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News that the Chairman of the FCC is ready to examine the fine line between underwriting support and paid advertisement, and if either PBS or NPR have stepped over that line improperly, has been met with derision by the two Democrats who sit on the Commission.

“Appoint someone with clear responsibility and KPIs for station metadata”

The post Harrison: Radio Is Not Just About Sound Anymore appeared first on Radio World.

According to BIA Advisory Services, local advertising spending will increase by 5.5% for a total of $170.9 billion in 2025. This was the key takeaway shared by the firm's Nicole Ovadia during a Marketron-hosted webinar held on Thursday.

After 35 years as Station Manager of Radio at Washington, D.C.’s noncommercial Classical station, Dan DeVany is retiring from WETA-FM. We now know who will be succeeding DeVany, starting March 1. 

A reader recalls E-Skip causing interference on analog TV channel 2

The post Letter: Sporadic E Affects TV Signals, Too appeared first on Radio World.

Rogers Communications experienced a 10% revenue jump for its media division in Q4 2024, thanks to higher sports- and entertainment-related revenue within the segment. But that was lower than what was originally anticipated. Worse yet, the 2025 is somewhat glum. Investors weren't fazed as Thursday's trading on the TSX neared its conclusion.

The Strategic Communications and Policy Advisor for former Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel will now hold the same role for the junior Democratic Commissioner on the new FCC, under the leadership of Brendan Carr.

A reader calls out Gary Shapiro for his recent letter to the NAB

The post Letter: Get Real! The AM Bill Is Here to Stay appeared first on Radio World.

Managed service tiers have been added to the program

The post GatesAir Highlights Its Financing Initiative appeared first on Radio World.

A 320-ton rotating curtain antenna, in service since 1983, was brought down with a controlled explosion as part of the site’s decommissioning

The post Austria’s Historic Moosbrunn Shortwave Site Dismantled appeared first on Radio World.

For some 40 years or so, Rob Weaver has been the owner and operator of "J-Country 101" and AM sibling "PG14" in the small town of Portland, Ind. That's about to change, as a trio of asset sale agreements have been signed and submitted with the FCC for regulatory approval.

The Bott family, which has long-operated noncommercial religious radio stations across the U.S., is adding to its stable by agreeing to acquire an FM in Cheyenne, Wyo., from a prolific operator of low-power radio properties.

A Class B AM with an FM translator offering Country music to Calhoun, Ga., is about to change ownership.  Pending FCC approval, it will put Gordon County Radio in control of the operation.

The Radio Hall of Fame nominating committee will begin accepting suggestions for this year's award nominees beginning on February 1, with a two-month window open for those who wish to have their say on possible 2025 honorees.

Latino Media Network (LMN), the broadcast licensee formed through the sale of former TelevisaUnivision radio stations to an entity with majority ownership held by Soros Fund Management, is regionalizing its operations into three "strategic market groupings."

The 2023 Major League Baseball World Champions shared Tuesday that they've created the Rangers Sports Network (RSN), which will produce and distribute the Texas Rangers’ games and other select content. The nation's largest owner of broadcast TV stations will air at least a dozen of those games on free-to-air TV across the team's territory.

Launched by a SpaceX rocket into orbit to help strengthen SXM's U.S. coverage

The post SiriusXM’s SXM-9 Satellite Is Now Operational appeared first on Radio World.

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