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Broadcasting is in a fight for survival

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Whether you call the Model H-550T5 pink or rose, it caught Chuck Gloman's eye

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For eleven years, he has served as President/GM of KENS-TV in Austin, joining the TEGNA-owned CBS affiliate after a role as Director of Sales for ABC-affiliated sibling WFAA-TV in Dallas. Now, he's adding similar responsibilities for TEGNA's ABC affiliate in Texas' state capital.

The Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee whose future colleague in the upper body of Congress will be James Talarico, come late January, has scheduled a confirmation hearing for four presidential nominees to roles at NASA, in the Department of Transportation and, most notably, the FCC.

If approved, she would be the fourth commissioner and give Republicans a 3-1 majority

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With the shift in control of the U.S. House to Democrats with the next Congressional term, Brett Guthrie will no longer be the Chairman of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce. A vocal Democrat from New Jersey who was Chairman under Democratic leadership is already posturing for a return to that role.

Leadership of the prominent comm law firm will retire soon

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From the engineering team to those in the front office eager to learn more about licensed broadcast facilities, a website developed by Cavell, Mertz & Associates and launched in 2002 has proved invaluable as a FCC-focused search engine. Now, FCCInfo.com has a new owner, and it is the entity led by President/CEO Josh Bohn.

For years, they've operated from a Detroit suburb, serving the radio industry as a media research and strategy hub. Now, its President has announced he will step down from that role, taking on the title of Chairman as Jacobs Media's founder will shrink his day-to-day involvement to "select areas" of the business.

Digital Advertising revenue once again fueled the non-election year dollars, and this helped the "local first" company led by CEO Bill Wilson to lower its net loss, impacted by a non-cash impairment charge. “At the same time, we want to be candid about the challenges we face," Townsquare Media's leader said.