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With hopeful deregulation, ATSC 3.0’s continuing rollout, the AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act awaiting a Congressional vote and those ever-pesky microeconomic challenges, what has this meant for the broker community? Richard A. Foreman, the veteran media broker, shares his thoughts in this conversation, presented by dot.FM.

On June 30, 2020, iHeartMedia brought to life a 24/7 nationally distributed audio services “dedicated to providing an objective, accurate and trusted source of continual news coverage with a Black voice and perspective.” Come Nov. 1, BIN: Black Information Network will be offered to non-owned stations via syndication.

In June, a privately held owner of radio and TV stations signed off on an asset purchase agreement that would give it ownership of a heritage adult-oriented Top 40 station in Wilmington, Del., along with an AM station in the market and four other FMs across the region. That deal has just closed.

A trio of New Orleans-based federal appeals judges has affirmed a National Labor Relations Board bargaining order, solidifying its claim that the nation's largest single licensee of broadcast television stations did not engage in fair negotiations with a union organization representing employees at its Denver properties.

Just days after introducing an eye-opening end to broadcast license terms for radio stations, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission released a notice with a comment window that will help it work "on concrete ways to identify, prevent and eliminate barriers to accessibility."

A new all-Sports offering on a 250-watt FM translator serving greater Cleveland arrived in early September, replacing a "throwback" hip-hop presentation focused on tracks from some 25 years ago. Now, iHeartMedia's stations in the market are getting supercharged, as well as that mini-FM.

Rule change also allows AM stations to simulcast content on a trial basis

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Latino fans represent an audience that is not only growing quickly but also highly engaged across multiple channels and communities. For businesses, a new McKinsey report concludes, reaching Latino fans is an economic imperative, a smart growth strategy, and a way to build a stronger sports community.

Journalist Gigi Stone Woods is moderating a Forecast 2026 panel discussion featuring MediaCo Chief Revenue Officer Brian Fisher and Audacy Chief Programming Officer Jeff Sottolano. Together, they'll reveal how legacy broadcasters are forging new weapons designed to storm the gates of the digital age.

Some 46% of respondents who participated in a Pew Research Center study in which they were asked how the news they get makes them feel believed they are informed either "extremely often" or "often." That's one key takeaway from newly analyzed data shared by Pew on Wednesday.