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Brian Sather, President/GM of the Hearst Television property serving Central Iowa, is excited about the launch of a new 9pm newscast one can view in the Des Moines DMA. Yet, this new offering can't be seen on a Hearst-owned station. Rather, it will air on a crosstown station owned by Sinclair Inc.

It's a radio station that officially no longer exists. However, the last licensee for this home of a blend of music best-described as “Mellow Gold,” Hometown Communications, has struck a deal to bring the unique Class C AM radio station back from the dead.

In the TV industry, the WFOR call letters have long been associated with a TV station in Miami today owned by CBS Stations. In the radio world, it is an AM radio station serving Hattiesburg, Miss. Now, that AM, along with an FM translator and a full-powered FM sibling, are heading to a new owner.

My radio takeaways from the big consumer show

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In an RF-rich environment, unintentional signals must be dealt with

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The Amarillo-based sales engineer is remembered by his customers as far more

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The PAS-200 now includes Ethernet SNMP v2 networking

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The coalition wants an answer from the FCC

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With the loss of "Newsradio 880" and its closure by Audacy Inc., there's a little less financial news on Gotham's radio dial, aside from Bloomberg's flagship WBBR-AM 1130. The spoken word operation owned by John Catsimatidis is changing that, with twice-daily weekday reports being added to the lineup.

The Syracuse-based company that owns radio stations in Central New York founded by President/CEO Ed Levine has moved ahead with a series of internal leadership promotions. Among the moves is the elevation of its Chief Revenue Officer to the position of Chief Operating Officer.