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FCC Seeks Comment on FM Short-Spacing Rule Petition

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

The FCC's Media Bureau is seeking public comment on a petition that would give FM broadcasters additional flexibility to relocate transmission facilities from aging towers or lost tower sites while maintaining interference protections for other stations. The Bureau opened MB Docket No. 26-303 in an More

iHeartMedia Sets Third Quarter Earnings Call for Nov. 9

iHeartMedia

iHeartMedia has announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30 on Monday, November 9. The company will host a conference call at 4:30pm ET following the earnings release to discuss its quarterly financial performance and business outlook. Investors and More

Westwood One Study Challenges Eight AM/FM Radio Myths

Cumulus Media | Westwood One

A new analysis from Cumulus Media's Westwood One Audio Active Group challenges eight common advertiser perceptions about AM/FM radio, citing research that shows the medium continues to deliver substantial audience reach, advertising effectiveness and return on investment. In the latest Audio Active Group More

Cumulus Media Emerges from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Cumulus Media

Cumulus Media has completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as a privately held company, eliminating approximately $550 million in debt and significantly strengthening its balance sheet. The company announced that it received all required approvals, including More

Gap Broadcasting to Acquire Texarkana Stations for $300K

Gap Broadcasting

George Laughlin's Gap Broadcasting has reached an agreement to acquire six radio stations and five FM translators serving the Texarkana, TX-AR market from BTC USA Holdings Management and Frontier Media for $300,000. The properties are being sold through a court-supervised More

York Professional Baseball to Acquire Three Stations

York Revolution

York Professional Baseball Club (YPB), operator of the York Revolution baseball team, has reached an agreement to acquire three York, PA-area radio stations from Forever Media. The transaction includes WGTY-FM (Froggy 107.7), WYCR-FM (Rocky 98.5) and WHVR (Happy 92.7), expanding More

Urban One Sets Third Quarter Earnings Call for Nov. 10

Urban One

Urban One has scheduled a conference call for Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 10am ET to discuss its financial results for the third quarter of 2026. The call will be open to investors, analysts and other interested parties. U.S. participants can dial toll-free 888-596-4144, while More

Civic Media to Acquire 16 Signals in Iowa, Illinois

Civic Media

Civic Media, Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire 16 radio signals in Iowa and Illinois from Pritchard Broadcasting Corp., Titan Broadcasting, LLC and Galesburg Broadcasting Company. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The acquisition would expand the More

BIA Forecast Sees Radio Digital Growth in 2027

BIA Advisory Services

Local radio advertising revenue is projected to decline in 2027 as political spending subsides, but continued digital growth and opportunities in key advertiser categories offer reasons for optimism, according to BIA Advisory Services. In a post on the Radio Advertising Bureau's (RAB) "This is Radio" More

Broadcast Communications to Acquire WOGG, WPKL

Broadcast Communications, Inc.

Broadcast Communications, Inc. has agreed to acquire WOGG-FM (Froggy 94.9) and WPKL-FM (Pickle 99.3) from Forever Media for $995,000. WOGG, licensed to Oliver, PA, operates at 94.9 MHz with 1.95 kW and airs a Country format as Froggy 94.9. WPKL, licensed to Uniontown, PA, More

Connoisseur to Sell WQCM to Family Life Ministries

WQCM-FM/Hagerstown-Chambersburg

Connoisseur Media has reached an agreement to sell WQCM-FM, licensed to Greencastle, PA and serving the Hagerstown-Chambersburg market, to Family Life Ministries. The transaction is subject to FCC approval and is expected to close during the fourth quarter. Financial terms were not More

Seven Mountains to Reacquire WCDI for $300,000

Seven Mountains Media

Seven Mountains Media is reacquiring WCDI-FM (100.5) in Elizabethville, PA from Family Life Ministries for $300,000, according to FCC documents. The asset purchase agreement, dated September 25, identifies Family Life Ministries as the seller and Seven Mountains affiliate Southern Belle Media Family as the More

K-Love Closes on WNKS and KXTE Acquisitions

K-Love

K-Love Inc. has closed on its acquisition of WNKS-FM in Charlotte and KXTE-FM in the Las Vegas market from Beasley Media Group Licenses. The closing completes a transaction first announced in August. Financial terms were not disclosed. Kalil & Co. served as the exclusive broker. WNKS operates on 95.1 MHz More

Pamal to Acquire Galaxy Media's 10 Radio Stations

Pamal Broadcasting

Pamal Broadcasting has reached an agreement to acquire Galaxy Media's 10 radio stations in the Syracuse and Utica, NY markets, expanding the Albany-based broadcaster's footprint across upstate New York. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction is subject to FCC More

Salt Air to Acquire CCB Media's Cape Cod Stations

Salt Air Broadcasting

Salt Air Broadcasting has reached an agreement to acquire the radio stations and digital operations of CCB Media (Cape Cod Broadcasting Media), a deal that will expand Salt Air's Cape Cod portfolio to four FM stations and one AM station. The transaction is expected to close with a broadcast transition on More

Nielsen Takes Cumulus Ratings Fight to Supreme Court

Nielsen

The Nielsen Company has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court ruling that upheld a preliminary injunction in its antitrust dispute with Cumulus Media over the sale of national radio ratings data. Nielsen filed its petition for a writ of certiorari More

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