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For more than 25 years, unlicensed radio broadcasts have littered the FM dial from West Palm Beach to Homestead, Fla. Today, broadcasting buccaneers persist across South Florida. Now, the FCC seeks to stop two elicit airwaves users in Miami-Dade County.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr had much to share on Thursday in a "Fireside Chat" at digital media publication Semafor's "Innovating to Restore Trust in News Summit" — an event that also saw the head of NPR defend its underwriting policies as it is being probed by the Commission for potential non-comm licensee violations.

How to get the most out of your existing or planned new air chain

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When it came time for an AM radio station serving Vietnamese-language audiences in Houston and its ESPN Radio-branded sibling to upgrade their automation system, the Gow Media properties opted for a product from Broadcast Electronics.

An originator will be able to send silent alerts without vibration and sound to devices

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It looks to bring creative storytelling to Arabic-speaking audiences

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The performance rights organization said it has now more than 1 million members

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The nation's No. 1 audio content creation and distribution company concluded a long parade of companies presenting their fourth quarter 2024 earnings reports on Thursday. And while the day began with a sobering fiscal health review from Cumulus Media, industry peer iHeartMedia shared Q4 results that saw net income rise and adjusted EBITDA increase, too.

The company that boasts it is the parent to the largest podcast network in the world has signed a multi-year partnership with the government of Qatar, in the Middle East, with the intent of creating "a thriving podcasting industry" in the region and in nearby North Africa.

"Our fourth quarter financial results mark a strong finish to another successful year for Nexstar in which we delivered $5.4 billion in total net revenue — the highest in our company's 28-year history," Nexstar CEO Perry A. Sook said as he opened the company's Q4 earnings call. Was he downplaying Nexstar's fiscal health?