D.C. Appeals Court Sides With FCC, Dismisses Nexstar-TEGNA Approval Appeal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has granted a request by the Commission to dismiss the appeals filed in the combined Free Press v. FCC case designed to thwart Nexstar Media Group's regulatorily approved merger with TEGNA. It's a win for the Commission and for Nexstar.
Pocket-Picking Sunshine: TV Photogs Sue For Compensation In Boston
Four photographers who work for the news-driven unaffiliated television station serving Boston owned by Sunbeam Television have taken the company to court for allegedly failing to properly reimburse them for time spent during a mandatory hotel stay tied to a winter weather plan initiated by the station in late January.
Reply Brief From Nexstar Seeks State AG Removal
Nexstar Media Group's reply brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals largely reiterates its earlier arguments while offering a plea to do something many have predicted — removing the state Attorneys General that joined DirecTV in fighting against its regulatorily-approved merger with TEGNA.
ABC: D.C. Regulators Aren’t Allowed To Sit In Editor’s Chair
Disney's broadcast TV unit filed reply comments with the FCC in support of its Petition for Declaratory Ruling classifying daytime roundtable chat show The View as a bona fide news program. In short, ABC warned that the government should not serve as content police, a First Amendment violation.
Scripps To Relocate WPTV By Exiting West Palm Beach
Call it a COVID shot. Since the pandemic's dark days of Summer 2020, West Palm Beach has been a boomtown. This has made land values particularly valuable in the downtown core. In May 2025 The E.W. Scripps Co. decided to leave the 24-year home for the market's NBC affiliate. It's now known it is leaving the city.
FCC Has A Heart For Tabor’s iHeartMedia Pound Infusion
The FCC has approved iHeartMedia’s petition to expand its foreign ownership authorization, clearing the way for new investors tied to the United Kingdom’s largest commercial radio company, Global, while keeping the broadcaster’s aggregate foreign ownership cap unchanged.
After A Decade, Nashville-Area WHIN Is Sold by Kensington
With a logo that pays homage to Nashville's1980s-era Top 40 "Y107," WHIN-AM and its FM simulcast pay tribute to that time with a broad Classic Hits presentation, targeting audiences to the northeast of Music City USA. Soon, that may change, as the facilities have been sold by Kensington Digital Media after a decade of ownership.
Dollar-Free Consent Decree Ends FCC’s ‘Showola’ iHeart Probe
It is an agreement the FCC believes is all about "strengthening Payola protections for artists." For the nation's largest radio station ownership group, it requires a compliance plan that effectively terminates an Enforcement Bureau investigation into potential violations of the FCC's Sponsorship Identification Laws.
Lovely Day: Warshaw To Keep KBAY Brand As K-LOVE Buys Facility
The 94.5 MHz facility associated with KBAY-FM in San Jose is being sold to one of the nation’s largest Christian contemporary music networks. The call letters and format will be retained by Connoisseur Media.
Cougar Town: Bonneville Inks New Wash. State Audio Partner Pact
If you enjoy listening to Cougars football and men's basketball games and you live in the home of the Huskies, the AM radio station branded as "Seattle Sports" is the place to turn to this autumn. That's thanks to a new multi-year partnership between Washington State University, headquartered in Spokane, and Bonneville International.
Boyd Rises To Regional VP For Cumulus
The individual who leads the Cumulus Media radio stations serving Mobile has been promoted to Regional Vice President, taking on the additional responsibilities of overseeing the company's broadcast radio stations in four other markets across Bayou Country and the Deep South.
Does Sirius XM’s Logo Refresh Infringe On Screendollars?
Attorneys James E. Gallagher and David J. Powsner of Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, P.C. in Boston are representing Screendollars. US District Judge Patti B. Saris has been assigned to the case. Neither Screendollars nor SiriusXM had issued public statements on the litigation at press time.
FCC Media Bureau Seeks Input On Vacant FM Signal Shift
The Media Bureau, on its own motion, seeks public input on whether or not it should adjust the Table of FM Allotments in a Michigan city by shifting the former broadcast frequency of a defunct Cumulus Media FM to another vacant dial position. It would resolve interference complaints seen during Cumulus' ownership of the station.
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A Bozeman Duo Gains Northern Exposure
An AM radio station offering listeners Classic Country music and agricultural reports and its FM sibling with an Oldies format branded as "The Bear" are poised to be heading into the hands of a new owner. What does this mean for this pair of stations serving Bozeman, Mont.?
Falcon Crest: Atlanta News First, ESPN Ink A Local Simulcast Deal
Atlanta News First and ESPN have reached an agreement to simulcast select Atlanta Falcons games locally, beginning with two confirmed games during the 2026 NFL season and potentially games in 2027.
Fox O&Os Cheer Four-Week Live Syndication Endeavor
It's being hailed as a "modern approach to live television distribution," one that combines operational flexibility, reliability and real-time audience engagement. And, it proved to be success during a four-week initiative for a game show that Fox Television Stations believes can make Live Syndication a viable revenue generator.
SMAC SWAK: Strahan-Founded Content House Goes With AMP For Podcast
The division of SMAC Entertainment, founded by Constance Schwartz-Morini and Michael Strahan, that produces scripted and non-scripted television, film, audio and branded content for a wide range of networks and distributors has launched a new podcast network in partnership with a unit of Sinclair Inc.
MRC Adopts Interim AI Media Measurement Guidance Plan
The Media Rating Council has begun an effort to evaluate existing standards and guidelines and develop supplementary guidance in certain focus areas, as it relates to the rapidly evolving use of artificial intelligence and Machine Learning models in areas that intersect with media measurement processes and products.
NAB’s New Station Self-Inspection Guides Are Here
Updated guides providing broadcasters with practical guidance for conducting self-inspections of their stations have been released for AM, FM and both UHF and VHF television stations by the NAB. The guides are a free member benefit to NAB and SBE members.
Another Big Week At Spot TV For Morgan & Morgan
When it comes to national television spots on broadcast TV, there's one brand that towers over the rest with respect to commitment week in and week out to the medium. For the week ending July 5, this advertiser was linked to nearly 50,000 spots detected by Media Monitors.
Trusty Joins Ex-FCC Leadership For Annual MMTC Regulatory Review
Six former FCC vote-makers were joined by the current junior Republican Commissioner at the agency on Thursday at the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council's annual symposium. Exceptional activity from the agency led for 18 months by Brendan Carr has much to do with increased interest in the event, MMTC President Bob Branson noted.
GatesAir Offers A Primer On Liquid-Cooled Transmitters
Liquid-cooled transmission systems are designed to help broadcasters support high-power RF operations with improved thermal management, efficient facility planning, and long-term system reliability. A July 15 webinar presented by GatesAir will offer a close-up look at the "practical advantages" of these offerings.
Imagine That: Lumine’s Newest Addition To Its Media Ecosystem
It describes itself as a "global buy-and-hold forever" acquirer of communications and media software businesses. As Canada Day was celebrated ahead of Independence Day in the U.S., the company revealed that it has acquired Imagine Communications through one of its subsidiaries.
Ted Nahil Returns To Nautel For Key Stateside Role
He has more than 22 years of sales experience for such broadcast technology companies as Harris, ERI, IBS, SCMS, and GatesAir. Until his "retirement" in October 2023, he spent five years as a regional sales manager covering the eastern U.S. for Nautel. Retirement didn't suit Ted Nahil. He's now returned to Nautel.
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