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The FCC has started proceedings to revoke three licenses held by Encino Broadcasting of Austin.

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Two years ago, Norsan Media expanded beyond its historical footprint of the Southeastern U.S. in a significant way in Austin. Now, Norsan is getting a big, heritage full-market FM signal to add to its holdings serving Texas' state capital.

It is presently dark under FCC special temporary authority, and has been since February 28, when its owner blamed financial issues for the ability to keep the lights on. Now this dormant AM radio station serving Yuma, Ariz., is poised to return to life with its sale.

Nexstar Media Group has held its 2026 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, and shareholders voted to elect all nominees to the company's Board of Directors while ratifying its independent registered public accounting firm for FY 2026.

It's being pitched as "an enhanced political digital advertising solution" powered by political data and analytics provider Aristotle, and it will integrate Aristotle's consumer intelligence into Gray Media's "Political 360" platform.

A Houston-headquartered computer vision and AI company with a goal to make television interactive and shoppable in real time has secured a strategic investment from the broadcast TV station licensee leading the charge toward full adoption of the ATSC 3.0 digital broadcast standard in the U.S.

With the integration of Financial Executives International sessions at its annual conference in May, the Media Financial Management association and its soon-to-retire President/CEO opened the door to greater synergies between MFM and FEI. Now, a merger of the two organizations has been OK'd by the MFM Board of Directors.

The media performance platform has unveiled "an AI-powered reporting experience" that is designed to allow media buyers and sellers to "interrogate" VideoAmp's census-level campaign measurement in plain English. The result? Ready-to-use data in reports tied to the first phase of a VideoAmp "evolution."

The longtime Chief Financial Officer of African American-centric media company Urban One has signed a new employment agreement with the publicly traded radio station and cable TV networks owner founded by Cathy Hughes and today led by her son, Alfred Liggins III.

In February 2026, the nation's foremost content creation and distribution company superserving African American consumers and PlayVS joined forces for a first-of-its-kind collaboration to create a dedicated competitive gaming community for HBCUs nationwide. Now, its name and logo have been shared.