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The "AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act" is poised for a full floor vote in the House of Representatives. This iteration of the bill features a key "compromise," one driven by "stakeholders" such as the auto industry. Yet, that still doesn't satisfy the person whose association hosts the annual CES Show each January.

FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty offered a luncheon keynote on Thursday at the Free State Foundation, sharing why "we need to support today’s New Golden Age of America, where our communications networks are the most advanced, secure, and widely available in the world." She also touched on Jimmy Kimmel and Chairman Carr.

Just two days after it shared how it was promoting from within to fill two newly created roles that reflect "the evolving structure" of its sales organization, Skyview Networks has made a second round of business moves it says is designed to "ensure we have the right leadership in place to guide our continued growth."

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The NBC affiliate serving South Florida since its sign-on 71 years ago has a new News Director, and it is welcoming an individual who is relocating from The E.W. Scripps Co.'s ABC-affiliated sibling in Tampa-St. Petersburg, where he was Asst. ND.

The Allen Media Group's free-streaming digital sports platform focused on the nation’s 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) has inked a new partnership with one of the biggest advertisers using linear broadcast media, becoming the presenting sponsor of select 2025 HBCU football classics.

The lone Democrat-aligned FCC Commissioner on Thursday issued a follow-up statement in response to ABC’s decision to indefinitely suspend late-night talk host Jimmy Kimmel for making false statements about the alleged assassin of Turning Point USA founder and conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.

Constitutional litigator Daniel Suhr and his Chicago-based "CAR" are applauding FCC Chairman Brendan Carr for acting in the public interest by scolding ABC for comments made by Jimmy Kimmel on his now-suspended late-night talk show. CAR took it one step further by filing a complaint at the Commission against KABC-TV.

As public radio begins its new life without federal support through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, NPR executives are adjusting the organization’s budget with Member stations in mind. The NPR board recently met and prepared a balanced budget for the fiscal year that begins October 1, and two big moves are in the works.

Weigel Broadcasting Co., known for such brands as MeTV, Dabl and MOVIES!, is adding to its family of national digital multicast networks with the debut on September 29 of an offering focused on "the all-time greatest Western TV series."