“We are pleased with our Q1 results given the uncertain environment in which we are operating now, and we think these results demonstrate the resilience and relevance of our products and the tremendous growth opportunity we have with our podcast business in particular.” That's what Bob Pittman had to say.
It's a city above Las Vegas in the shadow of Mt. Charleston made known by fans of the late overnight talk host Art Bell. Here, the Jim Loftus-led Times-Shamrock affiliated Shamrock Communications owns a Class C3 FM branded as "ACE Country." Soon, that relationship will change, as a sale of the station is in the works.
Cynthia Cano has moved forward with her purchase of a Class D AM radio station with an FM Translator serving a popular town along Lake Michigan known for its aquatic and beach activities. What does this mean for the facilities?
In the recent past, under different leadership, it was one of the most prolific acquisitors of low-power television stations in the U.S. Now, HC2 Broadcasting has taken a lead role in the propagation of 5G Broadcast technology in the U.S. Perhaps that is why it has agreed to purchase a LPTV property in Texas.
The Chairman of the House E&C Committee is readying for a full markup of budget reconciliation text scheduled for Tuesday afternoon that would go a long way toward bringing spectrum auction authorization back to the FCC. But, the spectrum being authorized for auction doesn’t include broadcast TV spectrum.
In 2009, a group of radio stations serving a Texas city were sold by Simmons Media. They include an expanded-band AM, a Class D sibling, a Class A FM and an FM translator fueling the Sports Talk station on the kHz band. Today, these stations face an uncertain future, as the licensee is a debtor-in-possession.
One of the two stations in Nebraska's biggest market that John Hannon will lead is today operated via an LMA agreement between its owner and Sinclair Inc. This will soon change, as Sinclair is moving forward with buying the property outright, creating a duopoly.
As RBR+TVBR first reported on Monday, Sinclair Inc. has agreed to acquire a LMA partner that serves as the ATSC 3.0 lighthouse for the Omaha-Council Bluffs market outright, creating a duopoly. To the east, Sinclair has engineered a similar LMA-to-purchase deal, creating a duopoly in a second Hawkeye State DMA.
NBCUniversal opened Upfront Week at Radio City Music Hall on Monday with a tart tongue from Seth McFarlane and bravado that saw the Comcast Corp. unit take verbal swipes at all of its digital competitors while touting "the greatest collection of content any single company has ever collected in a single year."
It's official: A new digital streaming destination for all-things FOX is coming this fall. And, it will bear the name "FOX ONE." FOX Sports hints that the platform will be up and running by the end of August.
For many in Midtown Manhattan, the top news of the day involving FOX is its Upfront-related announcements. For others, FOX Corporation's fiscal third quarter earnings, released Monday morning, are the bigger story. Why? Both the broadcast and TV segments enjoyed strong growth in the quarter.
He was associated with WSYR-9 in Syracuse, N.Y. from fall 1962 through July 2008. Now, the Nexstar Media Group-owned ABC affiliate and many across the region are mourning the death of former news personality Mike Price.
Upfront Week begins Monday. Ahead of the NBCUniversal-hosted gathering in New York, the Comcast unit shared the details of a recent campaign involving a fashion-forward footwear brand that demonstrates how effective TV is for achieving brand lift.
According to the National Automobile Dealers Association, Radio accounted for 9.5% of the average dealership's advertising budget in 2023, translating to approximately $50,248 per dealership. How does your station stack up? Get out of the back seat and take the wheel at the 2025 Hispanic Radio Conference.
In November 2016, an individual who spent two decades at Entercom acquired a Buffalo AM and its first FM translator for $655,000. In the 8 1/2 years since that transaction, WECK has become one of the America's top AM radio stations. Now, Buddy Shula is adding a second AM to his Radio One Buffalo.
Sen. Jerry Moran, along with 22 other signatories, submitted a letter to the FCC encouraging the Commissioners to update the broadcast ownership rules. "By modernizing broadcast ownership restrictions, the FCC can empower broadcasters to fulfill their essential role in American democracy," they say.
For the last three years, he's been largely known for his sales and management roles within the TelevisaUnivision domestic radio and television station group, overseeing local media sales for some 25 markets across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. John M. Hannon has now joined Sinclair Inc., and he'll be overseeing two markets.
Count The E.W. Scripps Co. among the companies that proved the naysayers wrong by surpassing the earnings forecast of financial analysts who offered revenue and EPS estimates on the company's Q1 results. Company leaders discussed the fiscal report on Friday, along with hints on its post-dereg plans.
Having an accent in English has long been considered a disadvantage. Many of Rosemary Ravinal's public speaking coaching clients come to her with concerns. She believes embracing one's unique speech patterns and focusing instead on intention, message clarity, articulation, and delivery erases any word-delivery worries.
A Class D AM radio station licensed to Providence, R.I., and one of the two FM translators it has been using to serve the market with Spanish-language programming as "La Mega" are being sold.
