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The Assistant Program Director and Operations Manager for Alpha Media's WROU-FM and "Hot 102.9" has been promoted to OM for all of the company's radio stations serving the Miami Valley.
RBR-TVBR
2 months ago
Are issue ads entitled to the Lowest Unit Rate? Is the broadcaster exempt from liability for false statements? Must the broadcaster allow opposing views on its air? Many think the answers to these questions are "Yes." Think again, veteran Washington, D.C. attorney Gregg Skall says in this classic column.
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On Tuesday, RBR+TVBR was first to report on the sale of two FM translators to Townsquare Media. Now, the seller behind that deal in Sedalia, Mo., has engineered a transaction that will see it obtain a dark 1.25kw FM serving areas due east of Joplin, Mo.
Adam Jacobson
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Chuck Gloman
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The individual who most recently served as Senior VP of AVOD Streaming and Digital for NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has been named EVP of Sports. He succeeds Eli Velazquez, who is leaving the company at the end of the month.
RBR-TVBR
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A U.S. District Court Judge in Grand Rapids, Mich., has said no to a legal request from the nation's No. 1 owner of broadcast television stations to dismiss a complaint filed by a former WOOD-8 News Director and his assistant — a move that keeps their defamation suit alive.
Adam Jacobson
2 months ago
Dish has submitted a request for monetary sanctions against Soo Kim and his Standard General, calling his lawsuit against the FCC for alleged civil rights violations — a legal action that includes Dish and head Charlie Ergen as non-government defendants — a costly response from "an entitled entrepreneur" who simply didn't get what he wanted.
Adam Jacobson
2 months ago
RW Staff
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For nearly a decade, he's been the Sales Manager for the FOX affiliate serving the Kansas City market. Now, he's heading to Augusta, Ga., where he will serve as General Manager for that market's FOX affiliate — owned by Lockwood Broadcast Group.
Adam Jacobson
2 months ago
Fans of the Penn State University Nittany Lions men's basketball and football teams will be able to continue tuning in to the team's audio coverage on a heritage AM radio station serving the Delaware Valley from Audacy Inc.'s global headquarters.
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After three years, the Portland Trail Blazers left ROOT Sports in a decision announced in August. Now, the NBA franchise has revealed that its games, like those of a growing number of pro sports teams, will be heading to a free over-the-air broadcast scheme. Interestingly, it is Diamond Sports Group parent Sinclair Inc. that secured the Blazers.
Adam Jacobson
2 months ago
Connected TV has presented myriad opportunities for addressable advertising, and an advertising experience that marketers today are eager to tap into. This makes a new report from Wurl a must-read for broadcast TV station ownership groups, as the funnel continues to grow for Connected TV and digital platforms while core advertising for linear television remains a key blemish for many station owners.
Adam Jacobson
2 months ago
In Portland, Ore., low-power FM radio stations dot the landscape. Among them are a pair of facilities known as "XRAYFM." After a decade, the operators are converting a lease for an FM translator that rebroadcasts a Class D FM into a wholly owned property, thanks to listener donations.
Adam Jacobson
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Nick Langan
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