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scmp.com - Holly Chik - Code talker 2025? PLA frontline troops are testing portable quantum radio devices
Code talker 2025? PLA frontline troops are testing portable quantum radio devices
South China Morning Post

The People's Liberation Army is testing what could be the world's first portable quantum radio device in its border patrol troops, according to the official Science and Technology Daily. The PLA's Information Support Force said its miniaturised…

yve-style.com - Jennifer Anderson - Gene Simmons: Musicians Face Unfair Radio Royalty Challenges
Gene Simmons: Musicians Face Unfair Radio Royalty Challenges
Yve-Style.com

In a direct appeal to Congress, rock legend Gene Simmons has ignited a heated debate over fair compensation for artists, arguing that they are treated “worse than slaves” because radio stations do not pay them for the airplay of their…

rollingstone.com - Jon Blistein - Gene Simmons Says Artists Treated 'Worse Than Slaves' Because Radio Doesn't Pay Them
Gene Simmons Says Artists Treated 'Worse Than Slaves' Because Radio Doesn't Pay Them
Rolling Stone

Gene Simmons called on Congress to pass new legislation that would finally secure payments for artists when their music is played on radio, declaring that under the current system artists are treated “worse than slaves.” The Kiss…

people.com - Angela Andaloro - Radio City Santa Recalls the Only Time He Put a Little Boy on the Naughty List in His 36 Seasons in the Role
Radio City Santa Recalls the Only Time He Put a Little Boy on the Naughty List in His 36 Seasons in the Role
PEOPLE

Charles Edward Hall played Santa Claus for 36 seasons of Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Spectacular The actor appeared on Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia to talk about his time as Santa and what life is like after retirement Hall recalled…

si.com - Gene Chamberlain - Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns Week 15 TV, radio, betting
Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns Week 15 TV, radio, betting
Sports Illustrated

TV: Fox (Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston, Allison Williams) Radio: ESPN AM-1000 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Jason McKie) National ESPN (Chris Carlin, Tom Ramsey, Courtney Cronin) Spanish Broadcast: Latino Mix FM 93.5 (Omar Ramos, Miguel Esparza) Latest…

deadline.com - Ted Johnson - Gene Simmons Testifies On 'Injustice' Of Performers Going Unpaid When Their Songs Are Played On Broadcast Radio Stations
Gene Simmons Testifies On 'Injustice' Of Performers Going Unpaid When Their Songs Are Played On Broadcast Radio Stations
Deadline

Gene Simmons of KISS testified before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee on the “injustice” that performers still go uncompensated when their music is played on broadcast radio stations. Simmons, who on Sunday was awarded a Kennedy…

radiotoday.co.uk - Roy Martin - Jersey radio auction raises £75,557 for families
Jersey radio auction raises £75,557 for families
RadioToday

This year's Jersey Christmas Appeal charity auction has raised £75,557 to support families across the island. The total was announced at the end of a six-hour radiothon hosted by Channel 103 Breakfast presenter Peter Mac, Jersey broadcaster…

radiotoday.co.uk - Roy Martin - New Lincolnshire radio stations plan launch on DAB
New Lincolnshire radio stations plan launch on DAB
RadioToday

Lincolnshire is to get more commercial radio services in 2026 as plans are announced by Magna Radio. It launches alongside a sister service, Magna Mix, which plays music from the sixties to the eighties. The stations will be available on DAB and…

billboard.com - Glenn Peoples - Gene Simmons Testifies on Bill to Pay Artists for Radio Play: 'If You Are Against This Bill, You Are Un-American'
Gene Simmons Testifies on Bill to Pay Artists for Radio Play: 'If You Are Against This Bill, You Are Un-American'
Billboard

Gene Simmons, co-founder and bass player of the band KISS, told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Tuesday (Dec. 9) that paying recording artists for broadcast radio performances isn't just a matter of fairness; it's a matter of patriotism.

theadvocate.com - Joanna Brown - Lafayette radio station awarded stabilization grant after elimination of federal funding
Lafayette radio station awarded stabilization grant after elimination of federal funding
The Advocate

Lafayette radio station KRVS-FM 88.7 was included in an initial round of grant funding from the Public Media Bridge Fund, designed to support local public media across the country in response to the elimination of federal funds for the Corporation…

dailymail.co.uk - Brian Marks For Dailymail.com - Gene Simmons tries to hit on TV news anchor in cringe interview
Gene Simmons tries to hit on TV news anchor in cringe interview
Mail Online

Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com Kiss rocker Gene Simmons left his fans wincing this week after he derailed a TV news interview in its final minutes. The 76-year-old singer and bassist was wrapping up an interview with the Scripps…

washingtonexaminer.com - Lauren Green - Gene Simmons says musician royalty act is about protecting the next Elvis Presley
Gene Simmons says musician royalty act is about protecting the next Elvis Presley
Home

“America invented the music of planet Earth: rock ‘n' roll, blues, jazz, hip hop, country and western,” Simmons said in the interview. “The king of rock ‘n' roll was born in America, Elvis Presley, and all of his…

radioiowa.com - O. Kay Henderson - No appetite' for immediate changes in Iowa Public Employees Retirement System - Radio Iowa
No appetite' for immediate changes in Iowa Public Employees Retirement System - Radio Iowa
Home - Radio Iowa

Lawmakers who lead the panel that reviews the primary pension system for public employees say there's no appetite in the Iowa legislature to make immediate changes in pension plans, but they aren't ruling out at least studying changes. Republican…

radioiowa.com - Matt Kelley - Senator Grassley says most Iowa farmers will qualify for bailout - Radio Iowa
Senator Grassley says most Iowa farmers will qualify for bailout - Radio Iowa
Home - Radio Iowa

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says the $12-billion farmer bailout program President Trump announced Monday is much-needed and he predicts a great many farmers in Iowa will qualify for it. Grassley says this is quite similar to the help the president…

radioiowa.com - Dar Danielson - Iowa farmland with livestock has higher value in annual ISU survey - Radio Iowa
Iowa farmland with livestock has higher value in annual ISU survey - Radio Iowa
Home - Radio Iowa

The annual Iowa State University Extension farmland survey shows land values statewide increase by 3.7% an acre. ISU's Rabail Chandio oversees the survey. “This minor increase is the sixth increase in the last seven years. The only exception…

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