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This is the third in a series about proposals by the Federal Communications Commission to improve the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. Part 1: “Polygons and Circles: FCC Seeks to ‘Incentivize’ EAS”  Part 2: “FCC Explores EAS Message Authentication” The commission is taking public comments on its further notice of proposed rulemaking, or FNPRM, through […]

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Wichita-headquartered Murfiin Media, through its My Town Media unit, is signing off on a deal that gives it an FM with a Construction Permit for a 50kw signal capable of receiving Wichita from the south.

Eastern Kentucky public radio outlet chose a Nautel NV20LT as its main transmitter

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Her first initiative was to bring the top 50 airplay charts to the Mediabase website

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The owner of a television station that has served as the MyNetwork TV affiliate for the Alamo City has entered into a Consent Decree with the FCC's Enforcement Bureau. The reason for the agreement is tied to a look into Emergency Alert System test violations.

The longtime music industry executive who serves as President of Global Music Marketing at iHeartMedia has been elevated to the role of President at the Mediabase arm within its RCS Worldwide subsidiary operation in White Plains, N.Y.

The individual presently serving as Director of National Sales for Hearst Television has been promoted to the newly created role of VP/Revenue, reporting to EVP Ashley Gold. It is an individual who first joined Hearst TV in 2023 as OTT National Sales Manager.

A new VP/General Manager has been selected by Sinclair Inc. to oversee its FOX affiliate serving Omaha-Council Bluffs and its ABC and FOX stations serving the Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney DMA. Taking the role is the 19-year GM of KTVO-TV in Kirksville, Mo.-Ottumwa, Iowa.

DTV+, Brazil’s next-generation television standard, has been launched. To support the industry’s transition toward remote and cloud-native production and distribution, Telos Alliance's Jünger Audio brand is joining Fraunhofer IIS and its industry partners to showcase a cloud-based, DTV+-compliant workflow at SET Expo 2026.

The FCC’s Local Radio Ownership Rule has drawn a steady stream of visitors to commissioners’ offices this summer. Now Cox Media Group is the latest broadcaster to press the case for looser radio ownership rules directly to commissioners.