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A starchy tuber might rescue you when you’ve got a busted bulb

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There's something more than pupusas, Mojarra Frita and baleadas attracting Latinos who travel U.S. 60 near Busch Gardens and the sprawling Yorktown Naval Weapons Station to the north of Newport News, Va. You can't find it on the menu, but one could certainly find it on an FM radio earlier this year.

If one were to ask about the history of digital multicast TV channels, they'd likely turn to Gary Cocola. He pioneered the use of a single frequency's ATSC capabilities to deliver a dozen unique over-the-air offerings to viewers. Cocola is also a radio station owner, and he's decided to spin an FM translator.

More than 100 stations owned and/or operated by the nation's largest single owner of broadcast TV stations are preparing to air their own New Year's Even special between 11pm on December 31 and 3:30am on January 1, Eastern time. Partner stations are also in the mix — including a former ABC affiliate in South Florida.

The Heartland Video Systems (HVS) Interop event is now history, held November 10-14 at the company's Wisconsin headquarters. There, Anywave Broadcast Inc. participated in the testing of ATSC 3.0 translators. The tests passed the test.

Ellensburg, Wash., is home to an FM with a Construction Permit for a Class C2 facility allowing it to touch parts of Yakima and Wenatchee. Its sibling is a 1kw Class C AM from a single transmitter. Both facilities are now poised to be controlled by a single individual who had 50% interest in the stations.

U.S.-based employers cut thousands of jobs during the month of November. In fact, the reduction-in-force initiatives resulted in a 24% rise in job cuts on a year-over-year basis. Here's the silver lining: the November 2025 job cuts are down 53% from those announced in October.

When core advertising remains a challenge and there aren't a lot of digital or political dollars to count on, what does one do? For SBS, the answer was cutting expenses and a key non-essential asset sale. The result? Third quarter income more than doubled, despite a dip in year-over-year net revenue.

The workshop now will be held on the last two days of the convention

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The commission says it’s the largest number of inactive proceedings ever terminated

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