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The death of the licensee of an AM/FM radio combo and an FM translator licensed to Louisville, Ga., has led to a FCC filing seeking its OK to transfer control of the properties to a trustee.

He is a managing member of Kindred Capital Advisors LLC and is among the largest shareholders of Cumulus Media through his personal holdings and those held through Kindred. Now, he's taken a seat at the publicly traded audio content creation and distribution company's Board of Directors.

Krantz Media Group President and CEO Gary Krantz passed away on Tuesday at the age of 65. His broadcast career, which spanned over four decades, was marked by contributions to broadcast radio, digital media, and syndication.

FCC Chairman Carr has reversed a late-hour decision by now-departed Jessica Rosenworcel to have an Acting Media Bureau Chief dismiss on delegated authority a complaint against NBC and an Acting Enforcement Bureau Chief toss on similar authority complaints against CBS and ABC on the grounds that the actions were premature.

He headed digital audio development at WideOrbit and AmperWave

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Until a better alternative is in place, we need to support the one we’ve got

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The new chairman also named a managing director and general counsel

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He was co-founder of the engineering consulting firm Cohen, Dippell and Everist

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The Program Director and morning host at Cumulus Media-owned KCMO Radio for the last 6 1/2 years has been promoted to VP of News/Talk for the publicly traded company, putting him in control of what airs across some 43 spoken word radio stations owned by the company. Bill Hess will now focus on WMAL-AM & FM.

The ATSC, the nation's Broadcast Standards Association, has elected a Chairman of the ATSC Board of Directors to serve in the role across 2025. It is LG's most-senior U.S. government affairs, corporate communications and industry relations executive.