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From technological innovations that could impact the future of local TV to the FCC under forthcoming Chairman Brendan Carr, Deutsche Bank Director of Equity Research Ben Soff shared the Wall Street viewpoint on how linear TV could benefit during a TVB Executive Summit session held Thursday. This podcast offers coverage of that discussion.

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The Media Bureau reminds prospective applicants of an NCETV filing window from December 4 through December 11, 2024, and a temporary application freeze commencing December 3 through close of the window.

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It’s an entry-level cert without a career service requirement

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“We strive to have the cleanest, non-fatiguing audio possible on the stream”

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She's presently the Chief of the FCC's Media Bureau and may not be in the role come January 21. Nevertheless, Holly Saurer today is an influencer when it comes to broadcast media regulatory policy, and that likely explains why the head of the LPTV Broadcasters Association last week met with her and key colleagues to discuss the group's priorities.

How valued is artificial intelligence to The E.W. Scripps Company? The publicly traded company has put into place a leadership team the company says will "guide the acceleration of the company’s artificial intelligence strategy" in the coming months.

The clear-channel AM has been broadcasting from Coon Rapids, Minn., for nearly a century

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Shawn Donilon says it’s “very much in the mix”

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Brendan Carr has issued a formal missive to the CEOs of Meta, Alphabet Inc., Apple Inc. and Microsoft seeking an explanation as to how their "NewsGuard" works and how it is squelching viewpoints, resulting in "censorship." It sends a clear message that the forthcoming FCC Chairman has zero tolerance for what he views as free speech impediments.

Submissions for awards are due Jan. 21 and March 3

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Rogers Sports & Media is selling to My Broadcasting Corp. its 26kw Class B Adult Contemporary CKOT-FM "Easy 101.3" — today modeled largely after Rogers flagship CHFI-FM in Toronto — and 7.8kw Class B CJDL-FM "Country 107.3" in Tillsonburg, Ont. Both stations reach London, Ont. Also being sold is an Ottawa rimshot FM.

The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten TV and Spot Ten Cable reports have been released by the iHeartMedia-owned ad tracking service, and for the week ending November 24, two big brick-and-mortar retailers each seeking to grow their online sales were the spot play leaders at broadcast TV.

The Media Bureau is reminding prospective applicants of an NCETV filing window, which opens a week from Wednesday. The window will be open for a week, and because of this filing opportunity a temporary application freeze will commence on December 3, the FCC says.

In a transaction RBR+TVBR first reported on November 14, WMAY-AM & FM and WNNS-FM & WQLZ-FM in the Springfield, Ill., market are being sold by Mid-West Family Broadcasting to Woodward Communications Inc. Details regarding the purchase price have now come to light, thanks to the filing of an asset purchase agreement with the FCC for regulatory approval.

As of today, some 18 NBCUniversal-produced free ad-supported streaming television channels are coming to subscribers of the "sports-first" virtual MVPD service that's using to stop Venu Sports from ever reaching the starting line. The first four, available now, are aligned with Telemundo.

FOX "took full advantage of its multiplatform TV footprint" — and ability to engage viewers across linear networks — during the month of October, leading it to a company best finish in the year that Nielsen's Media Distributor Gauge has been produced by the audience measurement company.