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She'll oversee the cybersecurity labeling initiative for connected consumer devices

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It reports completion of an AI agent-to-agent transaction as “an audio-industry first”

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swXtch.io’s groundSwXtch extends the LAN multicast across standard IP networks

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It's another local market appointment for an entity that is doing all that it can to demonstrate that it is a wholly separate organ from its parent, Nexstar Media Group. With 30 years of experience, there's a new President/GM in place at TEGNA's NBC affiliate in Charlotte, and for its CBS-affiliated sibling in Greensboro, N.C.

With the opening of U.S. financial markets on Wednesday, investors and impacted Scripps staffers are digesting the news that some 400 employees were let go on October 27. Scripps acknowledged the layoffs early Wednesday, and also shared a positive update on political advertising guidance.

He joined Cox Media Group in 2018 and today leads sales efforts across WSOC-9, WAXN-64, "Telemundo Charlotte" and Local Solutions Digital for the company in North Carolina's largest market. Now, CMG is ready to conduct a search for his successor that will include internal and external candidates. Tim Perry is retiring.

Pete Schartel in the early part of this decade gained national attention for his decision to air a few hours of programming from Sputnik on a Kansas City AM and its accompanying FM translator. Now, he has reached a deal to sell that MHz-band facility. The buyer will be using it to spread the word of Jesus Christ. 

We look back on the network’s formation and celebrated history

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A big reduction-in-force, another in a series of transformative moves by The E.W. Scripps Co.. has taken place at the publicly traded company. The latest effort under the direction of CEO Adam Symson was shared in an internal memo sent to employees on Tuesday. Hundreds of positions have been eliminated.

Smart speakers gave radio a foothold in the home, and a new forecast says that foothold is holding steady rather than expanding. Apple and more capable AI could shift where listeners tune in next, with connected TVs already gaining ground for AM/FM streaming.