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On procedural grounds, the U.S. Supreme Court put the breaks on a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that would have prohibited anyone other than a political candidate from eligibility for the Lowest Unit Rate afforded by broadcast media when buying election-based advertising.

According to an agent, it was transmitting with 150 watts from different antenna than authorized

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RCS, the iHeartMedia-controlled broadcast software entity, intends to showcase several major product innovations at IBC2026, which begins on September 11 in Amsterdam with a bevy of U.S.-based companies ready to expand their global business aspirations.

MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems is heading into IBC2026 in Amsterdam with MRMC (MultiDyne Robotics Motion Control) within its organization for the first time. For attendees, visitors will find a dedicated MRMC presence complementing MultiDyne’s separate convention floor home.

Nearly one year ago, a plan to create a duopoly in Southern New England by acquiring the non-licensed assets of the station formerly branded as “ABC6,” in Providence, R.I., was put into motion by Sinclair Inc. Now, the company is moving ahead with converting a SSA and JSA with the station's licensee to outright ownership. 

An oral history of WNYC's efforts to return to the airwaves following the attack

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Local ad dollars and Big Tech competitors are pulling harder than any single strand can withstand. Broadcast groups have to use everything in the playbook, together, to get stronger. A Forecast 2027 panel moderated by newly minted New York State Broadcasters Association President Heidi Raphael tackles the subject.

An AM/FM combo serving Joplin, Mo., and an FM translator giving that kHz band facility a bit of "revitalization" are poised to become the latest possessions of a Pittsburg, Ks.-based media company led by William Wachter.

The home for what is today "FOX Sports Rapid City" is poised to join the stable of stations licensed to the radio broadcasting company led by Yankton, S.D.-based Becker. With the deal's expected closing, Riverfront Broadcasting will have six audio brands serving the South Dakota market.

At the end of Q1 2025, the FCC launched an inquiry to explore commercial technologies that would complement GPS. Today, WT Docket No. 25-110 remains open. This prompted the WIA to chime in to ask the Commission to "expeditiously issue" a NPRM that would promote the development of "PNT" tech.