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		<title>The Rise and Fall of the C-Band</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Chip Morgan [May 2026] Congress has ordered the FCC to auction off at least 100 MHz of C-Band spectrum. There may or may not be a sliver of C-Band left for broadcasters to use but a lot of current C-Band traffic is starting to migrate – or thinking of it – to other modes [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; [April 2026] Original post July 2015. As times and technology change, common terms often change their meaning, and can create curious turns of phrase. Sometimes the younger guys and gals do not know exactly why they say certain things. Today, we want to rewind Clay&#8217;s comments on definitions. I thought [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[[April 2026] Tell the truth: at least once in your career, you have thought that “I can run a station better than this guy!” If you plan properly, you can turn that into a good living. George Kimble explains.  The thought must have crossed your mind at some time: Should I look at buying my [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[[June 2025] With the summer severe weather season already affecting a number of locations, this is a good time to consider whether your plant is prepared to cope with the aftermath of a local disaster. As you may imagine, Clay has some thoughts to share on the subject. Floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, forest fires, chemical [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>My View On Radio&#8217;s Future</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[July 2023] Is the current threat to AM radio – or more? Dave has some thoughts. Hello! Today, I am goin to talk about radio. &#8220;Well, should be obvious&#8221;, I hear you quietly saying under your breath, &#8220;that is exactly what we are all about here.&#8221; Yes, it is, but today&#8217;s conversation really is not [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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