Industry News

A pair of transactions have been consummated that will, upon regulatory approval, see the transfer of radio broadcasting facilities from one member of the Michael family to another. The deals are in Pennsylvania.

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" was put into motion. Now, with regulatory relief in place at the FCC, Sinclair s moving ahead with converting operational agreements to outright ownership.

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.

Telos Alliance has set its sights on the international marketplace for its newest line of products devoted to "audio observability," and the annual IBC Show in Amsterdam, which starts Friday (9/11), will shine a major spotlight on the offerings.

Telos Alliance will introduce a major expansion of the Jünger Audio flexAI audio processing platform at IBC 2026. The flexAI system adds autonomous live mixing, new 12G-SDI and NDI connectivity, and integration with TVU MediaMesh to its mix of audio-handling tools.

Broadcast technology firm Typical Media Group has brought to market a software broadcast audio processor designed around a new adaptive processing architecture for FM, HD Radio, AM, DAB+ and streaming applications.

MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems will introduce the MDoG-8800 at IBC2026, extending its next-generation openGear portfolio with a high-density fiber transport solution for 12G-SDI and 4K/8K workflows. 

Aiir has introduced automatic music log scheduling and exporting to Aiir Scheduler, its web-based music scheduling system. This empowers radio stations to generate a music log and deliver it to their playout system on a recurring schedule, without any human intervention.

Mediaproxy, known for software-based IP compliance monitoring and multiviewing products, is heading to Amsterdam armed with new updates to its compliance monitoring products. This includes the latest version of the LogServer analysis and logging platform and the new Monwall Web interactive multiviewer.

Stations that treat the screen as an engaging platform will succeed

The post The State of HD Radio: 125 Million Cars and Counting appeared first on Radio World.