diff --git a/src/app/home-page/page.tsx b/src/app/home-page/page.tsx
index 5c0d830..b179687 100644
--- a/src/app/home-page/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/home-page/page.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Header from "@/components/Header";
 import Footer from "@/components/Footer";
 import FeaturedBentoFromDb from '@/components/FeaturedBentoFromDb';
 import FeaturedCarouselServer from '@/components/FeaturedCarouselServer';
-import DoubleTicker from '@/components/DoubleTicker';
+import LiveWireTicker from '@/components/LiveWireTicker';
 import NewsTicker from "./components/NewsTicker";
 import FeaturedBento from "./components/FeaturedBento";
 import SpotlightCarousel from "./components/SpotlightCarousel";
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ export default function HomePage() {
         <h1>Broadcast Beat — Broadcast Engineering News & Insights</h1>
       </div>
 
-      {/* Scrolling news + forum tickers */}
+      {/* Scrolling news ticker */}
       <div className="section-enter section-enter-1">
         <Suspense fallback={<TickerSkeleton />}>
-          <DoubleTicker />
+          <LiveWireTicker />
         </Suspense>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/src/components/DoubleTicker.tsx b/src/components/DoubleTicker.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index a76a06f..0000000
--- a/src/components/DoubleTicker.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-import Link from "next/link";
-import { createClient } from "@supabase/supabase-js";
-
-export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
-
-interface TickerItem {
-  href: string;
-  title: string;
-}
-
-export default async function DoubleTicker() {
-  const sb = createClient(
-    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL!,
-    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY!,
-    {
-      db: { schema: (process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_SCHEMA || "bb") as "public" },
-      auth: { persistSession: false },
-    }
-  );
-
-  const [wireRes, forumRes] = await Promise.all([
-    sb
-      .from("wp_imported_posts")
-      .select("wp_slug, title")
-      .eq("status", "published")
-      .order("wp_published_at", { ascending: false, nullsFirst: false })
-      .limit(14),
-    sb
-      .from("forum_threads")
-      .select("id, title")
-      .order("last_reply_at", { ascending: false, nullsFirst: false })
-      .limit(14),
-  ]);
-
-  const wire: TickerItem[] = (wireRes.data || []).map((r: any) => ({
-    href: `/news/${r.wp_slug}`,
-    title: r.title,
-  }));
-  const forum: TickerItem[] = (forumRes.data || []).map((r: any) => ({
-    href: `/forum/thread/${r.id}`,
-    title: r.title,
-  }));
-
-  // Fallback to keep layout sensible if either feed is empty
-  const wireItems = wire.length > 0 ? wire : [{ href: "/news", title: "Latest broadcast industry news loading…" }];
-  const forumItems = forum.length > 0 ? forum : [{ href: "/forum", title: "Join the conversation in the forum" }];
-
-  return (
-    <div className="bb-ticker-stack" aria-label="Site activity tickers">
-      {/* LANE 1 — LIVE WIRE (red) */}
-      <div className="bb-ticker bb-ticker--wire" role="region" aria-label="Live wire — latest articles">
-        <span className="bb-ticker-label bb-ticker-label--red">
-          <span className="bb-ticker-pulse" aria-hidden="true" />
-          LIVE WIRE
-        </span>
-        <div className="bb-ticker-mask">
-          <div className="bb-ticker-track bb-ticker-track--wire">
-            {[...wireItems, ...wireItems].map((item, i) => (
-              <Link
-                key={`wire-${i}`}
-                href={item.href}
-                className="bb-ticker-item bb-ticker-item--wire">
-                <span className="bb-ticker-bullet" aria-hidden="true">›</span>
-                <span>{item.title}</span>
-              </Link>
-            ))}
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
-      {/* LANE 2 — RECENT FORUM POSTS (teal-green) */}
-      <div className="bb-ticker bb-ticker--forum" role="region" aria-label="Recent forum posts">
-        <span className="bb-ticker-label bb-ticker-label--green">
-          <span className="bb-ticker-pulse bb-ticker-pulse--green" aria-hidden="true" />
-          RECENT FORUM POSTS
-        </span>
-        <div className="bb-ticker-mask">
-          <div className="bb-ticker-track bb-ticker-track--forum">
-            {[...forumItems, ...forumItems].map((item, i) => (
-              <Link
-                key={`forum-${i}`}
-                href={item.href}
-                className="bb-ticker-item bb-ticker-item--forum">
-                <span className="bb-ticker-bullet" aria-hidden="true">›</span>
-                <span>{item.title}</span>
-              </Link>
-            ))}
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/components/LiveWireTicker.tsx b/src/components/LiveWireTicker.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11d2235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/LiveWireTicker.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import Link from "next/link";
+import { createClient } from "@supabase/supabase-js";
+
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+interface Item {
+  slug: string;
+  title: string;
+  published_at: string;
+  source_code: string;
+}
+
+const SOURCE_CODES: { match: RegExp; code: string }[] = [
+  { match: /blackmagic|davinci/i, code: "BMD" },
+  { match: /magewell/i, code: "MGW" },
+  { match: /aja/i, code: "AJA" },
+  { match: /sony/i, code: "SONY" },
+  { match: /matrox/i, code: "MTRX" },
+  { match: /telestream/i, code: "TLST" },
+  { match: /grass valley/i, code: "GV" },
+  { match: /lawo/i, code: "LAWO" },
+  { match: /calrec/i, code: "CLRC" },
+  { match: /zixi/i, code: "ZIXI" },
+  { match: /liveu/i, code: "LVU" },
+  { match: /netflix/i, code: "NFLX" },
+  { match: /youtube/i, code: "YT" },
+  { match: /amazon|aws/i, code: "AWS" },
+];
+
+function codeFor(title: string): string {
+  for (const { match, code } of SOURCE_CODES) if (match.test(title)) return code;
+  return "WIRE";
+}
+
+function hhmm(iso: string): string {
+  const d = new Date(iso);
+  const h = String(d.getUTCHours()).padStart(2, "0");
+  const m = String(d.getUTCMinutes()).padStart(2, "0");
+  return `${h}:${m}`;
+}
+
+export default async function LiveWireTicker() {
+  const sb = createClient(
+    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL!,
+    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY!,
+    {
+      db: { schema: (process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_SCHEMA || "bb") as "public" },
+      auth: { persistSession: false },
+    }
+  );
+
+  const [wp, ai] = await Promise.all([
+    sb
+      .from("wp_imported_posts")
+      .select("wp_slug, title, wp_published_at")
+      .eq("status", "published")
+      .order("wp_published_at", { ascending: false })
+      .limit(12),
+    sb
+      .from("ai_rewritten_articles")
+      .select("slug, title, published_at")
+      .eq("status", "published")
+      .order("published_at", { ascending: false, nullsFirst: false })
+      .limit(6),
+  ]);
+
+  const items: Item[] = [];
+  for (const r of (wp.data || []) as any[]) {
+    items.push({
+      slug: r.wp_slug,
+      title: r.title,
+      published_at: r.wp_published_at,
+      source_code: codeFor(r.title || ""),
+    });
+  }
+  for (const r of (ai.data || []) as any[]) {
+    items.push({
+      slug: r.slug,
+      title: r.title,
+      published_at: r.published_at,
+      source_code: codeFor(r.title || ""),
+    });
+  }
+  items.sort(
+    (a, b) => new Date(b.published_at).getTime() - new Date(a.published_at).getTime()
+  );
+
+  const display = items.slice(0, 14);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="w-full bg-[var(--color-background-secondary,#111)] border-b border-[#252525] overflow-hidden"
+      role="region"
+      aria-label="Live wire ticker"
+    >
+      <div className="max-w-container mx-auto px-4 h-[36px] flex items-center gap-4 text-[12px]">
+        <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 font-mono uppercase tracking-wider text-[var(--color-text-danger,#ef4444)] shrink-0">
+          <span className="bb-pulse-dot bb-pulse-dot--red" /> Live wire
+        </span>
+        <div className="overflow-hidden flex-1">
+          <div className="bb-marquee">
+            {[...display, ...display].map((it, i) => (
+              <Link
+                key={`${it.slug}-${i}`}
+                href={`/news/${it.slug}`}
+                className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-4 text-[#d1d5db] hover:text-[var(--color-text-info,#60a5fa)] whitespace-nowrap"
+              >
+                <span className="font-mono text-[#6b7280]">[{hhmm(it.published_at)}]</span>
+                <span className="font-mono text-[var(--color-text-info,#60a5fa)]">[{it.source_code}]</span>
+                <span>{it.title}</span>
+              </Link>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/styles/tailwind.css b/src/styles/tailwind.css
index a07e74f..15f4bde 100644
--- a/src/styles/tailwind.css
+++ b/src/styles/tailwind.css
@@ -807,197 +807,4 @@ h1, h2, h3 {
 .ProseMirror strong { font-weight: 700; color: #fff; }
 .ProseMirror em { font-style: italic; }
 .ProseMirror u { text-decoration: underline; }
-.ProseMirror s { text-decoration: line-through; }
-
-/* =====================
-   DOUBLE TICKER (LIVE WIRE + RECENT FORUM POSTS)
-   ===================== */
-.bb-ticker-stack {
-  width: 100%;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
-}
-
-.bb-ticker {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: stretch;
-  height: 34px;
-  width: 100%;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  position: relative;
-}
-
-.bb-ticker--wire {
-  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #0a0a0a 0%, #161616 50%, #0a0a0a 100%);
-  border-bottom: 1px solid #1f1212;
-}
-
-.bb-ticker--forum {
-  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #08120e 0%, #0f1d18 50%, #08120e 100%);
-}
-
-.bb-ticker-label {
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 8px;
-  padding: 0 16px;
-  font-family: var(--font-body);
-  font-size: 11px;
-  font-weight: 800;
-  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
-  color: #ffffff;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  position: relative;
-  z-index: 2;
-}
-
-.bb-ticker-label--red {
-  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #d40000 0%, #a30000 100%);
-  box-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(212, 0, 0, 0.45), inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
-  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, calc(100% - 10px) 100%, 0 100%);
-  padding-right: 24px;
-}
-
-.bb-ticker-label--green {
-  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #0c8a63 0%, #086149 100%);
-  box-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(12, 138, 99, 0.40), inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
-  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, calc(100% - 10px) 100%, 0 100%);
-  padding-right: 24px;
-}
-
-.bb-ticker-pulse {
-  display: inline-block;
-  width: 7px;
-  height: 7px;
-  border-radius: 999px;
-  background: #ffffff;
-  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
-  animation: bb-ticker-pulse-anim 1.4s ease-in-out infinite;
-}
-
-.bb-ticker-pulse--green {
-  animation-duration: 1.8s;
-}
-
-@keyframes bb-ticker-pulse-anim {
-  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
-  50%      { opacity: 0.4; transform: scale(1.25); }
-}
-
-.bb-ticker-mask {
-  flex: 1;
-  min-width: 0;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  position: relative;
-  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0, #000 28px, #000 calc(100% - 28px), transparent 100%);
-          mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0, #000 28px, #000 calc(100% - 28px), transparent 100%);
-}
-
-.bb-ticker-track {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  width: max-content;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  animation-name: bb-ticker-scroll;
-  animation-timing-function: linear;
-  animation-iteration-count: infinite;
-  will-change: transform;
-}
-
-/* Different speeds so the two lanes never sync up — feels alive */
-.bb-ticker-track--wire  { animation-duration: 65s; }
-.bb-ticker-track--forum { animation-duration: 82s; }
-
-.bb-ticker-track:hover,
-.bb-ticker-track:focus-within {
-  animation-play-state: paused;
-}
-
-@keyframes bb-ticker-scroll {
-  0%   { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
-  100% { transform: translate3d(-50%, 0, 0); }
-}
-
-.bb-ticker-item {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 10px;
-  padding: 0 22px;
-  height: 34px;
-  text-decoration: none;
-  font-family: var(--font-body);
-  font-size: 13px;
-  font-weight: 500;
-  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
-  color: #d8d8d8;
-  transition: color 0.18s ease;
-  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
-}
-
-.bb-ticker-item--wire:hover  { color: #ff6b6b; }
-.bb-ticker-item--forum:hover { color: #5eead4; }
-
-.bb-ticker-bullet {
-  flex-shrink: 0;
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-
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-.bb-ticker-item--forum:hover .bb-ticker-bullet { color: #5eead4; }
-
-/* =====================
-   BROWSE NAV BAR (sits below the 728x90 header banner)
-   ===================== */
-.bb-browse-bar {
-  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0b0b0b 0%, #0e0e0e 100%);
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-.bb-browse-row {
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-
-.bb-browse-item {
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-
-.bb-browse-item:first-of-type {
-  border-left: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
-}
-
-.bb-browse-item:hover,
-.bb-browse-item[aria-expanded="true"] {
-  background: #161616;
-  color: var(--color-accent);
-}
-
-.bb-browse-item .bb-browse-caret {
-  display: inline-block;
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-
-.bb-browse-item[aria-expanded="true"] .bb-browse-caret {
-  transform: rotate(180deg) translateY(1px);
-}
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+.ProseMirror s { text-decoration: line-through; }
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