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Texas LPFM Issued Forfeiture for Late-filed Application

The Federal Communications Commission has issued a monetary forfeiture to a Texas LPFM licensee for failing to file a license renewal application on time. The $1,500 fine is to Holy Spirit Oil Filled Ministry, licensee of low-power FM station KERC(LP) in Kermit, Texas. FCC rules require stations to file for renewal application at least four […]

iHeart Pursues “Brand Safety” With Sounder Deal

iHeartMedia has announced a partnership with Sounder, an audio intelligence platform. The media company said it will use Sounder’s Audio Data Cloud to provide podcast creators with AI and machine learning tools “to help them gain critical, real-time insights to accelerate growth and improve monetization.” It also is making a financial investment in Sounder, as […]

Women Make More Gains in Top GM Jobs

The percentage of women serving as radio general managers in the largest U.S. media markets shows “strong growth year over year,” according to the organization Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio. In the top 100 markets, the percentage continues to run higher than the national average. In 2021, about 24% of stations in these larger […]

Texas Broadcasters Remember Dick Pickens

Dick Pickens is being remembered as a consulting engineer, ABIP inspector and DJ. His passing at age 85 was noted by the Texas Association of Broadcasters. Pickens owned technical consulting company Microcom Systems Inc. One of its specialties, according to its website, was measuring, building, servicing and signal measuring AM and AM directional radio stations. […]

VuHaus Recruits KAFM for ‘NPR Live Sessions’

Colorado community station KAFM has joined the VuHaus Group’s “NPR Live Sessions” project. The Grand Junction, Colo.-based station will have a page on the project site featuring unquie, local music video content. The non-profit Grand Valley Public Radio Co. Inc. owns the volunteer-run KAFM, which is heard on 88.1 MHz in Grand Junction and 96.9 […]