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Radio World’s “times” evolve with the times

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Are you getting bored with Netflix's viewing selections, despite its vast library of content? That's a chief concern of the streaming video Goliath as it looks ahead to forthcoming fiscal quarters, with keeping subscribers interested at all times the chief way it will continue to make a profit.

At Noon Pacific on Wednesday, July 22, a new era will begin for a venerable Classic Rock station serving the South Bay region of the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose DMA for a generation.  This will see Connoisseur Media shift the station from a 10kw Class B FM with two boosters to a pair of HD2 signals. 

But blind tests reveal that human voices are trusted more than those artificially created

The post Research Firm Says Radio Audiences Can’t Tell Difference Between Real and AI Voices appeared first on Radio World.

Some 47 Republican Members of the House of Representatives have written to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to express their "strong support" of the Commission's ongoing review of TV parental guidelines "to ensure that children are not being indoctrinated with radical gender ideology behind their parents' backs."

At first glance, it may appear that Hoffman Media Group scored a bargain when it offered an unsolicited bid for Audacy's St. Louis radio stations, which the company controlled by Soros Fund Management eagerly accepted. According to a longtime deal valuation specialist, "it seems like a fair price" when reviewing the details of the transaction.

With its stock trading at below 4 Canadian cents on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Thursday's trading and a recapitalization effort designed to rid the media company of much of its debt, Corus Entertainment has moved ahead with a plan to centralize the production of its local newscasts in two of Canada's largest markets.

Among them, Sarah Foss joins as chief transformation officer

The post Skyview Makes Organizational Changes Under Jones appeared first on Radio World.

When it came to selecting a tech product to bring to audiences live coverage of the "Unity Concert for America," Philadelphia's Independence Day celebration celebrating America 250, the ABC Owned Stations property serving the Cradle of Liberty went with an offering on the market for one year. 

Skyview Networks Chairman and President/CEO Steve Jones on Wednesday announced in a company-wide meeting a series of structural adjustments that sees "a key driver of our revenue growth and portfolio expansion" take the role of Chief Operating Officer. Three others were singled out, too, as a former ESPN staffer is coming aboard.