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Who knew in 2008 that wireless internet technology would be an essential way of life for millions of Americans? WiFi is now two decades old, and FCC Chairman Ajit Pai remarked on WiFi's past, present and future on Tuesday at the Wi-Fi World Congress 2019 in Northern Virginia.

The House of Representatives on Feb. 25 passed the “PIRATE Act.” The House in 2018 did the same thing. But, it’s ultimately up to the U.S. Senate to decide if the legislation makes it way into law. That now may finally come, thanks to the Senate Commerce Committee.

Flo and Jaime, "the No. 2 number one employee," may have an office party to start planning. Progressive Insurance has been selected to receive the 2019 Radio Mercury Awards "Radio Marketer of the Year" Award.

Four former CBS Radio markets are Entercom's top revenue performers in Q1, said President/CEO David Field. That's not the only huge takeaway from his company's quarterly earnings call. Legalized sports gambling could be a huge money maker for Entercom very soon.

"In the investing world, as in life, it is hard to change a narrative," says analyst Michael Nathanson. "For much of the past four years, the media industry has been rightly defined by declining Pay TV subscribers, falling linear TV consumption, and slowing ad spend." But, something "really unusual" is afoot.

For the top 10 billing stations, a few adjustments in rankings occurred in 2018, while Washington, DC all-news station WTOP-FM maintained the top spot. What did the Hubbard Radio all-News giant bill?

It was a mixed day for U.S. financial markets, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 134.11 points, to 26,583.65, while Nasdaq slipped 1.63 points to 7,994.45. Among the key moves for media stocks was Beasley Broadcast Group, with shares down sharply in average trading.

A new AoIP appliance for Wheatstone’s WheatNet-IP audio network is the winner of a NAB 2019 Product of the Year award. It nabbed the honor in the Audio Production, Processing and Networking category.

The FCC’s Media Bureau on Monday unveiled its revisions to the license renewal filing procedures for radio stations. In doing so, it is providing information on the upcoming 2019-2022 radio license renewal cycle. Here's what you'll need to know.

A company known for its compliance monitoring and logging systems for broadcast and television organizations has brought Bob Valinski on to lead sales in the Northeastern U.S., as well as strategic top-tier accounts. Valinski is Vela’s fourth sales hire in as many months.

In 1991, an all-Tejano music format was brought to KXTN-FM in San Antonio. After years of success, Univision Communications in 2003 bought the station, and its AM sibling, Now, Tejano is shifting to the AM. What's in its place on the FM dial?

The Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance (ATBA) has confirmed the formation of the LPTV Industry Standards and Practices Group. Leading the endeavour is ARK Mediacom.

In May 2018, the FCC issued an NPRM seeking comment on proposed changes that would streamline the process for filing an FM translator interference complaint, and the remediation procedures used. One year later, the FCC is ready to vote on the matter.

In the final days of 2018, RBR+TVBR reported on the supposed lack of a suitable buyer for Univision’s Gizmodo Media Group. The company was “still struggling to find a buyer” some six months after going on the market. On Monday, a deal was finally reached.

No less than five audience measurement firms are working together to help Phoenix-based television broadcast companies understand the capabilities of Next-Gen TV, providing more accurate and timely information that will someday help viewers tailor the programming they want to watch and enable broadcasters and advertisers to reach viewers with messages that will interest them.