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It will divest KZMJ to EMG; sale marks exit of longtime owner Hymen Childs

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It was alluded to on Thursday by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr during a post-May Open Meeting press conference with journalists at Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C. Now, we have the full story as to why a radio station is getting a short-term license renewal

They have collaborated for the past seven years. Soon, they will be one entity, as GBH and New England Public Media (NEPM) began the month of May by revealing plans to merge operations. The merger is expected to be complete in summer 2026.

Says Miss. station didn't make online filing despite recent consent decree

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With a diverse group of businesses ranging from the Kaplan educational brand to a restaurant group in the Nation's Capital, Graham Holdings Company has released its Q1 2026 earnings report. How did its collection of broadcast TV stations with historical ties to the Washington Post and Newsweek fare?

To enhance "Know-Your-Customer" requirements, the Commission seeks comment on information that voice service providers must obtain from customers before they make calls, how providers should verify that information, and penalties for violations.

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Ohio's Attorney General late Thursday announced that it had reached a deal with Nexstar Media Group to keep newsrooms at TEGNA stations in two Buckeye State markets intact for the next several years. Then came word that five state AGs joined California's Rob Bonta in its Sacramento-filed federal lawsuit against Nexstar.

Two heritage radio stations serving Blacks across North Texas for decades are being sold to Urban One. This results in the company led by Alfred Liggins III agreeing to sell its FM at 94.5 MHz to a regional broadcast ministry that plans to switch that station to Spanish-language Christian programming.

FCC seeks comment on a proposal to amend the Audible Crawl Rule, which would eliminate the need for successive waivers of the rule and would ensure the continued availability of visual but non-textual emergency information. 

Then it's time to file your nomination. Here's how

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Global consumer spending on overall media content and technology grew 2.8% to $2.439 trillion in 2025, decelerating from a 4.4% increase in 2024, as there were no major international sporting events and fewer federal elections and related media buying.

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The NAB's 2026 Marconi Radio Award nomination window is now open, and will remain so through the month of May. Award winners will be announced during a special dinner program presented by HD Radio and DTS AutoStage parent Xperi on Tuesday, Oct. 20.

The Commission adopted a NPRM that proposes to exclude entities identified on the "Covered List" from providing domestic interstate telecommunications services, and seeks comment on other potential ways protect the nation's telecommunications networks.

The Wireline Competition Bureau addresses the Petitions filed by several recipients in the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program requesting extensions of their removal, replacement, and disposal terms.