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Days after the FCC's Media Bureau warned broadcasters that no licensee holds a right to the public spectrum, a policy analyst at the Cato Institute is arguing that the regulatory framework underlying that notice is technically obsolete and constitutionally indefensible.

Merkhet Solutions CEO Sam Matheny testified on June 4 before the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee at a hearing titled "Where Are We?: Examining Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capabilities in the United States." The purpose of the longtime NAB executive? To promote the proposed Broadcast Positioning System.

The global provider of Philips Professional Displays and complementary products is welcoming an individual they consider to be "a highly experienced sales professional and self proclaimed Pro AV veteran."

"As newsrooms shrink, media companies consolidate, and communities lose access to trusted local information." Leave it to a privately held operator of two Raleigh-Durham television stations to tackle the challenges of print and broadcast media in an era where a smartphone bring a world's full of information instantly.

In the roughly three months that Circle City Broadcasting has owned WRTV-6, the company has made a full-court press touting its commitments to local news and how it is adding to the marketplace while serving as a blueprint for further industry consolidation. Now, CCB is readying the debut of a new modern news studio for WRTV.

He is a 25-year veteran of FOX Television Stations who since 2021 has served as Senior Vice President of FOX Ad Sales, overseeing the stations' overall sales efforts and holding responsibilities for local and national station sales. Now, he's rising to Executive VP of Ad Sales for FTS.

There's a new Sr. VP of Revenue and Strategic Partnership at American Urban Radio Networks, and it is someone CEO Chesley Maddox-Dorsey says "has consistently demonstrated the vision, leadership, and business acumen that have helped drive our growth across audio, digital, podcasting, streaming, and emerging media platforms."

Technology is helping the sales department in many new ways

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Musing about using AI as an operational multiplier

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He's offered contract engineering services in Alabama since the 1990s

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