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It is known as the owner and operator of radio stations in Nashville and in Dothan, Ala. Now, Tony Richards hopes Kensington Digital Marketing is recognized across the industry as the developer of a software suite of useful tools radio stations may use to ensure their operations aren't disrupted.

He's served as President/GM of Hearst Television's ABC affiliate serving Oklahoma's capital city since 1999 and before that ran the company's twin ABC stations serving Fort Smith and Fayetteville, Ark., due east of this reenergized metropolis. At year's end, retirement will come, putting the wheels in motion for a successor at KOCO-5.

On October 20, the FCC said yes to keeping a Sinclair Inc. station within the Salt Lake City DMA on its VHF channel, negating a planned move to UHF Channel 20 as the company was unable to complete the upgrade within a three-year window. Now, Sinclair has gotten Brown's nod to scrap a similar shift at an in-DMA sibling.

He brings more than 25 years of experience in non-profit and Christian ministry leadership, and will serve in a key donor development and fundraising role for a Houston religious broadcasting entity founded with a single radio station more than 60 years ago.

Thanks to political advertising prowess and regulatory approval of its merger with TEGNA — even as a federal judge has put a "hold separate" injunction in place as claims of antitrust violations continue with a lengthy litigation process — the nation's largest owner of broadcast TV stations "delivered the highest quarterly net revenue in the company's history."

Among other things it gave an update on the growth of DTS AutoStage

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He’ll remain as chairman of the consulting and research firm

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It is known across the radio industry as the parent of the growing DTS AutoStage platform, providing a new and valued audience metric to radio stations across the U.S., and of HD Radio. Yet, in Q3, Xperi Inc.'s success with a heritage TV brand "has begun to drive substantial growth in advertising and related revenue.

As the CEO of Sinclair Inc. sees it, the parent of broadcast TV stations championing the rollout of ATSC 3.0 broadcast TV technology and owner of tower company Dielectric delivered "strong" third quarter results. Record mid-term political advertising is a key factor, along with "disciplined execution" across 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. “At the same time, we want to be candid about the challenges we face," Townsquare Media's leader said.