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Ryan Media to Buy KBest Stations in Big Spring
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (293+ words) Buyer expresses commitment to localism KBest Media in Big Spring, Texas, will sell its radio stations to Ryan Media, a subsidiary of OneRyan Global. The new owner is promising a significant local presence for the stations, which include 95.7 KBST-FM, 94.3 KBTS…...
LABF Introduces Grant Program to Help Preserve Broadcast History
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (201+ words) Recipients of the Preservation Grant Initiative could be awarded up to $2,500 each The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) has launched a new grant program to help support the preservation, digitization and public accessibility of America's broadcast history. Through the…...
Koehn Is a Voice for Small-Market Radio
6+ mon, 4+ hour ago (1679+ words) Home " News and Business"News Makers Michigan broadcaster Julie Koehn marks 40 years of service and success When she was 10 years old, Julie Koehn's career goal was to run a national labor organization." Her path didn't run that way. Today the…...
Connecting Currents on Campus
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1095+ words) Home " Columns and Views A reader shares how University of Minnesota's student-run station thrived Nick's Signal Spot is a new feature in which Nick Langan explores RF signals, propagation, new equipment and related endeavors." A couple of months ago, I…...
Thieves Ravage Memphis AM Radio Transmitter Site
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (1289+ words) Hispanic community voice WGSF suffered estimated $170,000 in losses, regroups with FM translator sign-on 1030 WGSF(AM), the longest-running Spanish-language radio station in Memphis, is working to rebuild its transmitter site after it was ransacked in a May copper theft. The station,…...
Broadcasters Asked to Join FCC’s June DIRS Exercise
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (418+ words) Voluntary drill aims to boost readiness and improve disaster response reporting The FCC has announced it will conduct a voluntary exercise of the Disaster Information Reporting System June 1618. DIRS is a web-based system through which the FCC collects information from…...