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Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies  
Commitments and Contingencies

14. Commitments and Contingencies

As previously disclosed, Mr. Christian passed away on August 19, 2022. As a result of his passing the Company was required to make several payments to his estate as outlined in his employment agreement, as described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. In accordance with ASC 712-10-25, Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits, we accrued all necessary expenses as of September 30, 2022. Under the agreement, the Company is responsible to pay the estate’s income tax obligation relating to the payout of the life insurance policy and as such, recorded $480,000 in the fourth quarter of 2024 when the transfer of the policy occurred. The payment was made to the estate on July 31, 2025.

As previously disclosed, the Radio Music Licensing Committee (“RMLC”), of which we are a represented participant, entered into Interim License Agreements with both the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (“ASCAP”) and the Broadcast Music, Inc. (“BMI”) that were effective January 1, 2022 and remained in effect until the date on which the parties reach agreement as to, or there is court determination of, new interim or final fees, terms and conditions of a new license for the five year period commencing on January 1, 2022 and concluding on December 31, 2026. On August 19, 2025, the RMLC announced (as did each of ASCAP and BMI, respectively) that the RMLC had entered into separate settlement agreements with each of ASCAP and BMI to resolve rate-setting proceedings pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The settlements established final license fee rates which apply retroactively for the period from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025 and on a go forward basis until December 31, 2029. During the third quarter of 2025, the Company recorded an aggregate of approximately $2.1 million related to the ASCAP and BMI retroactive rate adjustments in the station operating expenses in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.