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September is already here, and as the Labor Day weekend approached and unfolded, one QSR brand topped another big, heritage fast-food chain in the latest Spot Ten Cable report from Media Monitors. The bigger news: The two brands accounted for more than 110,000 spot plays for the week ending August 31.

It is returning for its 11th season on September 7, with Sharyl Attkisson ready to present fresh episodes of a Sinclair-syndicated newsmagazine focused on investigative reporting and hard-hitting news subjects of national importance.

The National Football League franchise serving Northern Ohio has secured a multi-year agreement with two radio station ownership groups that the team says is "reaffirming the stations' continued role" as official flagship radio partners.

A Class D AM radio station that must protect WEPN-AM in New York outside of daylight hours and its 130-watt FM translator covering a traditionally Spanish-speaking portion of Montgomery County, Md., have concluded their run as a Hispanic market-focused broadcast service for the District of Columbia.

The Chairman/CEO and the President and Chief Operations Officer/Chief Financial Officer of the nation's largest single owner of AM and FM radio stations have entered into employment agreement amendments with the publicly traded company — deals that extend the tenure of both leaders at iHeartMedia past 2026.

Stephen A. Smith has redefined what it means to build a modern media brand. His rise wasn’t by chance — it’s the result of a barrier-breaking approach that reshaped how audiences connect with content and how companies deliver it. Forecast 2026 attendees will be able to sit in on an exclusive conversation with Smith. 

The largest Hispanic-owned media company serving Spanish-speaking consumers across the U.S. has completed the sale of its three television stations in Puerto Rico, earning $5.7 million of immediately available funds. Word of the deal's closing came concurrent with the release by SBS of its Q2 results.

A trio of radio stations serving the seat of Dawson County, Nebraska have a new Market Manager, the Nebraska Rural Radio Association (NRRA) has announced. And, it is a woman who brings more than a quarter-century of experience to the company.

He had been in poor health and suffered from diabetes, but that didn't stop him from continuing in an iconic role as the Helen Thomas of the internet generation, serving as a longtime member of the White House press corps. Now, journalists, news consumers and politicians are paying tribute to Mark Knoller.

But radio station annual fees decline for 3rd straight year

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