Sep 28, 2026 | Music, Programming & Talent, Radio, Radio News, The Wire | 0
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE — Veteran country radio programmer and personality Zack Bennett has been named permanent host of the nationally syndicated weekly program Pure American Country and its daily 60-second companion feature, Pure...
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WNPC-FM 92.3 has joined Virtual News Center’s affiliate network for locally focused daily newscasts.
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Scripps has promoted Sean McGarvy to head of news, effective October 5, after leadership roles in local and digital newsroom operations.
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Josh Cohen and Ken LaVicka are reviving the HomeTeam brand for South Florida afternoon drive with podcast distribution beyond the local market.
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LAKELAND, FLORIDA — MARC Media has elevated afternoon personality Nic Allen to Program Director of Country 97.5 WPCV in Lakeland, Florida. Allen takes on programming responsibilities that had most recently been handled by MARC...
Read MoreSep 28, 2026 | Legends & Legacy, Radio | 0
David Marsden, the influential Canadian broadcaster and programmer who helped turn Toronto-area CFNY-FM into one of alternative radio’s most distinctive stations, has died at 85.Broadcast Dialogue reported that Marsden died...
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Cox Media Group President of Radio Rob Babin has been elected chair of the Radio Advertising Bureau’s Board of Directors for 2027.The new officer slate was approved unanimously during the RAB’s fall board meeting in Cleveland....
Read MoreSep 22, 2026 | Breaking News, Business, Television & Video | 0
Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery say their $110 billion merger is expected to close October 6, with Ynon Kreiz joining David Ellison as co-CEO of the combined company.
Read MoreSep 21, 2026 | Business, Music Industry, News | 0
Signed October 9, the American Music Tourism Act directs federal promotion of music destinations and events. What could it mean for independent venues and local media?
Read MoreSep 17, 2026 | Breaking News, Business, FCC, News, Television & Video | 0
The FCC has approved foreign equity participation in Paramount Skydance’s proposed Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition while barring foreign investors from voting control, management and content decisions.
Read MoreSep 17, 2026 | AI & Technology, Legal, News, Radio News | 0
A federal judge has temporarily limited enforcement of Montana’s election-deepfake law for one political group, finding a likely First Amendment problem while leaving the law in place for others.
Read MoreSep 17, 2026 | Breaking News, FCC, Legal, News, Radio News, Television & Video | 0
Disney and ABC say continuing threats against broadcasters strengthen their request to block the FCC’s unprecedented early review of eight station licenses.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hearst Television Senior Director of Advertising Operations Marc Mekler will retire at the end of 2026, concluding a 43-year career spent entirely with the company.Mekler began at WCVB-TV in Boston,...
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Norsan Media has completed its $3.5 million acquisition of the former KGSR and launched Poder 93.3, a Regional Mexican station targeting listeners ages 18–49 across the Austin market.The new format features...
Read MoreSep 17, 2026 | AM & FM Radio, Programming & Talent, Radio News, The Wire, Uncategorized | 0
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Maney & LauRen Morning Show will move to WKQC/K 104.7 beginning September 21, preserving an established Charlotte morning team as Beasley Media Group prepares to sell WNKS. Maney, LauRen and producer...
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BALTIMORE, Md. — Amelia is concluding a 30-year broadcasting career that included 23 years at WIYY/98 Rock, ending a run built across nearly every daypart at the station she grew up listening to. Her path began in college radio...
Read MoreSep 17, 2026 | Artist Rights, Music, Music Industry, Record Labels, Uncategorized | 0
BMG has expanded its long-running relationship with electronic-music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre, adding exclusive licensing of his recorded catalog and future work to an arrangement that already included substantial publishing...
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Sinclair and Nexstar are beginning a coordinated consumer campaign across 13 television markets to explain NextGen TV—an acknowledgment that deploying new broadcast technology is not the same as helping viewers understand or use...
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Radio’s next opportunity with younger listeners may come from something the medium has always done well: letting a trusted human surprise the audience. A new MIDiA Research report argues that younger consumers and committed...
Read MoreSep 17, 2026 | Internet Radio, News, Podcast, Tech, Uncategorized | 0
SEATTLE — Amazon Music is expanding its video-podcast catalog through new relationships with major hosting companies and publishers, giving programs from iHeartMedia, SiriusXM, Spotify, NBC Sports and Headgum another global...
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