei
Taipei Broadcasting Station
Non-English Program
[Radio – Local]

Holly O’Connor (Miguel & Holly Show)
iHeartMedia
Co-host (Music DJ/ Personality) Medium Market
[Radio – Local]

Jason & Alexis in the Morning
Hubbard Broadcasting/myTalk 107.1
Talk Show
[Radio – Local]

Kat (Andy and Kat Majic 95.1)
Sarkes Tarzian Inc.
Co-host (Music DJ/ Personality) Small Market
[Radio – Local]

Kat Walters (The Working Stiff Show with Kat Walters)
Saga Broadcasting
Host Non-Morning Drive (Music DJ/Personality) Small Market
[Radio – Local]

KeKe Hampton (The Fred Show 103.5 KISS FM)
iHeartMedia Chicago
Co-host (Music DJ/Personality) Large/Major Market
[Radio – Local]

Krista Hatcher Uelmen (Middays Krista Hatcher)
Mid-West Family Broadcasting
Host Non-Morning Drive (Music DJ/Personality) Medium Market
[Radio – Local]

Lisa Dent
WGN Radio
Host Non-Morning Drive (Talk/Personality) Large/Major Market
[Radio – Local]

Lisa Tschernkowitsch (Newsline with Brigitte Quinn)
WCBS 880 News Audacy New York
Producer
[Radio – Local]

Michelle Heart (Michelle in the Morning)
Townsquare Media
Host Morning Drive – Small Market
[Radio – Local]

Mourning for Maui
Audacy/KCBS Radio San Francisco
Crisis Coverage/Breaking News
[Radio – Local]

Philadelphia Focus
Beasley Broadcast Group Philadelphia
Public Affairs
[Radio – Local]

Sabrina Cupit (WSB 95.5)
Cox Media Group
Outstanding News Anchor/Reporter/Correspondent
[Radio – Local]

“Spirit of the I.E.”
KFRG 95.1 (Audacy Riverside)
Public Affairs – Series
[Radio – Local]

Tarsha Jones (Jonesy in the Morning)
WXBK-FM 94-7 the Block, New York City
Host Morning Drive- Major Market
[Radio – Local]

The Hub of Hope: Transforming Lives at Kent-Meridian High
KIRO Newsradio
Soft News Feature
[Radio – Local]

A Year Since Club Q
Colorado Public Radio
News Feature
[Radio – Non-Commercial Local]

Angie Perrin (What Vicki Lawrence Learned from Carol Burnett about Acting)
KCRW
Producer
[Radio – Non-Commercial Local]

Annie Fisher’s Beaten Biscuit Empire
KCUR 89.3 and Gravy Podcast
Portrait/Biography
[Radio – Non-Commercial Local]

Chion Wolf (Audacious with Chion Wolf)
Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Host/Anchor
[Radio – Non-Commercial Local]

Disrupted with Khalilah Brown-Dean
Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Talk Show
[Radio – Non-Commercial Local]

Fractured
WFAE 90.7 FM and PBS’ Frontline
Series
[Radio – Non-Commercial Local]

Kansas City’s First Pride Parade (A People’s History of Kansas City)
KCUR 89.3
Interview Feature
[Radio – Non-Commercial Local]

Kassidy Arena
KBIA
Reporter/Correspondent
[Radio – Non-Commercial Local]

Ohio After Roe
Ideastream Public Media
Documentary
[Radio – Non-Commercial Local]

Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Evading the Texas Abortion Ban
Texas Public Radio
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WARN Asks FCC to Reconsider Bid for Weather Network

Radio World - 10 hours 48 min ago

The organization that wants to build a coastal weather network of LPFM stations is still hoping to convince the FCC to allow it.

The Weather Alert Radio Network says there is plenty of spectrum available — and plenty of need.

Florida-based WARN had filed 213 applications during the recent LPFM window for construction permits at 105 sites in nine southern and southeastern states plus the Virgin Islands. It proposed a “public safety radio service” consisting of a rural FM broadcast network, focused on early warning and extreme weather preparedness.

The FCC dismissed those applications earlier this year, saying WARN did not meet eligibility requirements to hold an LPFM license. “[I]t is not community-based with respect to its proposed LPFM stations.” In addition, the FCC said WARN “did not submit requests for waivers of the requirement with the applications.”

WARN has now filed a petition asking to have its applications reinstated. It wants to add the necessary waiver requests and hopes the commission will evaluate its proposal on its public safety merits.

“Prior to the LPFM filing window, WARN sought clarification from the Audio Division staff concerning their interpretation of the eligibility rules, and it was never suggested that a waiver of the commission’s rules would be required,” it wrote. “Instead, they offered what insight was possible about WARN’s proposal and how it could fit the existing eligibility requirements.”

The organization acknowledged that it is not the role of FCC staff to provide advice.

WARN founder Rob Connelly told Radio World in an email, “Our waivers are based on the idea that the public interest would be better served if the rule sections had some reasonable latitude.”

The FCC generally prohibits an entity from holding an interest in more than one LPFM station, but WARN is hoping to take advantage of an exception that allows for not-for-profits and governmental entities with a public safety purpose to be granted multiple licensees if one application is submitted as a priority application and the rest do not face a mutually exclusive challenge.

According to Connelly, the FCC “says a non-profit entity must have jurisdiction. We are asking the commission to waive that stringent interpretation to include uses for the spectrum no one applied for and no one wants, to include non-profits with a public safety purpose — for this request.”

WARN wrote in its filing that it is “seeking some latitude from the commission, or the strict adherence to this narrow requirement will unnecessarily bar WARN from providing an invaluable public safety radio service.” It also wrote that “Audio Division staff have suggested that a non-profit could perhaps obtain a contract with someone who has jurisdiction, or alternately, be authorized by an agency with jurisdiction.”

According to WARN, people are still often not prepared for hurricanes and extreme weather. It said EAS and cell phone warnings are used mostly when danger is imminent, not when there is enough time for evacuation and preparedness.

WARN believes its system would help underserved coastal, rural communities and provide public safety agencies with a “direct to the public” connection it can activate without desensitizing the public to EAS.

It reiterated that its applications are all singleton proposals and thus they do not conflict with other applications. And there is plenty of LPFM spectrum available to implement the plan, it argued.

“In some communities, WARN found more than 15 available channels that were fully spaced and asserts this spectrum is spectrum no one else wants, and if dismissed, would deny this service to hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people in vulnerable coastal communities.”

The post WARN Asks FCC to Reconsider Bid for Weather Network appeared first on Radio World.

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Retro TV Comes To Rip City

Radio+Television Business Report - 12 hours 18 min ago

Add the city known for its craft breweries, quirky arts and culture and the Trail Blazers to the roster of markets that will have a broadcast TV station airing Get After It Media’s Retro TV digital multicast network.

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Radio Broadcasting Services; Mattoon, Illinois

Federal Register: FCC (Broadcasting) - 15 hours 17 min ago
This document requests comments on the proposal to substitute Channel 245B1 for vacant Channel 245B at Mattoon, Illinois. The existing vacant Channel 245B at Mattoon is not in compliance with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules. A staff engineering analysis indicates that Channel 245B1 can be allotted to Mattoon, Illinois, consistent with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Commission's rules, with a site restriction of 12.2 kilometers (7.6 miles) southeast of the community. The reference coordinates are 39-23-17 NL and 88-17- 21 WL.

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Fujii Kaze Inaugurates ‘Tiny Desk Concerts Japan’

Radio World - Wed, 03/27/2024 - 17:46
Singer-songwriter Fujii Kaze is the first performer on “Tiny Desk Concerts Japan” (Photo courtesy NHK World–Japan)

Japanese international service NHK World–Japan is bringing National Public Radio’s “Tiny Desk Concerts” concept to Japan. The inaugural session first airs on March 29, 2024, and features singer-songwriter Fujii Kaze.

Since 2008, NPR has produced intimate online video performances of artists from the broadcaster’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. The performances are recorded at the literal desk of the show’s originator, host Bob Boilen. Boilen retired from NPR in 2023.

In bringing the Tiny Desk concept to Japan, NHK World–Japan is hoping to introduce viewers at home and abroad to new Japanese Artists, such as Fujii. Keeping true to the show’s name “Tiny Desk Concerts Japan” will originate from a smalls space at the NHK Broadcasting Center in Shibuya, Tokyo.

This is the second Asian iteration of the Tiny Desk concept. In July 2023, Korean mobile network operator LG U+ launched “Tiny Desk Korea” under license from NPR.

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High Plains Radio Network Files For Chapter 11 Protection

Radio+Television Business Report - Wed, 03/27/2024 - 16:42

In late 2017, Monte Spearman and his High Plains Radio Network were singled out by multiple brokers as an active buyer. By March 2020, Spearman emerged as an asset shedder, with multiple asset sale agreements seen in recent weeks leading into to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Now, with the first quarter approaching its conclusion, HPRN has filed for federal bankruptcy protection in a Texas court.

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