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Gomez dissented on deregulation initiative, but 2—1 commissioner majority gave it a nod

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It's a snapshot of what moved the needle during the first half of 2025 at the "ad-first" measurement level as determined by iSpot. The data include streaming, linear, verticals, sports, and creative performance.

First, it was Sinclair Inc. Now, the world's largest creator and distributor of audio and video content en español has entered into a Consent Decree with the Acting Chief of the FCC's Media Bureau that puts to a close the Commission's investigation into "KidVid" rule violations on the company's U.S. broadcast stations.

Doug Irwin and David Bialik receive the highest honors

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The FCC has voted to remove 11 "outdated and useless" rule provisions covering 39 regulatory burdens from its books as part of the “In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete” docket. By taking this action, the agency "expeditiously deletes rules adopted in a bygone era" —including obsolete regulations rabbit-ear broadcast receivers.

The New York Giants NFL club has reached an extended partnership agreement with NBCUniversal that will bring the first Spanish-language pre-season broadcast of an annual contest between the NFC franchise and its in-stadium AFC rival to "Telemundo 47" viewers.

Two are in Bad Axe, Mich., while a third property is in the Michigan municipality named Pigeon. Pending FCC approval, these radio stations will be under new ownership.  And let us say Aymen ... as they prepare to hand them to the new licensee.

The nation's largest purveyor of audio and video content superserving African American consumers has decided when it will peel the lid on its second quarter 2025 earnings results. For shareholders of Urban One, the hope is that growth in revenue will continue to fuel a year-long rise on the company's Nasdaq-traded stock

A new partnership between Weigel Broadcasting and the Major League Baseball team housed on Chicago's South Side will see the simulcast of seven regular-season games between now and the regular season on "The U" — beginning with this weekend's battle for Chicagoland supremacy.

Educational Media Foundation (EMF), the parent organization of omnipresent Christian music-focused noncommercial radio networks K-LOVE and Air1, is welcoming a new Chief of Staff for the Ministry. This position will serve on the non-profit’s Ministry Leadership Team.