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The FCC is presently seeking proposals for realistic alternatives to the Global Positioning System (GPS), should it ever be compromised or attacked. The NAB thinks it has an answer, and at the NAB Show it will demonstrate its "Broadcast Positioning System," or BPS, with the assistance of Sinclair and UrsaNav LLC. 

U.S.-based employers announced 275,240 job cuts in March, a 60% increase from the 172,017 cuts announced one month prior. It is up 205% from the 90,309 cuts announced in the same month in 2024, which was the highest monthly total recorded last year, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

AirWatch365 offers real-time transmitter monitoring and access to engineers

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With days before the start of the 2025 NAB Show, it is now known that two FCC Commissioners will be appearing at the annual conference and expo, which begins Sunday at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Democrat will be at a North Hall session, while the Republican will appear the next morning. 

More than 2 1/2 years after a lease deal gave the company control of the properties, paperwork is being submitted with the FCC seeking regulatory approval of a deal that would see Norsan Media finally take on ownership of an FM and an FM translator serving Spanish-speaking audiences in Austin.

Petition against Christian Pentecost Church over its community presence falls short

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What are the key changes happening in the console sector? Here’s what engineers in the field told me

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A longtime national music formats leader who joined Local Radio Networks (LRN) in 2019 after a tenure at Cumulus Media-owned Westwood One died on Tuesday night of a heart attack. He was engaged in his second favorite passion — ice hockey.

In a deal that caught some industry observers off-guard, Todd Parkin in mid-March struck a multi-million deal to buy five TV stations from Sinclair Inc. Now, it appears Parkin's Rincon Broadcasting Group is already expanding its under-construction stable.

The NAB, in an ex parte letter sent to the FCC on Wednesday, asked the Commission engaged in a "Delete, Delete, Delete" initiative sparked by Chairman Brendan Carr to eliminate the national cap on broadcast television ownership.