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Former KJLH colleagues Carl Nelson, Lee Michaels and Eric “Rico” Reed remember longtime journalist and public affairs leader Jacquie Stephens as an accomplished journalist, pioneering broadcaster and trusted voice whose legacy continues through the KJLH Women’s Health Forum.
Harvey Stone guided KBLX for more than three decades and helped prove that an independent, minority-owned station could compete with broadcasting’s largest companies.
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The FCC has finalized Auction 114 for 132 FM construction permits. New entrants may qualify for bidding credits, but applicants must confront engineering, site, financing and operating costs before they bid.
KCAL 96.7 has dismissed every full-time, part-time and weekend personality as the Inland Empire Classic Rock station moves to an “All Music, All the Time” presentation. The decision puts radio’s local-value argument directly on trial.
IFPI has begun applying new eligibility rules to AI-assisted recordings. The safeguards address rights and fraud—but they also raise a fundamental question: where are the listeners?
Zimmer Communications and Mid-West Family plan to combine nine Springfield, Missouri, radio stations under local ownership, pending FCC approval.
WTOP will end its 19-year 103.9 FM Frederick simulcast on August 1 and lease the signal to K-LOVE while remaining on 103.5 FM, 107.7 FM and digital platforms.
Multiple media trade publications are reporting that Nielsen plans to discontinue its radio and television audience-measurement services in Puerto Rico at the end of 2026. As of July 24, Nielsen had not issued a public...
A reported breach involving 55.3 million Suno accounts raises hard questions about what information was exposed, why users were not told sooner, and whether creators’ music or unpublished work was placed at risk.
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