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Brian Cunningham Announces Retirement After 56-Year Career
He was chief engineer of Crawford's western New York stations
News and Business
IBC Show
Studio-Based AI Agent Headlines Radio Tech at IBC 2025
We preview the show's radio offerings with director Steve Connolly
Business and Law
FCC Launches Effort to Modernize Disaster Reporting
Commission seeks comment on to reduce DIRS reporting burdens and improve the system
People News
SCMS Appoints Kerri Spader to Head New Position
She comes with more than a decade of broadcast and media experience to manage...
Business and Law
FCC Looks to Scrap 98 Broadcast-Related Rules
Many date back at least 40 years and mean little for radio stations today
News and Business
A North Carolina AM Recovers After Flooding Drowned Its Operations
WCHL is running off a four-watt transmitter its chief engineer found on eBay
Headlines
Former FCC Chairs’ Symposium Highlights Commission’s Political Discord
Commissioner Gomez says commission’s “weaponization” under Chairman Carr must end
News Makers
At NRG Media, AI Is Now a Distributed Practice
Erica Dreyer updates us on ways AI tools are being used at the company
Programming and Sales
Nielsen: Radio Still Top U.S. Audio Platform
The quarterly survey found 64% listen to ad-supported AM/FM daily
Business and Law
FCC Suspends Ownership Report Requirement
Required of radio stations every other year, NAB said it provides little public value
News and Business
FCC’s Gomez to Speak at Grassroots Radio Conference
This year's event is held in Washington state and brings noncom and LPFM stations...
IBC Show
WorldCast Adds New Modules to Audemat MC6
New software version includes signal generation and automatic lab measurement
Business and Law
Xperi Posts Revenue Drop, Citing Macroeconomic Uncertainty
The technology company said 12 million vehicles globally now have DTS AutoStage
IBC Show
Lawo Showcases Dynamic Media Agility
Its HOME Power Core app is designed for IP-based broadcasting
Programming and Sales
Nielsen 3-Minute Change Boosted Spring Results
23% of PPM listening occasions were three or four minutes
Business and Law
FCC Revokes Radio Station License in Shelbyville, Ky.
WCND(AM) failed to pay 6 years of fees on time
Business and Law
FMs and LPFMs Get Geotargeting Green Light
Stations can open up window to originate booster programming up to 3 minutes per...
Business and Law
NAB Asks FCC to Reconsider Foreign Adversary Ownership and Control Proposal
It also said the commission should keep existing foreign sponsored programming rules
Business and Law
FCC Clears 11 “Outdated and Useless Rules”
Gomez dissented on deregulation initiative, but 2—1 commissioner majority gave it a nod
Headlines
SBE Names 2025 National Awards Recipients
Doug Irwin and David Bialik receive the highest honors
Headlines
NPR Cuts Budget to Aid “Vulnerable” Member Stations
Public broadcaster tries to mitigate damage after last week’s rescission of federal funding
Business and Law
Appeals Court Leaves Radio Ownership Rules Intact
The ruling vacates one of the TV ownership rules
News and Business
SBE Adds Wake Tech to Certified Schools
Upon NCAB academy completion, graduates will receive the Broadcast Technologist credential
People News
NAFB Names 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees
Janet Adkison and Gale Cunningham will be celebrated this November
Headlines
Eight Former VOA Directors Oppose Closure
They filed an amicus brief with a federal appeals court
People News
Inovonics Promotes From Within for Sales and Marketing
Sondreal will oversee the Americas, while Chaudhary handles its international territory
Programming and Sales
Bouvard: Advertiser Interest in Geotargeting Grows
He says combination of ZoneCasting and AutoStage heat maps presents opportunity
News Makers
Meet the Hobbyists Behind Today’s Smartest Radios
Across generations and continents, FM DXers embrace open-source tools to tune into distant signals
Business and Law
Trusty: “This Is Not the End of Public Media”
But Gomez calls it a move to censor and control speech
Headlines
Christian Broadcast Association Supports End of Public Media Funding
NRB calls it called it “a necessary step toward a media environment that is...
Headlines
Judge Grants RFE/RL Injunction in Funding Suit
Judge cites USAGM’s “flagrant disregard for its funding responsibilities”
Business and Law
FCC Releases Details of Its Plans to Fundamentally Review EAS
In August the commission will vote to re-examine alerting systems “from the ground up"
Business and Law
LeGeyt Lays Out NAB’s Priorities in Meeting With Trusty
The discussion focused on ownership caps and ATSC 3.0
Business and Law
LPFM Hopeful Dismissed After Listing Abandoned Site as Its HQ
The FCC deemed Heme Aqui Church failed to meet its localism requirements
Headlines
“We Remain Resolute and Optimistic About Our Future”
What one public media organization in Ohio is telling its supporters
News and Business
Senate Passes Cuts in Public Broadcast Funding
South Dakota senator carves out deal to help some tribal stations
Business and Law
FCC to Undertake a “Ground-up Re-examination” of EAS, WEA
Chairman also plans to restrict environmental reviews
People News
Longtime Engineer Marty Acuff Retires
From WBCN to Orban to the Sutro Tower, his career stretches nearly 50 years
