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Nathan Simington, born in Canada and appointed by President Trump during his first term in office, has formally announced that he will step down as a FCC Commissioner at the end of this week. It's hardly expected, with no formal announcement seen ahead of the distribution of the FCC's Daily Digest on Wednesday.

Reconstructed site has better Chicagoland coverage where it counts, Scott Clifton says

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Sinclair Inc. and its subsidiary ONE Media Technologies, in collaboration with Pearl TV, are hosting more than 30 manufacturers and vendors at an end-to-end interoperability event taking place through Friday (6/6) at Sinclair’s headquarters in Hunt Valley, Md.

The ABC affiliate serving the Delmarva Peninsula has a new News Director. It is a marketing and public relations leader who has a print journalism background and has served as the News Manager for crosstown WBOC-TV.

Gray Media's FOX affiliate serving the Crescent City has agreed to a five-year extension of its long-standing partnership with the local National Football League team, a move the company says will reinforce "their shared commitment to providing the community with unparalleled sports coverage and access to the region's biggest and most impactful teams."

In January, HPRN agreed to sell 10 stations, and paperwork for that deal has now been submitted to the FCC for regulatory approval. So has a second agreement dated April 15 that will see 10 Texas radio properties see a change in control. Once the deals close, who will be the new owner?

In this newly created role, a former Head of Media at Betr will lead strategic growth initiatives across AMP Media’s expanding portfolio, including original podcasts, social-first video series, and digital franchises.

“ Mad Dog Sports Radio” will debut on Tuesday, September 2. A separate current events and pop culture show will debut in September on a date to be announced.

Two groups integral to the proposed development and rollout of 5G Broadcast technology, which the NAB and key stakeholders in ATSC 3.0 advancement are against, have filed documents discussing the alternative to NEXTGEN TV — a plan submitted for FCC consideration by LPTV owner HC2 Broadcasting.

A trio of FM radio stations in the Rocky Mountain State are poised to see a change in its owner roster, due to the death of one of its key equity interest holders.

President Trump’s recission package was sent Tuesday to Capitol Hill. This came after his proposed FY 2026 budget proposal was sent on Friday. Public media leaders are aghast.

How engineers on Mount Wilson kept their facilities safe during the Eaton Fire

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The founder of New Hampshire’s largest network of addiction treatment centers, has been arrested and federally charged in connection with a series of coordinated vandalism attacks against New Hampshire Public Radio journalists.

Even with this boost in total funding, the Commission is planning to reduce its regulatory collection workforce to 1,404 full-time equivalents (FTEs), down from 1,478 in FY 2025, marking the lowest staffing levels in the agency’s modern history.

Introducing the new Area President for its newly consolidated South Carolina-Georgia region, expanding his oversight to include 67 radio stations across Charleston, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, Florence, Savannah, Augusta, and more markets.

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Number of proposed full-time employees continues to decline

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Proposal triggers 45-day congressional review; NPR warns that stations could feel effects by fall

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