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LTN and syndicated programming distribution provider Extreme Reach XR have partnered up, bringing a new live syndicated programming option to broadcast stations across the U.S. – extending to more 900 stations across every DMA. The goal? Real-time syndication management ease.

A former SBS VP of Corporate and Government Affairs and senior advisor to then-President/COO Albert Rodriguez is teaming up with him to serve in a newly created position designed to bring valued political advertising dollars to the publicly traded parent of Estrella Media and two big New York radio stations. 

It is now clear that the FCC has listened to all sides on the thorny matter of when to stop ATSC 1.0 broadcasting. And, it will not move forward with a firm end date for the "OG" of DTV. That's according to a "FCC Fact Sheet" on a "Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" outlining what Commissioners plan to vote on come October 28.

“We have only really just begun to explore the interactive possibilities”

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Speaking via video at the Copper Theft Crisis: Incident Management and Prosecutorial Collaboration Summit on October 7, the GOP-aligned FCC Commissioner said the scale of attacks on broadcasters, cable providers, and other networks demands stronger penalties and industry-wide cooperation.

One month after completing its acquisition of Alpha Media, the Jeff Warshaw-led Connoisseur Media is again expanding again. This time, it has its eyes set on competing directly against Audacy and iHeartMedia by significantly expanding its presence in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Information Station Specialists set up a portable EventCast Radio System to help direct 30,000 spectators

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Both companies have something to gain from potential changes to EAS, WEA

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Cumulus Media's News/Talk WJR-AM in Detroit has a new Director of Community Affairs & News, and it is a woman who spent twenty of her 40 years in broadcasting at the station.

He brings a blend of experience in sales, customer service and hands-on engineering

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