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- Georgia LPFM Asks FCC to Raise Power Due to Atmospheric Conditions
Have you been taken aback by the amount of unusual propagation on the FM radio dial in the U.S. this summer? Well, so has one LPFM operator in Georgia. In fact, the station is petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to let it raise its transmitting power in response to all of the crazy FM propagation. WFAG(LP) operates on 89.7 FM with 100 watts of ERP in Valdosta. “Supra 89.7” is licensed to the nonprofit Valdosta Alliance. In a letter addressed to Chairman Brendan Carr, the alliance’s general manager, Paula Greer, said that the “serious, suspicious phenomenon of apparent ‘ducting’” or “illegal broadcasting” has been preventing the community project from maximizing its potential. After it was granted a license in 2024, the alliance explained that it was forced to move from its original allotment at 103.7 FM due to interference from WRUF(FM) in Gainesville, Fla. and WULS(FM) in Douglas, Ga., after the FCC granted that modification of its license. In April 2025, the station shifted to 89.7 FM. But now the LPFM has been suffering more interference than ever, Greer said. Greer, in her letter, did acknowledge the presence of tropospheric ducting and E-Skip. And that’s what is happening, to be clear. We’ve written about both. Read our primer on tropospheric ducting here. And here’s a recap of the E-Skip that occurred throughout North America in June. There’s been a lot more of it since. Unusual signal propagation has been causing headaches for chief engineers not long after Edwin Armstrong first conducted his experiments from the Alpine Tower. This is especially true in the summer, but in a location like the Georgia Sawgrass region, tropo is possible all year round. Located less than 60 miles from the Gulf Coast, the area sits in prime territory for tropospheric enhancement. But Greer also suggested that some human form of “manipulation” might be at work here, intended to fake such a phenomenon. Two stations in particular drew the ire of the alliance: WUSF(FM) in Tampa throughout 2025 and WGBH(FM) in Boston via E-Skip this year. Greer said that the Southern New England public radio outlet has often supplanted Supra 89.7’s signal a little over a mile away from its transmitter site. She documented it in a video. WGBH is about 1,030 miles from Valdosta. It may seem counterintuitive, but for a 100 kW grandfathered station on a frequency low in the band, Boston… [TheTopNews] Read More.57 mins ago - ‘You Have to Answer!’ Fox News Debate Corners DSA Member in Knock-Down, Drag...
Fox News’ Martha MacCallum sided with guest Daniel Di Martino, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, during his Tuesday on-air debate, telling Frances Gill, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) National Political Committee, “You have to answer the Venezuela question!” Criticizing the DSA platform, Di Martino explained that socialist systems “are not accountable to the consumer” because “they can just get a bailout from the government.” “That’s what they did to my country of Venezuela,” he continued of ousted Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. “They destroyed the richest country in Latin America, and the DSA is an organization that supported the destruction of Venezuela. Your team, Frances, traveled to Venezuela to support the dictator of my country that eight million of us fled, and then now you come to America and say, ‘Let’s do it all over again.'” “Yes, I mean, the capitalists are destroying my country of America,” Gill responded. “But Frances, you have to answer the Venezuela question,” MacCallum interrupted. “He lived it, okay? His family had to flee it because turning it over to socialism destroyed the country, and people had less healthcare, less housing — all the things that you seem to think socialism will bring — we watched it all, south of our border in Venezuela, and we saw what happened. Tell me why you don’t take anything away from that lesson?” “If socialism is innately so dangerous and so bad, why does the U.S. expend so much energy sanctioning these countries and overthrowing governments and attempting to overturn the democratic rule of the people?” asked Gill. Di Martino clapped back, “Frances, I would think you support it because you say we should arrest [Israeli Prime Minister] Benjamin Netanyahu, so I imagine you support the arrest of Nicolás Maduro, who is in a Brooklyn jail after being lawfully indicted. “I do not support the overthrow of democratically elected leaders anywhere in the country,” Gill responded.The post ‘You Have to Answer!’ Fox News Debate Corners DSA Member in Knock-Down, Drag-Out Clash first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - ‘Sir, How Are You So Handsome?’ Maggie Haberman Roasts Trump’s Adoring Whi... The New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman said the media covering President Donald Trump is littered with fawning pro-MAGA influencers who would rather praise the president than ask him a tough question. Haberman ripped many of her colleagues during a Monday interview on The Media Confidential podcast. Haberman said the Trump administration has neutered the coverage by yanking control of the press pool away from the White House Correspondents’ Association last year — a move she claimed has spurred an influx of Trump suck-ups covering the president. “It used to be that when it was groups of reporters covering the president, they would be able to have each other’s back. If somebody asked a tough question, you would know that the person next to you is going to follow it up or ask a version of it,” she said. She continued, “Now it’s you ask a tough question, a rigorous question, and the president filibusters for four minutes and then the next question is, ‘Sir, how are you so handsome?’ from one of these influencers, or ‘Sir, is it hard that the media is so unfair to you?’ And that is very much by this White House’s design.” Haberman said the new-look press pool has become a “massive challenge” to those whom she deems real journalists. “It’s to everybody’s detriment, because many people rely on us for this coverage and he’s doing very real sit-down interviews and press conferences,” she said. Beyond taking control of the press pool, the White House introduced a “new media” seat in the press briefing room in 2025; the spot has went to a rotating cast of mostly conservative reporters, podcasters, and influencers since then. Haberman added it was “quite different” from the coverage other presidents like Joe Biden received, who was grilled in the early days of his term on what flavor of ice cream he likes. Her interview comes as she and colleague Jonathan Swan have been on a long media tour promoting their new book on Trump’s return to the White House. Watch above. Jason Cohen contributed to this story. The post ‘Sir, How Are You So Handsome?’ Maggie Haberman Roasts Trump’s Adoring White House Press Pool first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Abdul El-Sayed Says He Disagrees With Hasan Piker on China, Rips ‘Game’ of P...Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed defended his campaigning with controversial progressive Hasan Piker by calling out the “game” of policing past statements and making others responsible. El-Sayed spoke with CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe this week amid his race against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) for a Senate seat, and O’Keefe at one point grilled him on his relationship to Piker. O’Keefe asked El-Sayed if campaigning with Piker was a “good idea.” “Look, I want to reach out to his viewers,” El-Sayed said, noting there are issues he “disagrees” with Piker on. He then listed out issues where he does agree with Piker, including universal healthcare and opposing foreign wars like the current Iran “situationship.” El-Sayed at one point claimed there is a “double standard” in calling out his connection to Piker as the streamer was previously invited the Democratic National Convention, along with other influencers, when Vice President Kamala Harris was running against President Donald Trump. “Why wouldn’t I, just like Vice President Harris did, seek to speak to his audience?” El-Sayed asked. He also noted he went on Fox & Friends and “nobody seemed to be all that upset about that.” When asked what issues he disagrees with Piker on, El-Sayed listed “issues related to China” and the “future of cars.” Among Piker’s past controversial statements, he at one point declared he doesn’t have a “problem” with the terrorist group Hezbollah. When O’Keefe mentioned this statement, Ep-Sayed added to the list of disagreements. “Those are things he and I are going to disagree on,” he said. Check out the full exchange below: ED O’KEEFE: You know there’s one other guy that you’ve campaigned with that has raised eyebrows, Hasan Piker. ABDUL EL-SAYED: His eyebrows went up. Did you guys see that? O’KEEFE: As I said, raised eyebrows, I raised my eyebrows. Was campaigning with him a good idea? EL-SAYED: Look, I want to reach out to his viewers. He has a three million-person platform and there are things that Hassan and I disagree with, if you watched any of our content together, and there are thing that he and I agree with on. The question of whether or not we should be guaranteeing people health care or sending our money abroad to drop bombs on other people, we agree. I think we should be providing healthcare here. On the question on taking on the fascism of the… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- In Europe, Daily Radio Listening Time Resumes Its Decline
A new report reveals that the decline in time that Europeans spend listening to the radio each day — a trend that began 18 years ago — is continuing among both older and younger audiences. The European Broadcasting Union has published its latest annual Radio Trends Report about consumption across Europe. The report uses national radio audience measurement data. It aims in particular to give an overview of the evolution of radio consumption between 2020 and 2025, though some of the data go much farther back. EBU found that average listening time stands at 2 hours 10 minutes as of 2025, down 15 minutes from five years ago and four minutes from 2024. “The year-on-year decline was sharper than in previous years, marking a return to a downward trend after a period of relative stability,” it stated. Among young demographics, listening time stood at 1 hour 10 minutes, down 13 minutes from five years ago and down 3 minutes from the previous year. “As with the overall population, this year-on-year decrease is larger than the previous year’s, marking the end of a period of plateaued consumption.” The EBU found that “the vast majority” of people are still reached by radio every week. Weekly reach stood at 81.3% in 2025, down 2.7 percentage points from five years ago and 1.2 points from 2024. But weekly reach among youth stood at 70.9%, a 5.9 percentage point decline compared to five years ago. “The year-on-year drop of 2.1 percentage points was more pronounced than in the total population, confirming a widening gap between youth and overall reach.” Looking at longer trends, EBU said European citizens have lost an hour of radio listening since 2003. “The decrease started in 2008, when the daily consumption was still around 3 hours. Since then, the curve follows a steady declining trend reaching its lowest point in 2025.” Data tracked since 2015 allows EBU to compare the listening time across various age groups. “Seniors (60+) whose listening had long been the most stable, have seen a decline in the past year. Their consumption held steady from 2015 to around 2020, but has since dropped,” EBU wrote. “Between 2015 and 2025, seniors recorded a 16% decrease, still the most moderate among all groups.” Adults (35–59) saw a 23% decline between 2015 and 2025, a trend close to that of the general population. Youth (15–24) and young adults… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Top GOP Senator Declines to Back Calls for Max Miller to Resign: ‘It’s a Fam...
(AP Photo/Tom Brenner) Majority Leader John Thune (R-SC) refused to join multiple of his Republican colleagues in calling for Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) to resign on Tuesday, calling the situation “a family matter.” Emily Moreno, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH), has accused Miller, her ex-husband, of physically and emotionally abusing her throughout their marriage, alleging he threw hot water on her, held a gun to her head, shoved her into a wall, and fractured their daughter’s collarbone. Miller has strongly denied the allegations and has filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife. Despite initially staying silent on the matter, Sen. Moreno finally made a longer statement on Sunday, in which he described Miller’s behavior as “increasingly erratic and dangerous,” and declared the congressman “should not serve in the House of Representatives.” He’s since been joined by other senators in disavowing Miller, including Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Roger Marshall (R-KS). Yet on Tuesday, when asked by reporters if he sides with Sen. Moreno, Thune responded, “It’s a very sad and unfortunate case. It’s a family matter, and, um, I don’t have any observations beyond that.” RAJU: Sen. Moreno is calling for Max Miller to resign. Do you side with Moreno? THUNE: It's a family matter and, um, I don't have any observations beyond that Q: If a member of Congress is facing domestic abuse allegations, should they continue to serve? THUNE: It's a House… pic.twitter.com/27JxqmGnGM — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 4, 2026 “If a member of Congress is facing allegations of domestic abuse, should they continue to serve?” another reporter questioned. “Well, are you talking about this particular case?” Thune questioned, to which the journalist responded, “Yes.” “This is a House matter. Obviously, as I said before, it’s a family issue too, in this case, but, um, I think, you know, those decisions on the future there are gonna be ultimately made by the people of Ohio. And I would say that about any similar case. It ultimately is an issue between whoever that person is and the voters that they represent, and obviously the institution that they serve,” the majority leader said. Also on Tuesday, Miller said in a social media post that he plans to “file my own paperwork” to open a House Ethics investigation into himself.The post Top GOP Senator Declines to Back Calls for Max Miller to… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
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