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A North Carolina state Superior Court Judge on Thursday ordered Total Traffic & Weather Network, owned by iHeartMedia since August 2017, to pay $50 million to the family of the late Jason Myers — a Charlotte TV meteorologist killed in a November 2022 helicopter crash that also claimed the pilot.

The key Senate Republican has fired a warning shot at the head of the FCC, challenging Brendan Carr's belief that "public interest" concerns are reason enough to open Commission probes into comments made by late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel regarding the late Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

"Younger marketing people may be more inclined to favor nothing but social media," notes Matt Sunshine, CEO at The Center for Sales Strategy. Yet, while they do favor social media, Sunshine finds they may be interested in their older counterparts in good ol' traditional, linear media channels.

AI agents and other tools can drive revenue growth for radio

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Marketron’s Jimshade Chaudhari writes on how efficiency seekers are changing operations

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These mics may be entering retirement, but they'll be around for a while yet

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Live TV streaming service Philo has again expanded its free TV lineup, adding six channels  — five from Lionsgate and one from QVC Group — to its standalone, no-cost-to-access channel lineup.

As Hispanic Heritage Month begins, new data from Edison Research show Latino audio listeners are tuning in and asking for more. Cultural connection is driving demand for Spanish-language content, local stories, and hosts who reflect their lived experience.

The presently bankrupt licensee of three Lone State State radio stations has successfully received Commission approval to shift a vacant FM allotment from one Texas municipality to another.

The Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, along with the leading Democrats on the Communications and Technology Subcommittee and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, have called on the FCC's Inspector General to launch an investigation into Chairman Brendan Carr.