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Press Communications has successfully convinced the FCC that a tiny FM translator located in The Bronx is still an interference threat to its successful Country station serving Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, in New Jersey. That results in a need for Family Stations to retool the mini-FM, which uses a frequency once home to WVIP-FM.

The Acting Chief of the FCC's Media Bureau has dismissed a Petition for Special Relief filed by "a number of former FCC officials" and a notable hopeful who requested the Commission “repeal its news distortion policy in full.” The reason is a simple one for Alex Sanjenis.

He leads Cumulus Media's radio stations in Oklahoma City, home to five audio brands, and has been the VP/Market Manager in the home of the Thunder since 2015. Now, he's adding additional responsibilities in a city that's home to the Air Force Academy. 

Auction bidding beat expectations with significant per-unit prices and gross winning bids exceeding $3.5 billion. Through the auction, valuable mid-band spectrum that was previously idle has been allocated for productive use.

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The SBE Chapter 15 barbecue included a tour at WINS(AM)'s Lyndhurst, N.J., facility

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It is a Class D FM translator with all of 10 watts, and that's enough to reach tiny Glide, Ore., and nearby Roseburg. Situated between Eugene and Medford, this facility has served as a rebroadcast partner for the University of Oregon's Classical service. That's about to change.

It's a direct result of ongoing litigation between DirecTV and state attorneys general and TEGNA and its owner, Nexstar Media Group, designed to prevent Nexstar from fully merging TEGNA's assets with its own: CEO Patrick Paolini has promoted four individuals to TEGNA's newly refreshed executive leadership team.

Chavez Media is seeking a revenue-focused Director of Digital Sales to build and scale the sales engine for its start-up digital marketing agency. As part of the Chavez Media portfolio, the agency will help clients grow through integrated digital marketing programs that can be amplified by Chavez Media’s radio assets, content creation capabilities, live events, […]

Since August 2020, she's served as Director of Operations and Programming for Cox Media Group's radio stations serving Jacksonville, Fla. Now, she's been promoted and will take on a similar role at the company's radio stations serving its home market of Atlanta.