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The FCC's April Open Meeting will include review of an order that would reinstate the much-discussed UHF discount, and an order that would allow noncommercial broadcasters greater flexibility in the submission of personal information to the Commission.

As we celebrate Canada Day this weekend, RBR+TVBR heads to Buffalo, N.Y. for a festive Independence Day celebration Canalside on July 4. So our Streamline Publishing family can celebrate these two great nations, the editorial and business offices of RBR+TVBR are closed until 9am on Wednesday, July 5.

She's been a key ad sales leader at Bahakel Communications in Charlotte since joining its Bahakel Digital arm in summer 2020 as Director, becoming VP/Sales for the company to begin 2023. Now, she's joining Gray Media to lead its NBC affiliate in the Florence-Myrtle Beach, S.C., market.

LTN Global, a provider of broadcast-quality IP video transport solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire Make.TV, developer of a cloud-based service that enables content creators to access, curate, and publish live video streams to affiliates, social media, and OTT platforms.

He began his career as a news anchor and director for a large group of radio stations. Then, he jumped to television, becoming a prime-time news anchor for some of North America's biggest media companies. This culminated in being named a lead news anchor in New York City for one of its top stations, in October 2018. Sadly, cancer has claimed Edgardo del Villar.

Orban Labs, the maker of audio processing systems for AM, FM, DAB+, HD Radio, television and Internet broadcasting, is "reorganizing" sales of its PCn1600 audio processing software. Translation: years of exclusivity have ended for two entities that had exclusive sales licenses. 

Come November 25, the full fuel behind what many hope will be the biggest gift-giving season in three years will likely be sparked. What brands have taken a head start in promoting their goods and services? Two big retailers — one of which had a dismal third quarter.

If you haven't yet discovered the RBR+TVBR INFocus Podcast, presented by Dot.FM, now's your chance to get caught up on what your competition has already heard.

The lone radio stations within a 30-mile radius of a small Mitchell County, Tex., town have just been sold. It's an "Extreme" transaction -- one that involves the owner of a Tejano station serving the Abilene market, and a husband-and-wife seller.

From baseball to football, and from basketball to motor sports, Hispanic consumers are "major league" fans. They represent a huge opportunity for sports teams, their merchandise, their venues — and their broadcast media sponsors. Still, many radio stations are unsure as to how to connect with, or fully tap into, the growing Hispanic sports market and its vast potential. A Hispanic Radio Conference session will go a long way toward providing big answers on "deportes" delivery.

In mid-May, Chelan Valley Media Group revealed that it had found a buyer for its radio stations in eastern Washington, with Greg Guy at Tideline Partners serving as the broker. Now, it can be told how much the company is pocketing from the sale of the properties.

It's a Class D AM licensed to Somonauk, Ill., with an FM translator targeting such far-suburban Chicago communities as Sandwich, Yorkville and Newark.  Nelson Multimedia is not selling them, but it's just submitted documents with the FCC requiring its approval on an ownership tweak.

Its mission is to "bring principles for Kingdom living to our listeners." Now, Kingdom Keys Network will continue to fulfill its mission with two fewer FM radio stations in its collection of North Texas properties.

Gigi Sohn, who withdrew from consideration to become a FCC Commissioner after two failed attempts by the Biden Administration, has published commentary in a broadband-focused blog suggesting the lame-duck Commission move ahead with an effort to challenge the license renewal of a Fox Television Stations property in Philadelphia.

Quantum Corp.'s aiWARE™ for Xcellis, an on-premise and cloud version of the artificial intelligence (AI) platform from Veritone, has caught the world's attention — and they like what they see. The product earned the coveted Best of Show Award at IBC2017 in Amsterdam, a key convention for broadcast media tech purveyors and innovators.