Industry News

In the Mid-Atlantic Region, K-LOVE entered the Washington, D.C., DMA in a significant way with the respective acquisitions of WINC-FM in Winchester, Va., and WRQX-FM in Washington, D.C., in recent years.  Now, the Christian Contemporary Music (CCM) noncomm network has found a home in Baltimore.

The financial infrastructure underpinning media has not kept pace with the industry it serves, says CAI Director of Solution Delivery Brendan Rovan. Two technologies are now converging to change that: AI agents and blockchain, he says in this special report to the Radio + Television Business Report.

As 2026 began, comments began arriving at the FCC in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would make as much as 180 MHz of the Upper C-band available for terrestrial wireless services provider. This would transpire via an auction to be held in 2027. What does this mean for broadcasters?

A brief overview of diodes and ‘life in the DC world’

The post I Never Met a Diode I Didn’t Like … appeared first on Radio World.

He's the General Manager of Baltimore-based radio broadcasting entity Brighter Media Group (BMG) and the Executive Vice President of Peter & John Ministries (PJM). By April 1 of next year, however, he'll no longer be in those rules — thanks to retirement.

He wants to own every commercially licensed radio station in Nebraska's state capital, Lincoln. This will require a waiver of the nation's local ownership rules as they pertain to Radio from the FCC, and Jeff Warshaw has personally asked FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to erase the need for a rule exemption altogether.

His name is familiar to most Americans, but this individual is a lawyer who holds a J.D. from The George Washington University Law School and has more than two decades of experience in private practice and trade associations.

Add CBS Stations and the over-the-air television channels owned by The E.W. Scripps Co. to the broadcast entities that have committed to bringing viewers unique content tied to the 250th birthday of the United States of America.

A prominent regional institution of higher learning in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton area of Pennsylvania has agreed to sell its NPR Member radio station to the entity that owns and operates the PBS affiliate serving this region of the Keystone State. It converts a seven-year LMA into full ownership.

The millennium brings a new owner … and the Optimod-FM 8400

The post Our Conversation With Bob Orban, Part 5 appeared first on Radio World.