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"We combine the reach of traditional broadcasting with modern digital tools to help local businesses get noticed and grow," says the newly formed Salt Air Media. Come November 30, this will be done through four audio brands — including three the company is agreeing to purchase from a local owner.

Effective immediately, KXL-FM's news muscle will get a vitamin boost courtesy of the Nexstar Media Group-owned CBS affiliate serving the Rose City. A new partnership is in effect that will see KOIN-6's journalists assist the Connoisseur Media station on delivery of key stories in a timely manner.

He's a veteran of The E.W. Scripps Company who has served as News Director of WEWS-TV in Cleveland, and as Asst. News Director of KMGH-TV in Denver. Most recently, he's served as Senior Director of Digital News Operations. Starting October 5, he'll be the new Head of News for the company.

They're a winner in the NHL, with a legion of fans across the Silver State who have adopted the team as their own, gobbling up knowledge of a sport that arrived in Southern Nevada a decade ago. Now, the official radio partner of the Vegas Golden Knights is changing with the 2026-2027 season.

Five individuals central to the leadership of Leighton Radio Holdings have agreed to redeem their shares in the Leighton Enterprises subsidiary — a move that makes the parent company's employee stock ownership plan the sole shareholder of the radio station licensee.

It's Commission policy to solicit public input whenever there's a request, even from within the Media Bureau, to amend the Table of FM allotments. Two NPRMs were recently issued by the FCC, one involving a Class A FM signal shift and the other involving a Class A FM's deletion. No one spoke up; the actions are moving forward.

The RAB autumn Board of Directors meeting concluded last Thursday with a new slate of officers and directors, unanimously approved at the Northeast Ohio-based affair. Serving as Chair: Cox Media Group's Radio head, Rob Babin.

And what leaders can do about it

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As RBR+TVBR first announced on May 13, the Detroit Pistons selected The E.W. Scripps Co.'s WMYD-20 as the NBA team's official television partner for the 2026-2027 season. On Monday, the team revealed the local broadcast schedule for both TV and radio. In doing so, the Pistons confirmed that Scripps Sports will bring visual play-by-play to six outlying DMAs in the team's territory.