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In June 1993, after stints at radio stations in Las Vegas and in Phoenix, he took over the morning show at KDWB-FM 101.3 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, following in the footsteps of Steve Cochran. He's been a local trusted morning show leader ever since. On May 22, Dave Ryan will be retiring from the iHeartMedia Top 40 leader.

Co-founder Edward G. Atsinger III called it a "divine appointment"

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Salem Media, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by The Christian Community Foundation, Inc., doing business as WaterStone, in a transaction that will take the company private. For Salem, it is an arrangement designed to "strengthen Salem’s long-term mission across radio, digital media, streaming, podcasting, television, and publishing."

Three 3-minute daily newscasts are noncom compliant

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Update includes additional stations and regions

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His resume features stations once owned by Doubleday prior to their sale to Emmis Broadcasting. Now, many industry veterans are pausing to remember Pat McNally, who died on May 7.

Free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) has moved from the margins of the streaming landscape to the center of how Americans watch TV, says Hub Entertainment Research. A new study from Hub shows that FAST services are quickly capturing TV households, with roughly half of those users calling FAST a "must-have."

The LPTV Broadcasters Association, founded by entrepreneur and LPTV champion "SuperFrank" Copsidas, very much wants 5G Broadcast to become a voluntary broadcast standard for U.S. LPTV stations. That's why he's written to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr seeking "immediate regulatory action."

As we conclude the first half of 2026, broadcast media’s sales leaders had plenty of challenges. Two key analysts chimed in with their thoughts as Omnicom Media Intelligence offered fresh insights on the matter, and the details are included in RBR+TVBR's just-released Summer 2026 magazine.

It has operated six radio stations in Elko, Nev., and four audio brands serving Clovis, N. Mex., in addition to the Ruby Want Ads and Your News NM websites. There's also the "Radio Santa" streaming audio offering. All are being sold off, as the company behind these offerings has entered Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection.