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The FCC at its September Open Meeting this morning approved in a 4-1 vote a $6 million forfeiture order for political consultant Steve Kramer in response to unlawful robocalls made using "deepfake," AI-generated voice cloning technology and caller ID spoofing.
RBR-TVBR
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It's being called a "comprehensive broadcast solution," and it will see 20 games from both the National Basketball Association and National Hockey League franchises serving the Mile High City air on free-to-air television, thanks to an arrangement between the teams, Altitude Sports and TEGNA.
Adam Jacobson
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FCC adopts rules implementing a streamlined process for authorizing digital transmissions at different power levels in order to enhance digital FM radio coverage and prevent interference.
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Terry Scutt
1 year 2 months ago
A 35-year veteran of local broadcast television since November 2017 has served as VP/GM of Cox Media Group's CBS affiliate in Jacksonville — along with the FOX affiliate it operates via a shared services agreement. On December 31, he'll officially retire from the industry.
Adam Jacobson
1 year 2 months ago
The New Mexico State Aggies' home game against the University of New Mexico will be broadcast in the Navajo language, thanks to an arrangement between NM State Athletics and its multimedia rights partner, Van Wagner.
Adam Jacobson
1 year 2 months ago
The Democratic nominee for U.S. President has launched a series of digital and radio ads targeting rural and Republican voters in Pennsylvania. The radio ads complement a geotargeted digital video ad featuring the same message.
Cameron Coats
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Paul McLane
1 year 2 months ago
The Assistant Program Director and Operations Manager for Alpha Media's WROU-FM and "Hot 102.9" has been promoted to OM for all of the company's radio stations serving the Miami Valley.
RBR-TVBR
1 year 2 months ago
Are issue ads entitled to the Lowest Unit Rate? Is the broadcaster exempt from liability for false statements? Must the broadcaster allow opposing views on its air? Many think the answers to these questions are "Yes." Think again, veteran Washington, D.C. attorney Gregg Skall says in this classic column.
RBR-TVBR
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RW Staff
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On Tuesday, RBR+TVBR was first to report on the sale of two FM translators to Townsquare Media. Now, the seller behind that deal in Sedalia, Mo., has engineered a transaction that will see it obtain a dark 1.25kw FM serving areas due east of Joplin, Mo.
Adam Jacobson
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Chuck Gloman
1 year 2 months ago
The individual who most recently served as Senior VP of AVOD Streaming and Digital for NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has been named EVP of Sports. He succeeds Eli Velazquez, who is leaving the company at the end of the month.
RBR-TVBR
1 year 2 months ago
A U.S. District Court Judge in Grand Rapids, Mich., has said no to a legal request from the nation's No. 1 owner of broadcast television stations to dismiss a complaint filed by a former WOOD-8 News Director and his assistant — a move that keeps their defamation suit alive.
Adam Jacobson
1 year 2 months ago
Dish has submitted a request for monetary sanctions against Soo Kim and his Standard General, calling his lawsuit against the FCC for alleged civil rights violations — a legal action that includes Dish and head Charlie Ergen as non-government defendants — a costly response from "an entitled entrepreneur" who simply didn't get what he wanted.
Adam Jacobson
1 year 2 months ago
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