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Could Sacramento’s PBS Member Station Assume ‘CapRadio’ Control?

The financial and operational struggle hasn't ebbed for CapRadio, and the public broadcaster's endowment leaders have proposed a wholesale transfer of control of its 7 stations. Who should become the new licensee? Look no further than the PBS station serving Sacramento.

Medallas de Cortez Nomination Window Now Open

Streamline Publishing is pleased to announce that the nomination window for the 2024 Medallas de Cortez is now open. The highly coveted awards, the only in the U.S. focused on Hispanic radio broadcasting, will be presented at the 15th annual Hispanic Radio Conference.

EMF Goes Fishing For Hawaii, Nashville Homes With Salem Deal

Salem Media Group is leaving Music City and taking its "Fish" with it. At the same time, it is saying Aloha to O'ahu. Who's the buyer? Look no further than the parent of the KLOVE and Air1 noncommercial CCM networks.
Money

BIA Expects Record Political Ad Spend in 2024

Some media industry observers have questioned if easy wins in primary races by President Biden and former President Trump would soften political ad spending this year. New data from BIA suggest that down-ballot and issues-oriented advertising will offset any presidential race spending cuts.

Jeff Warshaw’s Group Brings Country To Long Island FM

Some 29 months after Audacy switched a New York market FM from Country to classic Hip-Hop, Connoisseur Media has decided to bring the format to a portion of the market. A Long Island facility that in recent years has aired an Adult Hits format is now WWWF.

SBA Honor Yields A Celebration For A Las Vegas ‘Fiesta’

A locally owned and operated Spanish-language radio station offering banda and regional Mexican music to Southern Nevada from an FM translator atop Arden Peak in Henderson is celebrating its selection by the SBA as Nevada's "Microenterprise Small Business of the Year."
Caroline Beasley

The InFOCUS Podcast: Caroline Beasley

In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Caroline Beaasley offers her thoughts on what's of keen interest to Beasley Media Group at the 2024 NAB Show. She also offers details on how those seeking to attend an invitation-only "Cocktails and Conversation" reception can be there.

A Third, And Final, Choice For A New FM Noncomm

A tentative selectee in a mutually exclusive group of noncommercial FM applications was chosen by the Commission, and then changed in a January 2024 decision. Now, there's another shift with respect to what group will be moving forward with the creation of this future FM.

A Golden Opportunity For Broadcast Media

While traveling recently in Central California, the importance of AM radio’s continued accessibility in U.S. vehicles became abundantly clear to RBR+TVBR’s Editor-in-Chief. Across three days in Yosemite National Park, cell phone reception was difficult. So was tuning to Sirius XM.
Auddia

Auddia Announces New Financing Arrangement

Theo Romeo, Chief Product Marketing Officer for Auddia, said the financing allows the company to lock products including its pay-for-commercial free broadcast radio app faidr “into our roadmap in an ongoing effort to improve the user experience and performance metrics.”

Fourteen FMs Return To FCC Table of Allotments

They've returned to the Table of Allotments — fourteen MHz-based signals are now considered vacant because of the cancellation of the associated authorizations or the dismissal of longform auction applications, the FCC said last week.
Ken Lloyd

Popular Radioplayer App Enters U.S. Market

It's a leading audio streaming app for broadcast radio in countries including the United Kingdom. Now, it is gearing up for a big U.S. rollout. A Partnerships Lead is already in place, whose chief task will be to bring the internationally known app to domestic vehicles and other platforms.

Urban One Could Face Nasdaq Trouble From A New Filing Delay

After significant financial filing delays in 2023, Urban One hasn't quite shaken off the leftover slowdown. The broadcaster helmed by Alfred Liggins has announced a delay in submitting its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
WSFN-AM

Multiple Violations Could Cost One Georgia AM Its FM Translator

The Federal Communications Commission is taking a coastal Georgia AM station's FM translator and slapping the operator with a $16,200 fine for myriad violations, including unauthorized operation and modification, dead air, and unauthorized transfer of control against Southern Media Interactive LLC.
Radio Vendor Alliance

Navaquest Joins Radio Vendor Alliance Ahead Of Vegas Debut

The recently formed Radio Vendor Alliance has added another member to its coalition ahead of the organization's grand unveiling at the 2024 NAB Show in Las Vegas. Navaquest, a provider of digital sales training for small to mid-sized radio markets, joins the RVA to offer strategic planning and advice to small, independent owners.