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FCC bureau reminds you to file even though there's no national test

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The FCC has granted a conditional waiver to a Rhode Island town government allowing it to modify its T-Band public safety private land mobile radio (PLMR) system. This will let Tiverton, R.I. operate a second base station some 34.2 miles from an Ion Network station serving Providence owned by The E.W. Scripps Co.

The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau is reminding Emergency Alert System (EAS) participants of the requirement to submit their Form One identifying information in the EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) no later than October 3.

A Class A FM and its Class C AM serving the city of Brattleboro, Vt., have found themselves a new owner, pending regulatory approval of a deal that by its very name assures they stay locally operated. Who's the buyer? Someone once associated with New England talk personality Howie Carr and with WFEA Radio.

For more than 15 years, U.S. Hispanics have emerged as the pacesetters when it comes to adopting and embracing new technology. A newly released report from Nielsen timed to coincide with the start of Hispanic Heritage Month reinforces this fact, showing just how Latinos overindex on video streaming consumption.

The licensee led by Diane Sutter that includes stations tied to the family of the late Willie Davis is selling its remaining audio brand on the local dial, and the buyer is a statewide purveyor of liberal-leaning political talk and spoken word programming.

A mobile and REMI production company serving broadcast media across the U.S. has rolled out its Modulation truck, and in Music City USA it is being put to use for live high school football broadcasts on a MyTV Network affiliate owned by Sinclair Inc. 

The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday voted not to restore government dollars directed toward secular non-commercial radio and TV stations in its FY 2026 appropriations bill. The President/CEO of America's Public Television Stations lamented the latest zero-sum motives of Republicans.

"NRB’s voice in our nation’s capital has never been more crucial"

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The Weigel Broadcasting-owned digital multicast network best-known for its second-run programming and the weekly Svengoolie B-movie program on Saturday evenings has been added to one of the nation's biggest virtual MVPD services.