Industry News

On Thursday, the Francophone newspapers that cover Montréal were sharing the news that a former Bell Media executive had been selected to succeed Caroline Piquet as President of Cogeco Media. Now, it turns out Piquet's replacement will not be Martin Spalding.

Bible Broadcasting Network is presently the licensee of an FM translator serving Clovis, N. Mexico. Another licensee is the owner of an FM translator in San Angelo, Tex. Pending FCC approval, they'll swap these 250-watt facilities.

It faces the Cumberland River and East Nashville, from the corner of First Avenue North and "Lower Broad." Yes, the Hard Rock Café has a home in the heart of Country music, and starting September 5, the venue will serve as the home for Audacy Inc.'s seventh broadcast sound space.

A quartet of educational non-commercial broadcast media stations will be eligible to receive a combined $1.8 million from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to upgrade their equipment in order to provide enhanced emergency alerting to their respective communities.

From flame-broiled hamburgers to pizza pies and whatever you prefer to call a hoagie, quick-service restaurant chains desire hungry viewers of cable television networks. In the latest Spot Ten Cable report, a pizza-focused delivery service and a chain known for letting its customers have it their way dominate the activity.

With SiriusXM just days away from finalizing its stock-consolidation merger with Liberty Media Corporation, shareholders have approved a plan where Liberty Media will exchange existing SiriusXM shares for new shares in “SplitCo,” which will get a new name next month.

A group of four radio brands serving the Arkansas River Valley as the "Heart of the Rockies Radio" has been regularly recognized by the Colorado Broadcasters Association with multiple Awards of Excellence. Pending FCC approval, continuing that level of community service will be up to a new local owner.

As first reported by Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink, the company known on U.S. financial markets as Beasley Broadcast Group has notified the Securities and Exchange Commission that majority shareholders have given their blessing to a reverse stock split.

Have you ever been sitting in a conference, listening to a roundtable, and thinking to yourself, “Heck, I can do that.” Well, now’s your chance. At the Radio Masters Sales Summit, Jacobs Media VP/General Manager Paul Jacobs is hosting “The Panel Where the Audience Is the Panel.” 

The Bridge-IT II codec was first rolled out earlier this year at the NAB Show. However, IBC will serve as the the first opportunity to see the new Bridge-IT XTRA II.