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The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee will not be proceeding with the creation of a low-power FM radio station, as the Chief of the Audio Division within the FCC's Media Bureau has rejected a petition for reconsideration of an earlier ruling that dismissed the school's construction permit application.

The FCC has proposed steep fines against a group of seven pirate radio operators in Massachusetts, investigated during an Enforcement Bureau sweep in the Greater Boston area. The suggested financial penalties total more than $850,000 and is a direct result of the "Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement," or "PIRATE" act.

It's a radio station that was made famous for its Top 40 format that has aired a News/Talk format since 1982. Today, WABC is in the midst of a renaissance and earned a 4.0 share in the most recent Nielsen Audio ratings for New York. In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Red Apple Media President Chad Lopez shares how growth has come for a reborn legend.

The Chief of the FCC Media Bureau's Audio Division has upheld a January decision to revoke the license and delete the call letters of a noncommercial FM radio station  licensed to serve the communities due northwest of Klamath Falls, Ore., dismissing a petition that impermissibly introduces new arguments.

That's a question Gordon Borrell and Borell Associates addresses within its new 2024 Annual Benchmarking Report that he says is documenting the transition of local media companies toward digital operations.

Writers Guild of America East members at iHeart Podcast Network on Wednesday moved forward with the filing of an Unfair Labor Charge against management at iHeartMedia for “intimidating conduct and by interrogating employees about their support for the union.”

O’Reilly Auto Parts has made radio central to its marketing activities to reach and engage audiences with impactful creative that resonates and distinguishes the brand from its competitors, the Radio Advertising Bureau said in announcing this year's honoree.

In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Radio Ink Online Editor Cameron Coats joins RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam Jacobson to share their observations of what made headlines — and got people talking — at this year's 2024 NAB Show.

The nation's No. 1 licensee of broadcast radio stations has forged a new partnership that allows it to create "the first-ever audio platform dedicated exclusively to women's sports."

As 2020 came to a close, Miguel Amador and his Ritmo Broadcasting agreed to purchase an AM in Florence, N.J., and its FM translator companion serving a portion of Philadelphia's suburbs. Now, Amador is selling those facilities, along with an additional FM translator in Trenton.

As the company sees it, Audacy Sports creates "a market-differentiating opportunity for advertisers to connect with 43 million monthly listeners across the company’s sports portfolio while continuing to build equity in the Audacy brand."

A Class A FM serving Minden, La., with Christian Contemporary Music is about to become the property of a new licensee. That's because Family Life Educational Foundation has filed paperwork with the FCC seeking its approval to sell the noncomm.

The morning host of a Cumulus Media radio station, who joined the FM in 1974 under Capital Cities Communications ownership and has been there ever since its switch to Top 40 from Beautiful Music, has announced his retirement.

Included are nearly 2,000 commercial and non-commercial AM and FM stations in over 100 different formats that appeal to various Hispanic target segments. A companion report accompanies the directory and features proprietary analysis into the Hispanic radio market.

The parent ministry for Family Life Radio, a network of Christian non-secular broadcast stations led by President/CEO Evan Carlson from its Tucson headquarters, has changed its name.  The rebrand has been done to reflect how the ministry "goes beyond radio."