PILOT Awards 2021 Media Tech, Innovation Scholarships
The awards, valued at $2,500 each, will be presented to four college students — two undergraduate and two graduate — for pursuit of studies related to broadcast or media technology and innovation.
AdLarge’s Good Parts Inks A Deal With A Denver Radio Cluster
Good Parts Media, an AdLarge company, has entered into a deal with Bonneville's Denver stations for use of Prep Country, a member of the...
This TV Is Getting A Boost From a ‘Big Four’ Owner
In October 2020, Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group acquired MGM‘s over-the-air broadcast television networks This TV and Light TV, offered as digital multicast networks with national distribution, for an undisclosed price. Now, This TV is getting a boost, bringing it to more U.S. locales.
RBR+TVBR To Co-Present Annual Forecast Conference
Radio + Television Business Report is pleased to announce that it will be co-presenting this year's annual Forecast conference with Radio Ink. Both publications are owned by Streamline Publishing.
Hoosier Group Spun To Hopeful New Owner
The Terre Haute, Ind., market, which largely includes nearby Paris, Ill., is the home of a non-commercial group of religious stations presently operated by Word Power Inc. On March 16, this group signed off on an agreement that would assign its two AMs, two FMs, two FM translators and one FM translator construction permit to a new licensee.
A Noncomm Classic Hits FM Grows On Fla. Suncoast
Travel between the city of Sarasota, in the heart of Florida's Suncoast region, south to Venice, and you'll find a rarity — a noncommercial radio station that in the 3pm hour today doubled up on classic Diana Ross tunes. It's home base is a Class D AM with a pair of translators. Now, WSRQ is set to expand its coverage area.
Hopeful Voices From the Clubhouse: Santrella, Langmyer on Radio
With layoffs seen by Radio across 2020, even before the pandemic forced lockdowns in communities across the U.S., how can those in the C-Suite keep their current teams motivated? What is the revenue outlook for one major audio media company? A first-ever session on Clubhouse featuring two radio industry leaders tackled those questions and more.
California Fleein’: EMF Becomes The Latest Golden State Loss
Add the nonprofit owner of the fast-growing KLOVE and Air1 Christian music networks to the host of companies that have left the Golden State in recent years. In all fairness to California, however, the move makes sense: It's packing up and moving to the epicenter of the CCM world.
An All-in-One Hybrid Switcher, From Quicklink
Quicklink, a provider of hardware and software solutions for video and audio contributions, has completed its professional contribution workflow with the launch of an all-in-one hybrid switcher: an end-to-end broadcast-grade solution which combines the power of the cloud and the effectiveness of a single hardware unit.
The InFOCUS Podcast: Jackson Hole Community Radio
KHOL-FM, “Jackson Hole Community Radio,” is fiercely independent – and reliant on listeners and underwriters. It's a unique station in a unique market, but its success is one that any fan of live and local radio -- and its future -- is a story worth hearing. This new InFOCUS Podcast presented by DOT.FM shares that tale. LISTEN HERE
Media Bureau Hits Start On Gray-Quincy Pleading Cycle
Do you have something to say to the FCC about Gray Television's proposed acquisition of all of Quincy Media, Inc.'s TV stations? Here's your chance to voice your opinion, before it is too late.
Gray Grabs Ten LPTVs. Guess Who’s Selling Them?
Gray Television has reached a deal with a media company that until early 2019 was an active buyer of low-power TV stations. With a CEO change less than a year ago, this company is now looking to sell some of its assets. Thus explains the deal with Gray that awaits FCC approval.
Congress Takes Another Stab At Redoing TV’s Retrans Plan
A bill to repeal outdated regulations of the 1992 Cable Act has been reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by two influential leaders in a bipartisan move that could potentially erase current retransmission consent legislation. The bill would also rewrite the rules on the compulsory copyright license.
Spanish TV Twins Ink Nielsen Measurement Deal
A pair of Spanish-language television stations owned and operated by Hispanavisión Televisión will now have the benefit of local TV measurement services provided by the nation's dominant ratings and audience consumption data provider.
A Neal Ardman-Owned AM’s License Renewal Put To FCC Judge
A 1kw Class C AM serving Sylvania, Ga., is presently dark under a STA. It's been dark for a while. In fact, it's been silent for so long that the station has been designated for a license renewal hearing by the FCC.
As such, Tampa-based owner Neal Ardman has a potential battle on his hands to save the station.