Cavell, Mertz & Associates Merges with Capitol Airspace Group

Garrison Cavell and Cindy Hutter Cavell at Cavell, Mertz & Associates
Garrison Cavell and Cindy Hutter Cavell at Cavell, Mertz & Associates (Image credit: Cavell, Mertz & Associates)

MANASSAS, Va.—The broadcasting and communications industry consulting firm Cavell, Mertz & Associates has merged with the Capitol Airspace Group, a leading aviation consulting firm.  

Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. 

As a division of Capitol Airspace, Cavell Mertz will continue its 34-year tradition of providing quality consulting  services to the broadcast and communication industries. Additionally, Cavell Mertz is expanding Capitol  Airspace’s services to the renewable energy sector by providing Communication Interference Studies. These  studies will evaluate the potential for wind turbines to interfere with AM and FM radio, television  broadcasting, and land mobile radio systems.  

Cavell, Mertz's existing services and platforms, including FCCInfo.com, will continue to be available.  

The Capitol Airspace Group has provided analytical, strategic, and advocacy services to airports,  communities, and commercial developers for over 20 years. 

The company’s core competencies are in the Federal Aviation  Administration (FAA) aeronautical study process including obstruction evaluation and airspace analysis,  instrument flight procedure design and optimization, and the Department of Defense (DoD) mission  compatibility evaluation process. To date, they have filed more than 100,000 different aeronautical studies with the FAA. 

More information is available at https://www.capitolairspace.com or https://cavellmertz.com.  

George Winslow

George Winslow is the senior content producer for TV Tech. He has written about the television, media and technology industries for nearly 30 years for such publications as Broadcasting & Cable, Multichannel News and TV Tech. Over the years, he has edited a number of magazines, including Multichannel News International and World Screen, and moderated panels at such major industry events as NAB and MIP TV. He has published two books and dozens of encyclopedia articles on such subjects as the media, New York City history and economics.