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Local news is the heart of what many LPTV stations do. It is also one of the most time-pressured operations at any station. A small newsroom is often producing multiple newscasts a day, covering a geography that would challenge a much larger team, with fewer resources than the full-power competition.

I have been in broadcasting long enough to see the regulatory landscape shift more times than I can count. Spectrum auctions. Repacking. Must-carry battles. The ATSC 3.0 authorization. The ongoing proceedings around simulcasting, tuner requirements, and the sunset of ATSC 1.0. If you lead a station, you are leading through

Traffic and scheduling is one of the least glamorous functions at a TV station and one of the most important. If the traffic log is wrong, the revenue is wrong. If the schedule has errors, the viewer experience suffers and advertisers get unhappy. Traffic managers carry a lot of weight

One of the hardest conversations I haave with LPTV owners goes like this. They tell me they are exhausted. They are doing everything. They are the sales manager, the chief engineer, the news director, the traffic manager, the HR department, and on most days the person emptying the trash. I

Every week I get asked some version of the same question. What should an LPTV station be doing with artificial intelligence? The honest answer is that it depends on the station, but there is a general framework that I think most operators will find useful. I want to spend this

By Lee Allen Miller, Executive Director When I talk with LPTV owners across the country, I hear the same story more often than I’d like. Someone got into broadcasting because they loved it. They loved the signal going out. They loved hearing their programming come back through the antenna. They

TitanTV, Inc. today announced that Heidi Steffen will become President, effective May 11, 2026, as part of a planned leadership transition. Steffen currently serves as TitanTV’s Chief Revenue Officer and has played a key role in the company’s growth, customer relationships, and strategic direction. She is also recognized across the industry for

Partnership expands regional reach as broadcasters adopt next-generation monitoring and orchestration technologies SAN DIEGO—March 24, 2026—MNC Software, a global leader in network management and operational support systems tailored to the broadcast and media industry, today announced the appointment of Heartland Video Systems (HVS) as an authorized reseller for North America.