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Equipment manufacturer looks to expand support for its WheatNet IP customers

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Rick Cummings talks about its use at this Emmis station

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As part of what the company said in an internal memo obtained by RBR+TVBR are "ongoing efforts to align our operating structure with current and emerging opportunities in the marketplace," the Multi-Market Partnerships Group (MMP) is evolving, resulting in a fresh name for a unit under a new leader.

The FCC is closing in on the biggest ownership shakeup in a generation, and the people writing the checks for broadcast media’s future are already moving. The deals are real, the dollars are in motion, and the conversation is happening at Forecast 2026 on November 12.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has appointed a Special Assistant in his office. She will be responsible for managing administrative operations, scheduling, and travel arrangements for the head of the Federal Communications Commission.

In a statement released on Tuesday, Salem Media Group shared that its Executive Chairman will be exiting the role at the end of 2025 — concluding an 18-year tenure for Ed Atsinger III, a chief architect of the Christian-focused and conservative News/Talk media company headquartered in Ventura County, Calif.

The head of ACA Connects, a pro-MVPD lobby that has regularly pointed fingers at broadcast TV station owners in retransmission fee disputes, says the proposed combination of TEGNA and Nexstar is bad news for consumers.

The new agreement, which is retroactive to January 1, 2022, represents what the groups call "a historic rate increase for BMI that reflects the company’s superior market share in the radio industry."

It's a Class C FM with a booming signal licensed to the state capital of Washington that can be heard as far south as Astoria, Ore., and well into the Seattle-Tacoma area. Pending FCC approval, it will become the latest addition to the stable of stations owned by Amador Bustos. Kalil & Co. was the seller's broker.

A reader recalls trying to secure the Brecksville, Ohio, building from pesky intruders

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