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Teri Monahan, who led the Delmarva Peninsula's home of ABC, The CW and MeTV programming for more than three decades, has retired. Who's her successor at the Marquee Broadcasting-owned station in Salisbury-Ocean City, Md.?

The Commission is now offering templates for the 18 most commonly issued and time-sensitive alerts in the 13 most commonly spoken languages in the U.S., plus English and American Sign Language (ASL).

It says it offers voice over IP phone at modest price to broadcasters

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Five days ago, it looked like the licensee of a Texas FM successfully convinced the FCC that it should not be fined for a tardy renewal application. Now, this station owner faces a possible stripping of its license in what appears to be the first act by the acting Media Bureau, confirming Holly Saurer's shift to a new role.

Salem Media Group, the publicly traded company focused on conservative and Christian-themed spoken word programming, has two new members of its Board of Directors. One is likely a familiar name to those Inside the Beltway. 

The future of two AM radio stations and an FM translator serving Muscatine, Iowa, presently licensed to the trustee of bankrupt JAM Media Solutions, appears to be in the hands of a locally based media company co-owned by family members who have owned a Chevrolet dealership in the city for some 65 years.

The Marketing Director for two TEGNA-owned stations serving the Jacksonville, Fla., market has joined Hearst Television to serve as Creative Services Director of its CBS affiliate in Iowa's state capital.

Bob Lacey and Sheri Lynch’s company, NOW! Media, will continue to syndicate the show, with Lynch remaining on board after Friday, January 31. No further details have been revealed. Lacey has enjoyed a 54-year career in Charlotte radio, when he joined WBT-AM in Charlotte for nights; the station's signal can be heard across the East Coast after dark.

In the Central Valley of California, a vigorously competitive broadcast TV battle sees Sinclair and an ABC Owned Station fight for viewers against a pair of stations owned by Nexstar Media Group. Those two TV properties now have a new leader — an individual who led "FOX26" and "CW59" in Fresno for more than a decade.

Fans of Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves will be able to watch Spring Training action across some two dozen stations owned by Gray Media. And, the coverage begins on February 27.

Three veteran radio industry professionals have connected their brain power and years of experience and have launched a consulting venture "with big dreams, plenty of expertise, and a healthy appreciation for clichés."

Four unlicensed broadcasters in Connecticut and Ohio face hefty penalties under PIRATE Act enforcement

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It asked the FCC to reject petitions challenging emergence from bankruptcy

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This week, multiple false alert incidents took place at both ends of the country. We call on the FCC, FEMA, NWS and state governments to implement methods to prevent false widespread alerts.

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Report Tabulates 2023 Biennial Ownership Data from FCC Form 323 and Form 323-E

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Pop-Up “TJ 98.7” is gone. So is WLIB’s previous programming. Now on the air is New York’s take on the growing format using English and Spanish pop hits with a 100% Spanish presentation.

One week ago, the MVPD controlled by Altice USA dropped the MSG Network. At 5pm Eastern on Friday, it blocked access to 63 Nexstar Media Group-owned broadcast TV stations across 42 markets, as well as NewsNation.