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After years of lobbying, hundreds of House co-sponsors and a summer spent pressing congressional leadership, the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act finally has a floor date. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has scheduled a standalone vote.

NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt calls it an important step forward

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iHeartMedia and NYPR back software-based model while NPR cautions against scope creep

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Triton Digital’s Q2 2026 US Podcast Ranker shows News posting the sharpest reach growth of any genre ahead of the midterms, even as Comedy widens its already-controlling lead, driven partly by late-night television shows increasingly moving into audio.

After a 54-year career spent shaping Charlotte’s broadcast landscape, WKQC "K104.7" Program Director and midday personality Jack Daniel will retire from the Beasley Media Group station on September 18. That final date isn’t accidental: it is exactly 54 years to the day he started his career.

Low-power television station licensee HC2 Broadcasting has emerged as one of the biggest champions of 5G Broadcast technology. Now, it is agreeing to purchase the first low-power TV station to test the alternative service to ATSC 3.0 in the Boston market — putting HC2 in the driver's seat on a quest for 5G Broadcast.

As RBR+TVBR first reported on September 2, a booming Top 40 station, along with its Classic Rock and Country siblings, are poised to leave the Cumulus Media stable. Information including the price Cumulus agreed to sell the trio of FM radio stations for are now known.

After five years, the agreement that saw the Dallas Mavericks partner with an iHeartMedia FM that dropped its Hot Talk/Sports Talk presentation during the 2024 NBA Playoffs with a return to its previous Rock branding ended. Now, the team's games will air on an Audacy FM — joining the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers.

“As media workflows become more software-defined, we have to rethink what monitoring means”

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The parent organization of omnipresent noncommercial Christian music audio networks K-LOVE and Air1 has promoted from within to fill the role of Chief Revenue Officer. At the same time, K-LOVE Inc. has selected a new VP of Development.