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The media company superserving African American consumers has selected the date on which it will release its third quarter earnings results and hold a conference call to discuss its fiscal report card. What can Urban One shareholders and other interested parties expect to hear from CEO Alfred Liggins III.

Since 1991, a longtime Twin Cities radio programming pro has been associated with Country "K102." Now, with iHeartMedia reduction-in-force reports permeating several radio industry trade publications, the company has confirmed that this veteran "will be transitioning to a new strategic advisor role."

Catering to consumer preferences pays off, according to Gracenote

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In early 2018, he was named President/CEO of the NPR and PBS member stations serving the Jacksonville market, arriving with a resume that included a past role as SVP of News and Public Affairs Programming for WETA-TV in Washington, D.C. Come March 31, 2026, a new head for WJCT Public Media will be needed.

Meta's ubiquitous Instagram social media platform is revamping its Teen Accounts as part of a wholesale effort to protect those under the age of 13 from consuming content deemed unsuitable for tweens and younger children. To do so, it is taking a cue from the Motion Picture Association of America.

Is it an independent "Truth-o-Meter" or simply a tool that reinforces the trust consumers have instilled in live and local broadcast television news across the U.S.? Audiences across Indianapolis will soon be the judge, thanks to a pilot project funded by the nonprofit Poynter Institute.

One of the biggest on-demand video platforms in the world has teamed up with the largest streaming audio entity to bring visual podcasts to its subscribers. Indeed, Spotify and Netflix are teaming up. Here's what this means, and why linear media companies may wish to take note.

For nearly four decades, he's enjoyed a career in radio that has resulted in him becoming one of the most listened-to on-air personalities in Southern Nevada. Now, this longtime morning host has revealed that he will retire at the end of October, bringing the "Mike & Carla Morning Show" to its conclusion.

Nexstar Media Group has attracted two well-known seasoned sales executives to its National Sales Group. They are being added to the team as part of a goal to strengthen the organization's commitment to expanding multi-platform advertising and partnership opportunities across Nexstar’s broadcast and digital portfolio.

The FCC on Tuesday proclaimed its "initial success" in “Operation Clean Carts,” an action led by the FCC's Council on National Security designed to rid e-Commerce sites with U.S. customers of the ability to sell equipment produced by Chinese entities deemed a risk to the nation.

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He helped launch the research firm 25 years ago

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The VP/General Manager of the radio industry service company that's parent to such offerings as XTrends, Analyst and Hook Exchange has announced his retirement. The news comes 25 years after he helped launch Cornerstone Research.

ZTransform, which has in recent years built out studio and office space for broadcast stations including KNKX in Seattle, has hired a new Inside Sales and Procurement Manager. It's a move the company says brings "commercial and operational focus to support performance and scale."

Leading E-Commerce Sites Commit to New National Security Effort to Stop the Illegal, Online Sale of Unauthorized Covered List Equipment and CCP Spyware

GatesAir — a renowned company in the broadcast industry with a history of powering over-the-air networks worldwide for the past 100 years — has landed in the hands of a new owner. It ends three years of operating as a Thomson Broadcast subsidiary.

Thomson Broadcast flips the business after three years

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The future for Central Pennsylvania's lone NPR member radio station and its PBS-aligned TV station sibling is now clearer, ending weeks of uncertainty for the facilities licensed to Penn State University. The stations are en route to being sold, and Philadelphia's leading educational noncomm entity has come to the rescue. 

Canadian radio stations may no longer need to submit a license renewal application, thanks to a "modernization of radio processes" memorandum released Friday by the CRTC. The Commission also moved forward with a one-year trial allowing the long-desired simulcast of an AM station on the FM band in the same market.

The latest play count report indicating what the most active brands are using Spot TV and Spot Cable are out, and for the week ending October 12, a fast-growing accident attorney specialty law firm and a pharmaceutical brand are the biggest users of Spot TV.