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The company with majority ownership held by Soros Fund Management is saying goodbye to its five-year Chief Technology Officer, one of its more visible top-tier leaders in recent years. It's the latest move in a wholesale reshaping of Audacy's executive suite since the departures of David Field and Rich Schmaeling.

The latest Spot Ten Cable report is out courtesy of iHeartMedia-owned Media Monitors, and three big brands showed their might for the week ending May 4. By play count, the spot leader is a big home improvement retailer.

There's a pirate radio broadcast operation in the Midwood section of Brooklyn, and the FCC is going after the property owner after being unable to discern who the FM buccaneer is. Now, the landlord could be held culpable under the "PIRATE Act."

The Senior Deputy Chief in the FCC Media Bureau's Policy Division has allowed Elko County, Nev., to correct its request to modify the satellite television markets of a group of Reno, Nev., broadcast stations. This would allow carriage in the region of the Silver State of stations based in Nevada.

This document amends the Table of TV Allotments (table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules by substituting channel 12 for channel 28 at Wichita, Kansas in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Gray), the licensee of KSCW-DT, Wichita, Kansas. The staff engineering analysis finds that the proposal is in compliance with the Commission's principal community coverage and technical requirements. The substitution of channel 12 for channel 28 in the table will allow the station to continue to operate on its licensed channel and provide uninterrupted service to its viewers.

This document amends the Table of TV Allotments (table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules by substituting channel 12 for channel 20 at Hazard, Kentucky in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Gray), the licensee of WYMT-TV, Hazard, Kentucky. The staff engineering analysis finds that the proposal is in compliance with the Commission's principal community coverage and technical requirements. The substitution of channel 12 for channel 20 in the table will allow the station to continue to operate on its licensed channel and provide uninterrupted service to its viewers.

This document amends the Table of TV Allotments (table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules by substituting channel 15 for channel 11 at Price, Utah in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Gray), the permittee of new full power television station KCBU, channel 11, Price, Utah. The staff engineering analysis finds that the proposal is in compliance with the Commission's principal community coverage and technical requirements. The substitution of channel 15 for channel 11 in the table will not result in any loss of existing service and it will also allow Gray to avoid the known viewer receptions issues on its currently authorized VHF channel.

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Concerns center on certification gaps, cybersecurity and burdens on small broadcasters

The post Digital Alert Systems Warns of Risks in Software-Only EAS Proposal appeared first on Radio World.

Steve Rollins will head IT and technical operations

The post Audacy Names New CIO as CTO Sarah Foss Departs appeared first on Radio World.

"We will challenge this executive order using all means available"

The post Read What NPR’s CEO Said in Reaction to Trump’s Order appeared first on Radio World.

It's a 6kw Class A FM serving an area of Northeast Ohio between Mentor and Ashtabula, and airs a regional Oldies format that in the 4pm hour featured Detroit act 100 Proof (Aged in Soul) and the America track "Daisy Jane."  Soon, this unique Oldies station will be in the hands of a new owner.

Nathan Simington and his new Chief of Staff, Adam Wax, have joined together for an opinion piece for an online news organization in which they emphatically support the FCC's investigations into CBS over alleged "news distortion." At the same time, Wax and Simington want big changes to "reverse compensation."

As 2025 began, Fubo agreed to its purchase by The Walt Disney Co. Now, the company led by CEO David Gandler has released its Q1 2025 results, perhaps its last first quarter fiscal report as an independent "sports first" vMVPD. The details are a bit cheerful. It's the Q2 visibility that's a bit glum.

The head of Nashville Public Radio shows how seriously pubcasters are taking the threat

The post Trump Actions “Could Collapse Our Nation’s Public Media System” appeared first on Radio World.

Radio Ink and Radio + Television Business Report are proud to announce that Cox Media Group Executive Vice President and Head of Radio Rob Babin and Nexstar Networks President Sean Compton will serve as co-chairs for Forecast 2026. The event is scheduled for November 12 at the Harvard Club in New York.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says the agency is moving forward with an effort to "terminate" more than 2,000 official proceedings that have become dormant and, in his view, "no longer serve a purpose for the American people." It's unread to the "Delete, Delete, Delete" initiative that has captured the media's attention.