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Why engineering should be considered a business function

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A reorganization of the programming operations associated with Connoisseur Media's West Coast properties has taken place, following the shift of "Bay Country" to KUFX-FM in San Jose. "The reorganization strengthens the company's Bay Area and Portland operations while continuing its focus on strong local programming," the company says.

The nation's largest creator and distributor of audio content will release its second quarter earnings results following the close of U.S. financial markets on the second Monday in August. What's the outlook for iHeartMedia as CFO Mike McGuinness puts the finishing touches on the company's fiscal report card?

You may not be familiar with the brand, because you live in the U.S. Elsewhere, BYD has built itself a reputation as a go-to brand for electric vehicles manufactured in China.  Thanks to a just-minted deal with Xperi Inc., all BYD vehicles will make Xperi's in-car media platform an exclusive choice across all models and trims.

For those in Cleveland that have access to NEXTGEN TV signals via a TV set equipped with the tools needed to receive the ATSC 3.0-powered digital transmissions or recently introduced dongle devices bringing richer picture and better sound without streaming and internet bills, Nexstar Media Group is now delivering content you may wish to tune to.

The President/CEO of the newly opened Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, N.D., has been selected by the Board of Trustees of WNET to succeed Neal Shapiro at the entity that oversees key PBS and NPR homes in the New York Tri-State Area. He'll take the role on September 21.

Jeff Twilley encourages his team at Delaware's "The Bridge" to give back

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In September 1994, Gray Media emerged as the buyer of the CBS affiliate serving Lexington, Ky. Today, that facility offers The CW Network to the market via a digital multicast channel. In the coming months, a full-powered UHF will become its sibling, giving Gray a duopoly.

He's known across low-power television circles for his role leading Edge Spectrum. Additionally, Randy Weiss is the head of a broadcast ministry, CrossTalk. Now, he's paring down a LPTV property serving Washington's state capital.

The proposed acquisition of two FM radio stations serving Lexington-Fayette, Ky., by Lynn Martin through L.M. Communications, would exceed local ownership subcap rules for the market, as L.M. already owns four FMs in the market. Martin is betting that a modernization-minded Commission will allow it.