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It serves Rolla, Mo., from a tower near Salem, Mo., and serves a portion of the Show-Me State due east of Fort Leonard Wood. Now, the husband and wife team that have owned and operated this Rocker are selling the Class C3 FM after 21 years of service.

Its parent company has a partnership with Shopsense AI that's about to get a bit sporty. That's because Bell Media-owned TSN, styled as the Canadian equivalent of ESPN, is now included in the mix. Introducing the new TSN Shop, delivering a "curated shopping experience for TSN viewers through Shopsense AI’s leading shoppable TV technology."

The broadcast technology company known as swXtch.io has extended a partnership with Bridge Technologies that sees the two companies coming together for the monitoring and validation of "high value" media streams.

The licensee of low-power broadcast television stations led by CEO Randy Weiss has signed off on a deal that will see a transfer of control of a LPTV property serving Little Rock to an entity co-owned by Larry Morton and Greg Fess.

The American Education Foundation has signed off on an asset sale agreement that will see Spoon City Media, a La Porte, Ind., based entity led by Matt Moore, purchase its Class B AM serving Peoria, Ill., along with two associated FM translators. 

Bank of America Securities analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich has initiated coverage on Paramount Skydance Corp. Investors will hardly be excited over Ehrlich's initial analysis, which points to a long, slow growth trajectory for the company led by David Ellison. What could this mean for peers of the CBS parent?

It operates a Christian Talk & Teaching network with affiliated stations in some 18 U.S. states and in such markets as Kansas City, Memphis, Nashville, Merced and Fort Wayne. Now, Bott Radio Network is poised to enter Iowa's state capital.

For the sixth consecutive year, RBR+TVBR is pleased be accepting reader nominations for its 2025 Top Local TV Leaders list. We've received more than 150 votes so far ... be sure to get yours in today, as the final day for submissions is September 9.

A memo received by staff indicates that about 15% of PBS staff will be eliminated. It's a direct result of Republican efforts on Capitol Hill to put a kibosh on federal funding of the CPB.

David Evans has been with the company for the last 25 years

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