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It's a transfer of control request that the FCC will likely give its swift approval for, as it involves a shift in ownership from father to daughter. And, when all is said and done, Laura Graham O'Shaughnessy will hold 42.5% of the Class A voting shares and nearly 11% of the Class B shares in the parent of the entity whose flagship property is known as "LOCAL 4" in Detroit. 

What's coming for broadcast radio and television in the year ahead? The Forecast 2025 Executive Super Session offers the best take on whether storm clouds are on the horizon or if seeds for growth will spring in a few months.

35 radio and TV stations have received money so far

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The C-Suite now led by CEO Mike Steib is welcoming a new SVP and Chief Legal Officer, charged with leading the legal department and overseeing all legal functions for the owner of such stations as WFAA & KMPX in Dallas; WTSP in Tampa; and flagship WUSA9 in Washington, D.C.

She's known across the New York Tri-State area's broadcast journalism community for her more than 16 years of experience at WCBS-2. Now, she has been asked to lead and manage the Creative Services team at crosstown WNBC-4.

The company that is led by David Field and is now majority-owned by Soros Fund Management says it is "strengthening" its addressable audience and identity capabilities through a collaboration with Experian.

Structure served several radio stations including two owned by Univision

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In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopts rules to allow digital FM broadcast radio stations to operate with different power levels on the upper and lower digital sidebands, by notification to the Commission. The rule changes will facilitate greater digital FM radio coverage without interfering with adjacent-channel FM broadcast stations. The intended effect is to advance the broader adoption of digital FM broadcasting by authorizing digital FM broadcasters to implement such asymmetric sideband operation by simple notification to the Commission, rather than by requesting experimental authorization as is the current practice.

Opening dialogue with your competing applicants can go a long way in such a limited time, even if you are the only tentative selectee.

News of a new or modified station on an LPFM's channel (or first-adjacent) can raise many concerns and "what ifs".

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The Media Bureau grants three applications of Remanente Broadcasting Network for construction permits for new NCE (FM) stations at Desert Center and Boron, California, and Moroni, Utah.

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$1.9 million will help fund 11 new positions including "backstops"

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iHeart and others say plan is well intentioned but would create public confusion

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Its application was previously dismissed for lack of antenna site assurance

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The New Zealand broadcaster will make the switch in 2025 for its centennial celebration

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Agency proposes maximum fine against sports network for using alert tones during NBA promo in 2023

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John L. Humphries is retiring as the head of Hearst Television’s Upstate South Carolina television station that also serves storm-battered Western North Carolina. His successor has been selected, and it involves a promotion.