Ozarks Community Push CMN Radiothon Total Up $13K Over 2024
Ozarks Dynacom and its five Branson, MO, stations raised $87,851.32 across two days of live broadcasts for the group's 2025 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Radiothon. This year's total outperformed 2024 by more than $13,000.
Radio Free Europe Wins Legal Fight Over Withheld US Funding
Just hours after Congress passed President Donald Trump's clawback of $1.1 billion in funding from public broadcasters, a federal judge delivered a separate blow to the administration, ruling the White House unlawfully withheld funds from Radio Free Europe.
FCC Pirate Radio Crackdown Hits Washington Ranch
The FCC has issued a Notice of Illegal Pirate Radio Broadcasting to a rural ranch in Washington state, even as a high-stakes constitutional challenge out of South Florida is testing the FCC’s authority to punish unlicensed radio broadcasters.
With CPB Funding Cut, Public Radio Enters Uncertain Future
The US House of Representatives has approved the amended Rescissions Act of 2025, sending to President Donald Trump a legislative package that includes the elimination of all federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027.
NAB’s First Meeting With Trusty Targets Radio Ownership Caps
NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt and Chief Legal Officer Rick Kaplan held their first high-level policy discussion with newly-minted FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty earlier this week, wasting no time in pressing for long-awaited reform to broadcast ownership rules.
BFOA Reaches Out To Help Those In Need After Texas Floods
In response to the devastating flooding across Texas Hill Country, the Broadcasters Foundation of America is calling on industry professionals to spread the word to those who may be eligible for relief but are unaware that assistance is available.
WABC’s Catsimatidis: ‘We’re Going to Be Buying a Lot of Stations’
It's not just talk: Red Apple Media owner John Catsimatidis says the company is actively scouting additional radio station acquisitions in the Northeast - and beyond - as part of a broader effort to expand the brand and become a national talk radio voice.
Blast From The Past: KDMO, 1959
Happy Friday! This week’s Radio Ink Blast From The Past comes from Carthage Broadcasting President Ron Petersen, Sr., and the archives of Missouri's KDMO-AM, who were on hand to capture a poignant moment for former President Harry Truman.
WGA Journalists at 1010 WINS Seek Safety and AI Protections
Journalists at New York City's 1010 WINS under the Writers Guild of America East are calling on Audacy management to address staff safety protocols and AI protections in a new bargaining agreement made as part of ongoing contract negotiations.
Senate Passes Rescissions, Slashing CPB Funds For Public Radio
Early Thursday, Senate Republicans voted in favor of a $1.1 billion clawback from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, affecting NPR and local public radio funding. The 51-to-48 vote on the $9 billion rescissions package followed President Trump’s demands.
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