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Telecom Act: 20 Years Later
CMA Reveals Finalists For 2026 Broadcast Awards
The Country Music Association has released its 2026 Broadcast Awards finalists, honoring on-air personalities and radio stations across the US and Canada, with winners to be announced ahead of the CMA Awards Pre-Telecast Ceremony next month.
Broken $6K Promise Costs Montana FM Its FCC License
A promise to pay within a week turned into another broken deadline, and now a Montana FM has lost its license entirely. The FCC has revoked KBOQ in Lima, MT, after owner Southwest Montana Media failed to settle more than $6,700 in delinquent regulatory fees.
Tommy Castor Fills iHeartMedia SLC Market President Seat
iHeartMedia has named Tommy Castor Market President for Salt Lake City. The role had been open since Castor's predecessor, Joyce Wirthlin, left iHeart amid a round of layoffs and resurfaced across the street as Market Manager for Cumulus Media SLC.
Skyview Opens A New National Sales Door With Stillman Hire
A new sales leader with agency-side experience is joining Skyview Networks. The company has named Liz Stillman Vice President of Sales, tasking her with growing network audio sales and building new agency and advertiser relationships across its affiliate platform.
Nueva Network Staffs Up After Liberman Promotion
After promoting Jeffery Liberman to co-leader of its operations, Nueva Network is filling out the team around him. The Spanish-language broadcaster announced four new hires spanning digital sales leadership, agency partnerships, and local account roles.
Music Director/ Voice Tracker
We are looking for someone to help create the programming for a new community-based radio station in Douglas, Arizona. While we are still defining...
NAB Rebuffs FCC’s Proposed 72-Hour EAS Fix Deadline
When cell networks went dark for weeks during recent disasters, radio stations kept broadcasting emergency alerts throughout. That track record now anchors the NAB's response to portions of a major FCC proposal, which it says could undermine EAS reliability.
Google Research Shows It’s the Wrong Time To Cut Radio Ads
Brand awareness spend often gets cut first when budgets tighten, treated as a nice-to-have rather than a growth driver, but new research from Google puts a number on why that's a mistake. The results make a powerful case for maintaining radio ad budgets.
Nielsen: Extending Cumulus Nationwide Access Isn’t ‘Practicable’
A federal judge is forcing Nielsen to hand over three years of pricing data as part of a scramble ahead of today's hearing that could determine whether Cumulus Media keeps access to Nielsen's national radio ratings past its September contract deadline.
FCC Enforcement Bureau Gets New Chief As Webre Steps Out
The FCC has a new top enforcer. Chairman Brendan Carr has chosen Enforcement Bureau Chief of Staff and Deputy Bureau Chief Hunter Deeley to lead the department, as Patrick Webre moves into a senior role in the Office of the Managing Director.
