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This document proposes to amend the Table of TV Allotments (table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules by substituting channel *33 for *8 at Hutchinson, Kansas in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by Kansas Public Telecommunications Service, Inc. (Kansas Public or Licensee), the licensee of noncommercial educational PBS member television station KPTS(TV) (KPTS or Station) channel *8, Hutchinson, Kansas (Hutchinson). In support of its channel substitution request, the Petitioner asserts that allowing the Station to move from a VHF to a UHF channel would serve the public interest by improving signal reception for viewers. The staff engineering analysis finds that the proposal is in compliance with the Commission's principal community coverage and technical requirements. The proposed channel change is predicted to result in service to more viewers, both through better signal quality and an expanded coverage area.

A new media rights deal will keep the NBA's Phoenix Suns, WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and G-League Valley Suns on broadcast TV for the next three seasons. It's thanks to a fresh agreement signed by Mat Ishbia and Gray Media's Phoenix stations, former Meredith Local Media properties.

"Broadcasters must be able to make programming decisions free from government influence — a responsibility the First Amendment entrusts to America’s local TV and radio stations." That's what NAB President/CEO Curtis LeGeyt expressed in commentary shared Sunday by the association.

As RBR+TVBR first reported on September 17, the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025 was sent to the full U.S. House of Representatives for a full floor vote by the Energy & Commerce Committee with a neutered sunset period of the law. As John Catsimatidis sees it, "The sunset clause is unnecessary."

Head of NAB said presidents of both parties have applied inappropriate pressure

The post LeGeyt Laments “Veiled Threats” Against Broadcast Licensees appeared first on Radio World.

A North Carolina state Superior Court Judge on Thursday ordered Total Traffic & Weather Network, owned by iHeartMedia since August 2017, to pay $50 million to the family of the late Jason Myers — a Charlotte TV meteorologist killed in a November 2022 helicopter crash that also claimed the pilot.

The key Senate Republican has fired a warning shot at the head of the FCC, challenging Brendan Carr's belief that "public interest" concerns are reason enough to open Commission probes into comments made by late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel regarding the late Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

"Younger marketing people may be more inclined to favor nothing but social media," notes Matt Sunshine, CEO at The Center for Sales Strategy. Yet, while they do favor social media, Sunshine finds they may be interested in their older counterparts in good ol' traditional, linear media channels.

AI agents and other tools can drive revenue growth for radio

The post Broadcasters Must Prepare to “Win the AI Race” appeared first on Radio World.

Marketron’s Jimshade Chaudhari writes on how efficiency seekers are changing operations

The post Trends in Traffic Management for Radio appeared first on Radio World.

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Media Bureau grants the Petition for Partial Reconsideration.

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These mics may be entering retirement, but they'll be around for a while yet

The post Readers Remember the EV 635A appeared first on Radio World.

Live TV streaming service Philo has again expanded its free TV lineup, adding six channels  — five from Lionsgate and one from QVC Group — to its standalone, no-cost-to-access channel lineup.

As Hispanic Heritage Month begins, new data from Edison Research show Latino audio listeners are tuning in and asking for more. Cultural connection is driving demand for Spanish-language content, local stories, and hosts who reflect their lived experience.

The presently bankrupt licensee of three Lone State State radio stations has successfully received Commission approval to shift a vacant FM allotment from one Texas municipality to another.

The Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, along with the leading Democrats on the Communications and Technology Subcommittee and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, have called on the FCC's Inspector General to launch an investigation into Chairman Brendan Carr.

Berry currently serves as WUOT’s chief engineer

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