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Neuroscientist and technologist Poppy Crum will deliver keynote on how new tools are starting to understand human behavior

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The NAB has unveiled the live schedule for the 2026 NAB Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology Conference. Getting one of the bigger platforms is a Ph.D. who will examine in a keynote address how broadcast media technology is redefining media creation, distribution and scale. 

Federal income tax returns are due in less than a month, and one brand has taken to cable television to help bring in new customers and repeat business, based on the latest Spot Ten report courtesy of Media Monitors.

"The talent, perspective, and dedication of this year’s Board will help advance the Foundation’s mission to recognize excellence in media and support the next generation of women shaping the industry," said Becky Brooks, President of AWM/F.

It serves an area of Orlando due west of Winter Park with 18 watts of power, including the Pine Hills neighborhood, and until now was licensed to an entity led by Shari Guel. Pending FCC approval, it will be in the hands of Matthew Agnesi.

Sigma Audio Networks' InterWave is being marketed as a new digital audio network designed to connect advertisers with multicultural audiences across "premium digital audio environments" at scale. The platform provides marketers and media buyers with access to more than 210 million monthly unique listeners.

It was first brought to RBR+TVBR's attention last week in a conversation with the President and Vice President of partner SCMS. Now, GeoBroadcast Solutions (GBS) has formally disclosed its plans to bring Audacy improved FM reception for two of its FM radio stations serving the New York Tri-State area.

In July 2023, RBR+TVBR first reported on the sale of a Class C3 FM licensed to High Springs, Fla., that today airs a "Hot Talk" format targeting men between Gainesville and western portions of Jacksonville. It is now known that the announced sale has not transpired.

How much will a broadcast radio station owner need to fork over to the music industry between January 1, 2026, and December 31, 2030, for the right to stream popular recorded music on its digital audio streams? The Copyright Royalty Board has shared the final rules governing the new rates.

On March 1, SBS reached an important deadline — one it didn't expect to make. That's when the company founded and led by Raúl Alarcón Jr. was to repay its 9.75% Senior Secured Notes. It did not. The company now has a little more time to figure out what to do, with lenders saying OK to the extra time. a