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The FCC ended 2025 by granting regulatory approval to twin filings made by two Sinclair Inc. subsidiaries in mid-November, paving the way for the transfer of control of television stations from an entity led by Eugene Brown.

He's been considered by some as "a recognized leader in advanced advertising and Connected TV innovation, with a career defined by uniting technology and media to drive growth and scale." His experience spans early Advanced TV breakthroughs at Microsoft-Xbox. Meet the new Fuse Media CRO.

WCB Adopts Fourth Protective Order Governing Access to Connect America Cost Model

David Layer presents an invitation and provides an update on its activities

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Nearly fifty years ago, an upstart FM radio station with a huge promotional budget was sold to a Cleveland-headquartered operation co-owned by Norm Wain and Bob Weiss. In October 2020, Wain died at the age of 92. Now, Weiss has passed away, his son — newly retired from Urban One/Raleigh — confirms.

The distinctive radio play-by-play announcer of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Florida State Seminoles — a member of the inaugural 2024 class of the Florida Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame — is retiring from his role with the National Football League franchise's audio broadcasts. 

A federal judge has granted Cumulus Media a sweeping preliminary injunction against Nielsen’s contested radio ratings policies, sharply curtailing how the ratings provider can price and sell its national product while the antitrust case proceeds.

The marketing arm of ATSC 3.0 led by Anne Schelle has launched an industry-led effort focused on ensuring that over-the-air TV households have a cost-effective and user-friendly way to access NEXTGEN TV services while continuing to rely on free, local broadcast television.

DirecTV, in a filing tied to the FCC's exploration of broadcast TV network affiliation relationships, contends that consumers should be able to pay for the channels they actually watch and desire to receive, abolishing the tiers and group pricing seen for decades by a fading business losing customers to FAST channels and OTT.

The publicly traded radio station ownership group founded by the late George Beasley is celebrating its upcoming 65th anniversary, while also seeking to address fiscal challenges associated with its collection of broadcast properties.

In November 2009, Chuck Francis, as the owner of Remerge Media, penned a Media Information Bureau column on how radio can capitalize as "an effective and affordable marketing vehicle." Today, Francis is the founder and owner of Take & Bake Marketing — and his words still matter to Radio today.

A New Englander through and through, he urges waiting out the AI bubble and says public radio is at a crossroads

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The Hearst Television station considered to be its flagship property, an ABC affiliate branded as "Boston's News Leader," is bumping a game show to the wee hours of the morning in order to accommodate a new midday local newscast.

Codecs are a key part of the radio ecosystem. How is their role changing?

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What is Dynamic-Range Control and what will it mean for audio listeners?

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