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Dallas McCade, Loran Smith, Greg Street, Joel Williams and Marcy Williams to be inducted

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Cox Media Group has hired a Vice President of Local Revenue and Client Growth for its group of radio stations, a move the Apollo Global Management-controlled entity sees as "reinforcing the company’s strategic focus on strengthening client partnerships and accelerating revenue growth for both CMG and its clients."

A battle that has been waged for more than three years regarding union certification of employees at a CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group appears to be at an end, as a federal appeals court has sided with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) — ordering the company to recognize and bargain with NABET-CWA.

A Class B FM serving listeners across Harrisburg, York, Lancaster and much of Reading, Pa., as Top 40 "Hot 106.7" will soon be in a little bit of a meltdown. That's because the Hershey, Pa.-licensed facility and a Class A Sports Talk FM sibling north of Pittsburgh are being sold by Cumulus Media to a broadcast ministry.

It would “fairly and expeditiously” transition incumbent satellite operations

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News production, playout and workflow technology specialist Bitcentral has completed a transaction separating its broadcast production and playout operations from its streaming technology business, creating two independently operated companies.

Chairman Carr has proposed an Order the Commission will consider at its July Open Meeting that would allow the agency to hold an auction of 160 MHz of spectrum in the Upper C-Band in 2027. That's above the 100 MHz clearing proposal of the NAB, and puts into question the impact to radio and TV.

RBR+TVBR in early June learned that Dish's former treasurer — an individual employed by entities owned or controlled by Charlie Ergen for more than three decades — has acquired a 75% stake in a group of television properties under the HC2 Broadcasting banner. The FCC has now received the Form 314 filings tied to the deal.

The licensee that's directly linked to a group of digital multicast networks including the MeTV classic sitcom and entertainment-focused offering has agreed to acquire a low-power television station serving Birmingham. The seller is a church, and the facility will be shifting to commercial programming.

The Louisville Bats have strived to solve the challenge of up to 20 second broadcast call delays after fans began expressing frustration over radio airings of game calls while in the stadium. The fix saw the minor league baseball club turn to a Humboldt County, Calif.-headquartered audio technology company.