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Gray Media, the Atlanta-based TV station owner shifting from its Gray Television name, has reached a deal that will bring Chicago Sports Network (CHSN) programming to two of its stations in neighboring markets.

Based in Memphis, Howard Robertson, CEO and Founder of Spotset Radio Network, is laser-focused on bringing political advertising to Black radio. He wonders if the Harris-Walz campaign is ignoring the power of Black-owned media. To learn more, RBR+TVBR welcomes Robertson to this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.fm.

One week ago, Dish asked a D.C. federal district court to impose monetary sanctions on Soohyung Kim and his Standard General, along with their counsel, for bringing the company in to a $136 million discrimination lawsuit against the FCC. Kim and his attorneys have responded to the filing.

Some 64% of respondents of voting age are concerned about the media’s ability to shape perceptions and opinions, while 73% agree that it is “important to hear different voices and perspectives… so they can form their own opinions about things.” Those findings come from a just-released Hispanic consumer study on social, cultural and political shifts.

Today, iHeartMedia, Cox Media Group and SBS each compete for listeners against low-power FMs and heritage AMs in Orlando — a thriving Hispanic community. Norsan Media now wishes to compete against these other players, launching a trio of new audio choices — a move that makes Orlando one of the nation's most diverse Hispanic radio markets.

Broadcast radio station owner Beasley Media Group has extended three key elements tied to an exchange offer and tender offer it previously announced. The move comes with 7% of the outstanding Existing Notes not yet submitted for tender or exchange — with the first set of deadlines and dates arriving yesterday.

Don't call it a merger, but instead a strategic partnership. Longtime radio syndication company United Stations Radio Networks (USRN), founded by the late Dick Clark, and Key Networks, are uniting their sales forces.

For gamers, virtual reality and augmented reality are each key attraction points. But can a television news department benefit from VR and AR capabilities? WBBM-2 will soon find out.

Mediaproxy, known for its software-based IP compliance products, plans to highlight its recently acquired A3SA certification at next week's NAB Show New York. In particular, the company plans to demonstrate its family of compliance monitoring and multi-viewer systems, which now provide decryption for ATSC 3.0-based broadcasts.

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