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After 13 months, a FCC Media Bureau docket continues to receive filings from parties for and against the license renewal of WTXF "FOX 29" in Philadelphia. Now, Republican FCC Commissioner Nate Simington has spoken up by calling for an end to the fight and allowing the license renewal to proceed without delay.

Broadcast media’s most prestigious leadership conference, Forecast 2025, is pleased to announce this year's conference chairs. Fox Television Stations CEO Jack Abernethy will serve as Television Chair. ABC Audio Vice President Liz Alesse is the event's Radio Chair.

It's known for being the first city in the U.S. that's still standing today, and attracts tourists year-round. Now, this locale between Flagler County, to the south, and the sprawling Jacksonville area to the north is seeing the transfer of an FM translator to a radio group led by VP/GM David Ayres.

The audio imaging, production library, voiceover, programming, podcasting, and jingle production company founded by Dave "Chachi" Denes has promoted from within to fill its Affiliate Relations and Music Licensing Representative role as it welcomes a pair of women to its headquarters office.

The best speakers know how to use hand gestures to make their words more persuasive and memorable. Public speaking coach and veteran Public Relations executive Rosemary Ravinal offers five examples that demonstrate the science to back up this perspective.

The Chris Devine-founded GeoBroadcast Solutions has formed a "national advisory board" that will play "a crucial role in advising GBS leadership on innovations and market technologies that help radio broadcasters better serve their local communities, grow revenue and expand the sustainability of audio."

The brand extensions are on DAB, Global Player, online

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Details of New York Public Radio's second round of layoffs in a year due to ongoing budget challenges have been revealed. The significant cuts will affect several of its platforms, including WNYC Radio, WNYC Studios, and Classical WQXR.

Some radio broadcasters said CORES was reflecting wrong data

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A reader looks forward to further improvements of the dual-feed antenna

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