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In Portland, Ore., low-power FM radio stations dot the landscape. Among them are a pair of facilities known as "XRAYFM." After a decade, the operators are converting a lease for an FM translator that rebroadcasts a Class D FM into a wholly owned property, thanks to listener donations.

WKMB has failed to pay 12 years' worth of regulatory fees

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He will focus on the audio production market

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Here’s a preview of what’s on the agenda for radio, podcasting and audio folks

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It is known as a "local first" company that is swiftly growing its profits from its digital advertising enterprises. That said, Townsquare Media remains rooted in radio, which could explain why it is agreeing to acquire a pair of FM translators in the Show-Me State.

To learn more about independent WFMZ-69 in Allentown, Pa., and how it continues to thrive as a Philadelphia-market offering focused on the Lehigh Valley, station President/GM Barry Fisher joins RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson on this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM.

"Combined with the fact that audiences turned their attention to the Olympics, many of the remaining media companies were affected by typical August viewing trends in an otherwise atypical month of TV consumption," Nielsen says. "With new seasons of football and broadcast programming on the horizon, Disney, Paramount and FOX all experienced the end-of-summer lull in viewership in August."

The NBC affiliate serving Atlanta as "11Alive" has selected a Managing Editor with experience at an ABC affiliate owned by The E.W. Scripps Co. who most recently served as a Senior Producer at Black News Channel and the Byron Allen-owned operation TheGrio.

The 2023-2024 Stanley Cup Champions, which announced on July 2 that it will abandon Bally Sports in favor of over-the-air television in the Florida markets not tied to the Tampa Bay Lightning, have formally rolled out its streaming platform — a partnership that involves Scripps Sports.

Dubbed ETX, the transmitter takes capabilities from the company’s BE STX line and the Elenos ETG transmitter products. The ETX line is currently shipping and on the air in the U.S. and Latin America with models ranging from 600 watts to 5kw, BE says.