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The Vice President of Public Policy at the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) has provided a formal Letter for the Record to a key House Subcommittee that outlines the impacts of a potential permanent Daylight Saving Time on stations reliant on service in the kHz band.

Paul Tinkle: “We can use our transmitters and antennas to save lives”

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A former VP/GM of WJZ-TV in Baltimore — a 28-year industry veteran who became a leadership coach after her March 2022 exit — has lost a battle waged against Paramount Global pertaining to a bonus she claimed was owed to her as part of her employment agreement.

The parent company to Dielectric that's leading the march toward ATSC 3.0 digital broadcast standard conversion in the U.S. has over the last two months invested in a significant number of shares in The E.W. Scripps Co. On Monday, Sinclair continued its share-buying spree, a fresh SEC document shows.

Introducing MB Docket No. 25-322, which carries the lengthy name "Empowering Local Broadcast TV Stations to Meet Their Public Interest Obligations: Exploring Market Dynamics Between National Programmers and Their Affiliates." A comment period has opened, ensuring the FCC will get a flood of filings.

Two FM radio stations, an AM radio station and its accompanying FM translator are poised to become the properties of a new owner, as an asset purchase purchase dated October 21 has been submitted to the fully reopened FCC for its regulatory approval.

NAB ask FCC to consider the impact on broadcast when repurposing spectrum

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What is a "framework for comprehensive reform" that the FCC should consider for broadcast television? One D.C. think tank suggests "the ideal deregulatory solution would eliminate outdated ownership restrictions and the retransmission-consent framework, which gives broadcasters regulatory advantages." 

Honorees include Rick Dees and Gary Sandy while ABC News Radio's Steven Portnoy earned preservation award

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In another sign that political ad dollars are no longer the dominant domain of broadcast television, Comcast-owned FreeWheel has brought to life on-platform integrations with a host of political data providers. The partnerships give political advertisers access to the increasingly important Connected TV universe.