Radio+Television Business Report

The Chief of the Media Bureau's Audio Division has signed a Consent Decree that concludes the Commission's investigation into a change in control for a group of Arizona radio stations that was made without the agency's OK. A civil penalty is being paid to the U.S. Treasury to put the matter to rest.

Perhaps all it needed was a different approach to operations to allow a presently silent FM to succeed on-air. A deal is in place that will see RadioDifferently LLC become the new owner of the property, pending regulatory approval.

The agenda for the final Open Commission Meeting of the FCC under the leadership of Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has been revealed. And, the affair will be a largely ceremonial opportunity focused on presentations touting the agency's work under her tenure, set to end on January 20.

The virtual MVPD that is seeking to put a stop to the Venu Sports joint venture that aims to bring a bevy of pro sports play-by-play and live action to a competing over-the-top platform in the works is pointing fingers at the biggest Spanish-language content creation and distribution company in the world for failing to agree on a new carriage deal.

The nation's leading audio content creation and distribution company has completed its previously announced "comprehensive exchange transactions" linked to a series of secured notes — pushing out the company's loan repayments while reducing its total debt in a notable way.

The audio content creation and distribution company has filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas to officially close its last remaining case, involving Audacy Texas, LLC, which was kept open to address final administrative issues.

A Class C3 FM audible in Pueblo and much of Colorado Springs and its 1kw Class C AM sibling won't be ringing in the New Year with listeners. According to a post made to the FM's Facebook page, both stations are shutting down on January 1, 2025.

In this exclusive conversation, Xperi Corp. SVP/Broadcast Radio and Digital Audio Joe D'Angelo shares in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, what's in store for the broadcast media industry at this year's Consumer Electronics Show and offers hints that DTS AutoStage, HD Radio and TiVO are on track for a big year ahead.

In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Skyview Networks President/CEO Steve Jones discusses why GenAI advancements are vital for broadcasters and how incubators to proven tech companies each bring fresh ideas to the C-Suites for radio and TV companies around the nation.

Curiosity Inc., traded on Nasdaq, was founded nine years ago by Discovery Channel founder John Hendricks and his daughter, Elizabeth Saravia. Now, Curiosity is diving into the world of free ad-supported streaming television in a big way.

"Equanimity is my word for 2025," says public speaking coach Rosemary Ravinal. "It means calmness, collectedness and evenness of mind especially under stress. This is an ideal state for any speaker." It’s the state Ravinal, a public relations executive for many years, is choosing for herself as she sets goals for the coming year

At year's end, a longtime face of the sales advocacy group for the broadcast television industry and a woman who has served as the organization's chair — in addition to her full-time role at The E.W. Scripps Co. — will be concluding their respective careers. What have Abby Auerbach and Missy Evenson learned across the years, in particular when asked to embrace change?

The FCC has said yes to a request from the NAB for an expedited retroactive extension of the waiver of a rule that requires television broadcasters to provide an aural representation of visual, non-textual emergency information that is displayed during non-newscast programming, such as radar maps or other graphics, on a secondary audio stream.

The voluntary limited use of FM booster stations to originate content — the lynchpin to GeoBroadcast Services' "ZoneCasting" technology — is days away from being fully allowed, thanks to the publication of the FCC's Second Report and Order on Consideration in the Federal Government's publication of record.

No less than three EAS violations against the parent of one of the nation's Big Four broadcast television networks have been resolved with the signing of a Consent Decree by the Acting Chief of the Enforcement Bureau and the entity that could face renewed scrutiny from the Commission under Brendan Carr with respect to its future ownership plan.

There's a clear category that's dominating Spot TV in the days leading up to the Christmas holiday. And, to little surprise, brick-and-mortar retailers are responsible for the two top campaigns by spot count, as determined by iHeartMedia-owned Media Monitors.

The Missouri Broadcasters Association and Gray Media are celebrating a decision by a Cole County, Mo., Circuit Court Judge that finds a state law passed in 2023 requiring a blanket redaction rule for all witness and victim names in court filings is unconstitutional and unenforceable.

A five-year-old Philadelphia-based news and editorial website "dedicated to freedom of thought and giving voice to issues and ideas that have been shut out of our discourse for too long" is expanding beyond the internet by agreeing to purchase a radio station.

As RBR+TVBR first reported on December 18, Lotus Communications is reentering the San Diego market after 29 years. It is doing so by purchasing an FM once owned by Midwest Television and, later, by TEGNA. It is now known how much (or, in this case, how little), Lotus is paying Local Media San Diego for the station.

The Law is now being enforced, en español, on a 40kw Class C1 FM serving Houston from the south, as Spanish Broadcasting System has effectively gained control of the station it agreed to acquire in April 2023 from Urban One in a deal delayed by the aborted sale of SBS's Mega TV operation.