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It’s intended for “the recording you can’t go back and redo”

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Where do the "wrong side" stations reside?

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As RBR+TVBR first reported on Monday, iHeartMedia suffered an $8 million quarterly loss in Q3 2026. One culprit was lower-than-anticipated political advertising revenue. That seems to be a sore spot with the company's shareholders, sending shares southward on Tuesday. Meanwhile, "TSQ" has also shrunk in value.

The future of "Lightning 100" is in question for listeners of this heritage Nashville station, as its longtime owner has just sold it. The buyer? It is a globally famous entertainer known for his friends in low places. For longtime listeners, the "Lightning" brand will be on the move. And, it could bring a bigger audience.

He “understands what it takes to build a foundation for a federated system of independent stations”

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"Yes." That was the one-word response to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz's query to Trump FCC Commissioner nominee Danielle Thumann Severs regarding how she feels about "weaponization" of the Commission by political influence.

Over roughly 75 minutes — following a 45-minute delay — there were plenty of verbal protests from Democrats over the very nature of Danielle Thumann Severs' consideration to serve as a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission. Key Democratic leaders were absent.

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The Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer of Sinclair Inc. has agreed to participate in a pair of institutional investor conferences on the calendar for early December. One event is in tony Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. — one week after he spends time at The Boca Raton in Palm Beach County, Fla.

Upon review of the Q3 2026 earnings reports filed by publicly traded broadcast media companies, it's abundantly clear that political advertising gravitated heavily toward TV. That impacted the nation's largest media company superserving African American consumers, among a host of other continuing challenges.