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An asset purchase agreement has been finalized and submitted to the FCC for regulatory approval that would see the transfer of a pair of FM radio stations and their AM sibling in the Hoosier State end up in the hands of an Indiana-based entity controlled by Scott Huber.

The notes were priced at 100% of par, and the offering of the notes is expected to close on Friday, subject to customary closing conditions. Gray will use the net proceeds of the offering to redeem a portion of Gray’s outstanding 10.5% senior secured first lien notes due 2029, among other needs.

ABC claims its early license renewal proceeding for the broadcast properties and a consideration of The View as a "bona fide" news show free of equal time rules is a First Amendment violation. Anna M. Gómez, the lone Democrat on the FCC's dais, could not agree more.

As the Disney-owned unit that includes ABC Owned Stations sees it, it is being targeted by Commission under the direction of Chairman Brendan Carr and influence of the Trump Administration as part of a campaign to silence free and independent voices in journalism.

A 25th anniversary radio special features reporters who witnessed it

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Owners are not waiting for the FCC to adopt new rules, brokers told us

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This is the third in a series about proposals by the Federal Communications Commission to improve the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. Part 1: “Polygons and Circles: FCC Seeks to ‘Incentivize’ EAS”  Part 2: “FCC Explores EAS Message Authentication” The commission is taking public comments on its further notice of proposed rulemaking, or FNPRM, through […]

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Eastern Kentucky public radio outlet chose a Nautel NV20LT as its main transmitter

The post Morehead State’s WMKY(FM) Completes Transmission Overhaul appeared first on Radio World.

Her first initiative was to bring the top 50 airplay charts to the Mediabase website

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The owner of a television station that has served as the MyNetwork TV affiliate for the Alamo City has entered into a Consent Decree with the FCC's Enforcement Bureau. The reason for the agreement is tied to a look into Emergency Alert System test violations.