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While the release of the Commission's Memorandum Opinion and Order came early Monday, it was adopted in a divisive 3-2 vote on September 18, with Republicans Brendan Carr and Nate Simington vociferously disapproving the deal over Soros' ties to liberal and Democratic causes.

Deadline is Nov. 26

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"With greater scale, we expect a combined DIRECTV and DISH will be better able to work with programmers to realize our vision for the future of TV, which is to aggregate, curate, and distribute content tailored to customers’ interests," DirecTV CEO Bill Morrow said in a prepared statement released early Monday.

The FCC's two Republican votemakers couldn't be more irate over what detractors of the deal have labeled a "Soros short cut" to gaining financial control — and, to conservatives, editorial control — of Audacy's radio stations. Yet, the Chairwoman remains steadfast that the same process used for three of Audacy's peers was applied with its emergence from bankruptcy protection.

"While we do not take a position on the merits of this or any particular broadcast transaction, it is essential that the FCC’s regulatory processes are fair and predictable so that broadcasters can innovate and invest in their stations to the benefit of communities across the country," NAB head Curtis LeGeyt said.

The licenses for an AM radio station with an FM translator serving Oregon's state capital were transferred between family members — twice — without FCC authorization. That's yielded a proposed fine.

Matthew Wesolowski is known across the industry as the General Manager of SSR Communications in Flora, Miss., who had been a key advocate of a “Class C4” FM radio facility. Now, Wesolowski is in the news as the Audio Division has ordered his company to show why it can't move a Utah FM to a new frequency and a Nevada address.

In five weeks, the U.S. presidential election will be here. There are still undecided voters for both Vice President Harris and former President Trump to sway, and for the Democratic candidate, attracting potential voters has seen an investment in broadcast TV spots.

Hurricane death toll continued to mount over the weekend

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