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Broadcast Electronics (BE), the longtime designer and manufacturer of broadcast products based in Quincy, Ill., has selected a new Director of International Sales, responsible for leading the company’s sales growth across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Canada. He'll be based in Toronto.

The EAS changes will also impact STL links and remotely managed gear at stations

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John Fuller has successfully closed on his company's acquisition of an AM/FM combo and an FM translator licensed to New Bedford, Mass., that largely serves the Providence, R.I., market to the immediate west. The seller is Hall Communications.

He brings 14 years of experience from Nautel

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The founder and Chairman/CEO of Nexstar Media Group, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year as the nation's biggest single owner of broadcast TV stations, has snapped up nearly 12,500 Class A shares in the company. It's an investment of nearly $2 million, and comes at a high-profile time for Perry Sook.

They include 12 stations licensed to historically Black schools

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Decision puts at risk how Congress intended FCC to function, Anna Gomez said

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David Hoffman and his HF Companies have suddenly captured the eyes and ears of the broadcast media world, as it has struck a historic deal with Audacy Inc. that gives Hoffman ownership of six audio brands in the Gateway City. He is also bringing back the cluster's former leader to run the stations for him.

Anna Gómez has spoken up in response to the Supreme Court decision released Monday that upends 90 years of legal precedent by allowing a president to dismiss an agency Commissioner such as herself. “This decision puts at risk how Congress intended independent agencies to function in American democracy," she says.

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the government's "halfhearted contention" that Fed board member Lisa Cook "in fact received due process" when purportedly fired by the president. At the same time, the Supreme Court reversed and remanded a case involving former FTC Commissioners — a warning for the FCC's Anna Gomez.