An application has been filed with the Commission that would see Shoreline Communications Inc., a husband-and-wife licensee who are also partners at a Columbia, Ky., law firm, become the owner of an FM in Williamsburg, Ky., and its sibling in Jellico, Tenn.
The "AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act" is poised for a full floor vote in the House of Representatives. This iteration of the bill features a key "compromise," one driven by "stakeholders" such as the auto industry. Yet, that still doesn't satisfy the person whose association hosts the annual CES Show each January.
FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty offered a luncheon keynote on Thursday at the Free State Foundation, sharing why "we need to support today’s New Golden Age of America, where our communications networks are the most advanced, secure, and widely available in the world." She also touched on Jimmy Kimmel and Chairman Carr.
Just two days after it shared how it was promoting from within to fill two newly created roles that reflect "the evolving structure" of its sales organization, Skyview Networks has made a second round of business moves it says is designed to "ensure we have the right leadership in place to guide our continued growth."
The NBC affiliate serving South Florida since its sign-on 71 years ago has a new News Director, and it is welcoming an individual who is relocating from The E.W. Scripps Co.'s ABC-affiliated sibling in Tampa-St. Petersburg, where he was Asst. ND.
The Allen Media Group's free-streaming digital sports platform focused on the nation’s 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) has inked a new partnership with one of the biggest advertisers using linear broadcast media, becoming the presenting sponsor of select 2025 HBCU football classics.
The lone Democrat-aligned FCC Commissioner on Thursday issued a follow-up statement in response to ABC’s decision to indefinitely suspend late-night talk host Jimmy Kimmel for making false statements about the alleged assassin of Turning Point USA founder and conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.
Constitutional litigator Daniel Suhr and his Chicago-based "CAR" are applauding FCC Chairman Brendan Carr for acting in the public interest by scolding ABC for comments made by Jimmy Kimmel on his now-suspended late-night talk show. CAR took it one step further by filing a complaint at the Commission against KABC-TV.
As public radio begins its new life without federal support through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, NPR executives are adjusting the organization’s budget with Member stations in mind. The NPR board recently met and prepared a balanced budget for the fiscal year that begins October 1, and two big moves are in the works.
Weigel Broadcasting Co., known for such brands as MeTV, Dabl and MOVIES!, is adding to its family of national digital multicast networks with the debut on September 29 of an offering focused on "the all-time greatest Western TV series."
Broadcast TV station owner Sinclair Inc. has issued a statement saying that the indefinite suspension of late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel by ABC is not enough, and is calling on the network — and the FCC, to “take additional action.”
The ABC Television Network late Wednesday confirmed that it is pulling "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" for an indefinite period in response to comments made by the late-night host concerning the man suspected of murdering Turning Point USA founder and prominent conservative Republican Charlie Kirk on September 10 at a Utah speaking event.
The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025, known in the current Congressional session as H.R. 979, was finally brought to consideration in the House E&C Committee on Wednesday. With strong bipartisan support, it was sent to the full U.S. House of Representatives for a full floor vote — but not without a key adjustment.
At the same time, Civic is making a move to tighten its market focus by creating a two-region structure. This sees Civic Media select a President for the Southern Region and, concurrently, a Vice President for the Northern Region. Additional moves see Civic Media naming a SVP of Product, a VP of Marketing, and Tech VP.
The U.S. Census Bureau has released the Educational Attainment in the United States: 2024 table package. It examines the education level of adults age 18 and older by age, sex, race, nativity and other demographic and social characteristics.
In this RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Video Podcast, the founder of broadcast media brokerage Tideline Partners joins RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson to give his insight on the evolving transactions marketplace, and how everything in Washington, D.C. is impacting the dealmaking environment.
The 2025 affair will also see NABLF President and NAB Chief Impact Officer Michelle Duke honored with the AWM Legacy Leadership Award. Meanwhile, the 2025 Gracies Leadership Awards will celebrate six executives "whose achievements continue to redefine leadership and innovation across the industry."
The new Video Division Chief within the FCC's Media Bureau has opened up a comment period for a proposal that would see a PBS Kansas facility shift from a VHF channel to a UHF position — a move that would upgrade the station serving the Hutchinson market.
It is a Class D AM radio station with a 500-watt daytime signal audible across much of the New York Tri-State Area and until two years was the first station linked to Whitney Global Media — the enterprise led by the late Bill O'Shaughnessy. Now, the current owner of this kHz-band facility is selling it.
A Class C3 FM serving the Hot Springs, Ark., area to the west of Little Rock, is seeing a change in control, one that sees a husband-and-wife duo cede control of the facility to one Alice Bates following the wife's death in April.
