At long last, the "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act" has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. It now awaits a vote in the U.S. Senate, and the NAB and one key supporter of the legislation cheered the House's late Tuesday approval of the bill. So did the head of iHeartMedia.
Broadcasters, the NAB, state associations, and millions of listeners nationwide notched a major milestone in the years-long fight to protect AM radio access as the House of Representatives passed the "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act" on Tuesday evening. The bipartisan bill now heads to the Senate.
A news helicopter covering a deadly collision between a sports utility vehicle and a Los Angeles Metro Bus crashed in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley early Tuesday evening, resulting in the death of an aerial reporter covering the scene for the NBCUniversal Local television stations serving Southern California and two others.
In November 2024, the nation's foremost purveyor of noncommercial Christian-themed music networks agreed to purchase a 3kw Class A FM where California highways 14 and 58 bisect. The station, once a simulcast partner of KIIS-FM in Los Angeles, is now a K-LOVE Inc. property, with closing finally arriving after nearly two years.
Two of the nation's largest television ownership groups — each of whom have invested significantly in the ATSC 3.0 digital broadcast standard — have come together for a joint consumer education campaign designed to increase awareness and understanding of NEXTGEN TV.
How essential is satellite delivery for SiriusXM, the nation's subscription-based audio content delivery service? With adoption of its smartphone app a disappointment for CEO Jennifer Witz and a refocus on building in-car subscription rolls, the company on Tuesday officially lit up its SXM-11 satellite, making it operational.