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An AM/FM combo serving a small Montana town situated along the Beaverhead River, and Interstate 15, an hour to the south of Butte are heading to a new owner. That's pending FCC regulatory approval, of course, of their transfer to an "Angel."

In the wake of the elimination of federal funding to NPR member stations, tough decisions have come to the noncommercial broadcast operators of these radio stations in recent times. Budget cuts and asset sales have been seen at some high-profile NPR-aligned properties, including Santa Monica College’s KCRW in Southern California. Now, a pair of Maryland […]

The single-largest owner of broadcast television stations, which also owns WGN Radio, the NewsNation cable news channel, Capitol Hill-focused news brand The Hill and a majority stake in The CW Network, has decided when it will share its financial results for the second quarter of 2026.

A Connoisseur Media FM has been forced to deliver its Classic Alternative programming exclusively via streaming audio since Thursday evening, as a strong July 2 storm sent the station's tower just east of the Fox River in suburban Chicago toppling to the ground.

Liquid-cooled transmission systems are designed to help broadcasters support high-power RF operations with improved thermal management, efficient facility planning, and long-term system reliability. A July 15 webinar presented by GatesAir will offer a close-up look at the "practical advantages" of these offerings.

It describes itself as a "global buy-and-hold forever" acquirer of communications and media software businesses. As Canada Day was celebrated ahead of Independence Day in the U.S., the company revealed that it has acquired Imagine Communications through one of its subsidiaries.

The life of a transmitter is a critical conversation topic one in the C-Suite must have working knowledge of. Nautel Chief Executive Officer Kevin Rodgers is just the person to explain why. In this interview, he outlines the tell-tale signs that it's time for a replacement — and why continued repairs are a dollar-sucker.

When it comes to national television spots on broadcast TV, there's one brand that towers over the rest with respect to commitment week in and week out to the medium. For the week ending July 5, this advertiser was linked to nearly 50,000 spots detected by Media Monitors.

The change follows requests from College Broadcasters Inc., the Pala Band of Mission Indians, the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, Native Public Media, the National Congress of American Indians, and the Community Media Assistance Project. The groups cited summer staffing gaps, among other things.

There's a hidden retention challenge impacting the streaming industry, new research from entertainment and technology marketing organization CTAM and Hub Entertainment Research finds. But, it isn't price or content quality that's driving the cancellations.