Broadcasting Industry News
Help Celebrate 100 Years of Radio
From the NAB: Radio turns 100 this year! To celebrate this important milestone, we’re kicking off a year of #Radio100 and putting the spotlight on radio’s enduring value. Our first feature, released in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, highlighted radio’s integral role in fostering democracy and civil discourse. We’re using #Radio100 on social…
Read MoreErika Beasley Promoted to VP/Digital Content at Beasley Media Group
Beasley Media Group has announced that Erika Beasley has been promoted to Vice President of Digital Content at Beasley Media Group. Beasley most recently served as the Corporate Digital Content Director for Local Markets since 2019. In her new role, she will be responsible for overseeing content creation on the company’s many digital platforms. Previously,…
Read MoreWZZM-TV’s New Initiative: Get Kids Reading
TEGNA-owned WZZM-TV (Grand Rapids) has announced a new initiative to get families reading: 13 Reads! Children from families who read and have books in the home have more success in life than those who don’t. Reading early affects their whole lives. We are asking parents and grandparents to read to their children and encourage them…
Read MoreWMU Trustees’ Vote Brings WMUK Closer To Buying A Second Signal
Western Michigan University’s WMUK-FM (Kalamazoo) has won approval by the University’s Board of Trustees to acquire WKDS-FM from the Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS). The Trustees approved a $191,000 plan, which includes a cash payment to the KPS as well as leasing fees, a studio refit at the school district and underwriting trade for KPS. WMUK…
Read MoreSovereign-AMC UP Deal Filed with FCC; Two Stations Spun To Separate Buyer
Applications were submitted to the FCC past week for a deal originally announced back in October, 2019. At that time, Armada Media Partners, based in Fond du Lac, Wis., announced the purchase of Sovereign Communications radio stations based in Marquette and Iron Mountain. However, that deal has been restructured with two FMs being spun off…
Read MoreFCC Chairman Pai Visits WLEN!
The Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, dropped by the studios of Lenawee Broadcasting’s WLEN-FM (Adrian) on January 23, during a visit for some meetings in Toledo, OH and looking at some rural fiber build out in the Tecumseh and Petersburg areas. During an on-air interview, the Chairman said he’s been very impressed…
Read More63 Michigan Stations Air Governor Whitmer’s State of the State Address
We are proud to announce that Sixty three (63) Michigan broadcast stations, 27 television and 36 radio, carried the Governor’s State of the State address. The list of stations includes members of the MAB as well as the Michigan Association of Public Broadcasters (MAPB). The MAB provided commercial television broadcasters with a “clean” feed of…
Read MoreWILX-TV “Give Blood Telethon” Nets 100+ Donation Appointments
On January 22, Gray Television’s WILX-TV (Lansing) partnered with the American Red Cross and Townsquare Media’s WITL-FM to host the Give Blood Telethon. The telethon aired from 5-8 p.m. and more than 112 blood-donation appointments were scheduled during that time. Many of the people who made those appointments were first-time donors. A single donation provides potentially…
Read MoreWBZV-FM in Hudson Sold
On January 22, an application with filed with the FCC to transfer the license of WBZV-FM (Hudson) from Friends Communications of Hudson, Inc. to Madsun Investments, LLC., based in Allen, Michigan. Madsun is headed by William Sours. Friends Communications of Michigan recently sold WABJ-AM/WQTE-FM (Adrian) to the Cromwell Group (Southeast Michigan Media, Inc.), but that…
Read MoreWGVU Public Media Schedules Annual Wine and Food Fundraiser
WGVU Public Media (Grand Rapids) will hold its annual “Great Wine and Food Symposium” on Friday, February 28 at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Billed as “your all-inclusive winter escape,” the fundraiser is a guide to understanding and appreciating the rich variety and many pleasures of wine. Whether a seasoned aficionado, or just a beginner,…
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