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WKZE stages a Halloween Scooby-Doo radio drama

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A small signal in Kansas City is about to get a new owner from a long way north. A Minnesota university has put its name to a deal for a single FM translator, with the likely result being more Christian talk and teaching for the area.

Pacific Media Group has promoted Sherri Hamamura Grimes to President of its Radio Division for all islands. She will keep her role as General Manager of Maui Radio operations. Born and raised on Kauaʻi, she joined PMG in 1999 and has been Vice President and General Manager of its Maui Radio operations since 2019.

The commission wants feedback on a proposal by engineer Charles Anderson

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Vigilance or intimidation? FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says his recent warning targets only polls that were never real, not honest poll coverage. Commissioner Anna Gomez says she suspects “the threat itself” is the point, in a push toward self-censorship, as questions on Disney and political ad rates also followed today’s Open Meeting.

Which team owns your county?

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Political money headed to streaming TV is arriving with conditions. A new survey of advertising decision-makers finds that advertisers planning political campaigns want spend efficiency and accountability first, and that reaching enough local voters, with confidence in who they are, remains the sticking point.

At age 14, “Teen Scientist” host has learned about programming for the next generation

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Cumulus has prevailed in two federal courts, and Nielsen wants the US Supreme Court to take another look. A November date at the high court is now attached to that request, though that mark on the calendar only decides when the justices look.

Audacy’s local sports stations have been on SiriusXM for less than two months, and the satellite company is already pointing to the results. That comes as profit, cash flow, and the full-year forecast all moved up in Q3, while some other areas of the company slipped, causing some new concerns for the remaining two months of 2026.