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		<title>A Useful Maintenance Checklist</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Barry Mishkind [June 2026] Broadcasters have a lot to do each to get the programming on the air. Sometimes this leads to a lack of preventive maintenance, especially where the site is remote and/or rural. Still, this is essential to prevent trouble that often can be easily avoided. Building a good maintenance program is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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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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		<title>Beware of Killer Thumb Drives</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Barry Mishkind [May 2026] You may never look at a USB thumb drive or cable the same way after reading this. What was just a precaution that seemed like overkill now may be a warning we need to know. See how this all progressed. USB devices are so common that most people plug them [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Predicting Maintenance Needs</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[by Rolin Lintag [May 2026] You normally do not wait for your vehicle to break down to do maintenance repairs, do you? So, what about your program and transmission systems? Predicting potential problems, as Rolin explains, can prevent downtime for your station – and problems for you. Have you ever wondered how automobile manufacturers can [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Danger From Consumer Parts</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[May 2026] Over the years, either due to budgetary issues or the fact that some new products can solve a problem in the studio or transmitter sites, many stations have purchased consumer electronics to do jobs from CD players to security camera. There are some aspects that need consideration before implementation. Ron Schacht elaborates; Anyone [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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