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With just minutes to spare before a two-week-long Temporary Restraining Order blocking Nexstar Media Group from fully combining the assets of TEGNA Inc. with its own, a preliminary injunction was granted by Troy Nunley. It is a setback, at least for now, as Nexstar has confirmed it is appealing the decision.

An alliance between the two broadcast suppliers

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The FCC is moving forward with a pleading cycle in which it is seeking comment from interested parties as to whether or not The E.W. Scripps Co. may move forward with the acquisition of 23 television station from INYO Broadcast Licenses — a deal that would reverse the sale of those properties to INYO by Scripps in late 2020.

A new generation of ATSC 3.0 receivers is on the horizon, and the 2026 NAB Show will serve as a major hub for bringing these new devices to the eyes of broadcast media leaders ahead of future consumers. Handling the promotion efforts for three specific devices is the ATSC 3.0 Security Authority (A3SA).

It is licensed for 10kw with two daytime towers and three nighttime structures from a rural site in Wasco, Calif., to the northwest of Bakersfield. It is a home for Sports Talk, and earlier this month swapped frequencies with KERN-AM, taking 1180 kHz as a result. Soon, it will have a new owner.

An asset purchase agreement has been submitted for regulatory approval that would transfer a pair of AM radio stations and their respective FM translators to a new owner. There's likely no big changes for listeners with this proposed deal, as the buyer is likely to keep the programming just the way it is.

Proceeds provide scholarships for future broadcasters

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It is being billed as "a patent-pending real-time middleware platform purpose built for the broadcast industry" — and the first "bidirectional middleware layer for broadcast, creating a real-time data loop between the listener, a localized AI interface, and the station’s broadcast operations."

TitanTV, Inc. has released a White Paper penned by its Chief Revenue Officer that is designed to provide what the company calls a "comprehensive framework to address long-standing inconsistencies" in Electronic Program Guide (EPG) data across broadcast and connected television platforms.

Weigel Broadcasting Co. has signed a partnership agreement with advanced advertising firm OpenAP that will deliver the owner of a selection of digital multicast networks including MeTV "advanced data-driven linear audiences."