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For some publications, obituaries remain an important income source. Now, however, those dollars could be lost to broadcast television and radio station ownership groups, too, thanks to a new service that both Sinclair Inc. and iHeartMedia have invested in.

The owner of a Class A FM radio station serving a small Texas city where U.S. Highways 83, 62 and 70 converge could be stripped of its license, due to overdue regulatory fees owed to the FCC. The licensee simply needs to pay $2,856.43 to the Commission to resolve the matter.

The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday convened a hearing squarely focused on the Sports Broadcasting Act as it applies to the NFL — without the presence of the league's Commissioner. For Republican Members, Roger Goodell needs to move away from exclusive streaming arrangements.

Get After It Media has struck a partnership with the national, nonpartisan organization charged by Congress to lead the commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, to support and amplify programming surrounding America’s Semiquincentennial.

Feminist activist icons Amy Richards and Gloria Steinem have been selected as the recipients of the inaugural Gracies Torch Award during the 51st Annual Gracie Awards Luncheon, presented in partnership with the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF).

The sudden shutdown of three audio brands serving the college town of Grinnell, Iowa, by Connoisseur Media is the latest in a string of occurrences where major national radio station ownership groups have opted to silence local radio stations in the smallest of towns. The reason: economics and evolving listener habits.

The ad sales business of one of the nation's top MVPDs has struck a deal that is designed to give advertisers "even better control and transparency over where their ads appear on streaming television platforms."

A noncommercial FM radio station serving tiny Cedarville, Calif., on the northeastern border of the Golden State facing Nevada and just south of Oregon, has been offering local listeners the "Rhythm & News" programming of Jefferson Public Radio. This will soon change, as this facility is being sold by its not-for-profit licensee. 

It alleged the stations involved have been playing music without a license

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The AEI's Clay Calvert uses the findings of a recent Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression poll to as a fundamental question regarding the 2026 midterm elections this November: Could antipathy toward jawboning and lack of trust in Trump to safeguard free speech affect the midterm elections?