Liggett Communication’s WSAQ-FM (Port Huron) held their annual Community Roof Sit to benefit the St. Clair County Child Abuse and Neglect Council (CAN) last week (9/13-18). WSAQ morning show host Matt Markham again lived on a rooftop downtown Port Huron, through both blazing sunlight as well as some brief rain showers, raising funds and awareness for child abuse prevention and advocacy.
MacDonald Garber Broadcasting Head of Programming Peter Garber commented, “My family and I are thrilled to welcome Riley to MGB. We feel extremely fortunate to have found someone with Riley’s passion and talent to join Mark Elliott on The Breakfast Show. She’s a perfect fit for Lite 96 and we look forward to seeing the relationship she builds with our listeners and the community at large.”
Interlochen Public Radio’s Amanda Sewell has announced that Classical IPR is welcoming Siggy Ehrlich as the 2026-2027 Classical IPR fellow. Ehrlich is a recent graduate of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts
On September 4, as we noted in our weekly update of regulatory activity of importance to broadcasters, the Supreme Court seemingly decided that Lowest Unit Rates for this year’s elections would be governed by the Media Bureau’s March Public Notice – the Public Notice announcing that ads from political parties and joint fundraising committees, when approved by a federal candidate, would get those rates. The Supreme Court stayed a decision of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals that had found that ads from these groups did not get LUR,
This past Tuesday (9/15), the House overwhelmingly passed the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, which would require the transportation secretary to issue a rule require the devices as standard equipment in new vehicles sold in the U.S. Similar bipartisan legislation has been considered by Congress before, but stalled out.
The appointment follows the passing of Lanser Broadcasting founder Les Lanser on July 30, 2026. Les worked at the stations for 58 years and owned them for 43, pioneering the move to Contemporary Christian music in January 1987—a decision that reshaped Christian radio in West Michigan and established a format the market has embraced for nearly four decades.
In this new position, Manzullo will help lead efforts to strengthen Michigan Public’s digital journalism and elevate the quality, impact, and reach of the station’s work across platforms. This role will play an important part in ensuring that Michigan Public’s award-winning journalism continues to reach and serve Michiganders around the state.
Audacy has announced the launch of “Inside the North,” a brand-new, weekly one-hour sports show dedicated to in-depth coverage of the NFC North division football teams, the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings.
The FCC just released a Public Notice announcing a National EAS Test will be held on November 17, 2026 and noting the deadlines for stations to file Forms One, Two and Three relating to that test.
By granting the stay, the Public Notice’s interpretation of the application of LUC applies, so it appears that political party advertising and that of joint fundraising committees, if authorized by a federal candidate, is now subject to LUC until the Supreme Court can fully consider the merits of the case, likely well after the upcoming election.