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Recognizing his decades-long influence on the broadcasting industry, Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink has named iconic leader Randy Michaels as this year’s recipient of its Lifetime Leadership Award. The honor will be formally presented at Forecast 2026 in New York in November.

Randy Weiss is a digital TV pioneer who as ARK Mediacom Chairman launched the first successful test of an end-to-end 5G Broadcast stream. Now, Weiss through his Edge Spectrum entity has agreed to sell two LPTV properties in West Virginia.

Spanish Broadcasting System, the company founded and led by Raúl Alarcón Jr., has reached a deal that confirms SBS is selling its TV assets in Puerto Rico but retaining its stateside properties. Who is acquiring the three TV stations serving cities across La Isla del Encanto? Look no further than Joni Lamb.

The New York FM comes to life with the help of ... doctoral research?

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Under the new order issued by Media Bureau Acting Chief Erin Boone and Office of the Managing Director head Mark Stephens, both stations’ licenses and renewal applications have been returned to pending status. The FCC will also update its internal and public databases to reflect the reinstatement.

The company known as swXtch.io plans to  work closely with Telos Alliance to raise visibility and brand recognition in North America through their reseller agreement, developing a go-to-market strategy that will introduce cloudSwXtch as an adaptable, reliable, and flexible cloud networking solution to new radio and TV customers.

With Connoisseur Media moving forward with the proposed acquisition of Alpha Media’s radio stations, a pair of leadership changes will take effect June 9 that the company says reflect its "commitment to continuity, growth, and the integration" of new properties into the Connoisseur family.

Futuri has gained a reputation in recent months as a AI-powered sales intelligence and content tool provider for broadcasters. Now, it has a new offering that allows users to create AI-generated video within Futuri’s AI spec spot platform.

She called it a move to “pay for tax cuts for billionaires”

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This is the agenda, and these are the speakers, you can’t afford to miss at next week’s Hispanic Radio Conference. We all have regrets – don’t let missing this be one of them.