ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has expanded its TikTok Music streaming service into Indonesia and Brazil, signaling a potential disruption in the music streaming industry. TikTok Music, which replaced the Resso brand, is a subscription-based service that requires a…
Prominent broker and broadcaster faces jail time after tax-evasion plea.
Susan Patrick, co-owner of Patrick Communications, has pleaded guilty to filing false tax returns for the years 2012 to 2014. She is accused of doctoring the business returns to remove $10 million in gross receipts and altering personal returns to…
ABC switches audio distributors.
ABC Audio has announced that it will be partnering with LinkUp Communications Corporation to distribute its content and sell advertising in 2024 and beyond. The move comes after ABC Audio’s previous distribution partner, Skyview Networks, announced that it would be…
NAB NY on AM.
The NAB Show New York will feature two panels focusing on AM radio. The first panel, “AM Radio’s Winning Strategies,” will discuss strategies for audience engagement and how AM radio stations can remain competitive in the digital age. The second…
FCC activates disaster protocol for Hurricane Idalia.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has activated the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) in response to Hurricane Idalia, which has made landfall in the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 3 storm. DIRS is a voluntary web-based platform where broadcast…
FCC publishes final 2023 fees and deadline.
The FCC has announced the Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2023, which comes with new features and changes that affect all commercial radio. The deadline for regulatory fee payments is September 20 at 11:59 PM (ET).…
FCC fines Washington non-profit $20,000 for unauthorized operation.
The Northwest Rock ‘N Roll Preservation Society, a non-profit organization running an Adult Standards radio station in Olympia, Washington, has been fined $20,000 by the FCC for unauthorized radio operation. The Commission found that the Society operated its FM translator,…
KRLC Hometown Radio to go silent after 88 years.
KRLC Hometown Radio, a Lewiston, Idaho radio station that has been broadcasting since 1935, will cease its operations on Thursday, August 31. The station’s owner, McVey Entertainment Group, cited the expiration of the land lease for the station’s tower as…
College radio station fades out after 73 years.
Eastern Washington University will shut down its long-standing radio station, KEWU, by the end of the year after 73 years of broadcasting. The station was originally launched as a freeform student station in 1950, and transitioned to a jazz format…