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It was originally anticipated in early October, but the shutdown of the federal government resulted in a pause of all non-essential efforts at the FCC, which furloughed more than 1,000 individuals over the funding squabble on Capitol Hill.  Now, the Commission has released its quarterly station totals. The big takeaway: commercial AM and FM stations declined in number once again.

It is still unclear which national standard for digital radio will reign supreme

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The nation's dominant Christian Contemporary Music (CCM) radio broadcasting company has expanded again — this time with a deal that gives them a pair of FM radio stations serving the Colorado River market of Yuma, Ariz.

He's the Chairman of Laramie Jubilee Days, staged each July in the Wyoming city as "a mix of Wild West history, wholesome family fun, and vibrant nightlife." In the radio industry, he's known for his nearly 15 years as the owner of Wolf Creek Radio Broadcasting. Now, Shawn Faxon is adding to his station roster.

Gary McIntyre remembers Grahm Junior College's student radio station in Boston

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It's a unique community-focused noncommercial FM that in recent times has been seeking listener donations to help build a new radio tower, thus making it truly "Williamsport Community Radio." While that effort failed, its future is bright thanks to the sale of its current home and forthcoming move to a LPFM facility.

Javier Sánchez Pérez of RTVE gave a snapshot to the WorldDAB Summit

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Expanding on the powerful features of the Sonicview series, the new DP model introduces a redundant power supply. Designed for broadcast environments and system integrators, the Sonicview DP line is designed to ensure that key audio never drops out.

One company is a specialist in service quality monitoring, program guide and metadata management, and data broadcasting systems for broadcasters. The other company is known for its broadcast media technology. Both have been selected to help usher in the ATSC 3.0 era at a division of Griffin Media.

It's a Quad Cities, Iowa-Illinois headquartered developer of a broadcast industry AI-enhanced traffic, production, and creative workflow platform. Now, it has brought to market "an advanced AI assistant" already active within the platform.