Friday, May 8, 2026

Commissioners in Spain weigh in on spectrum

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and sole Republican Commissioner Robert McDowell have attended and addressed the GSMA Global World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, and both...

Big bucks for Eugene-area AM

Junction City OR's KXOR is going to a new owner.

Comedy Central launches book imprint

Viacom’s Comedy Central has joined with Running Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, to form a joint publishing program. The joint venture...

Broadcasters OK as FTC tallies the gripes of wrath

The Number One complaint category registered by the Federal Trade Commission during  2011 was identity theft – almost 280K complaints were received amounting to...

Television groups offer FCC political file alternative

Broadcasters offer a way to honor the spirit of the FCC's goal of providing information on political advertising in a way that makes compliance easier and the info itself easier to understand and use.

Fort Myers AM reverts to 2008 seller

The courts had to step in to settle the situation for a Fort Myers AM station.

Democrats may be back in NE senatorial ballgame

Bob Kerrey may provide the reinforcements Democrats need to hold a Nebraska Senate seat.

Manager cashes out of Tidewater indy

Independent television station with North Carolina roots serves Virginia market..

Some Canadians opting out of DTV rather than upgrading

Rather than upgrade to DTV, many younger Canadians are dropping traditional TV altogether.

Diane Sawyer win Harris news popularity poll

Diane Sawyer took the #1 slot as the most liked news personality in a Harris Poll. The biggest negatives are being carried by Rush Limbaugh.

FCC issues fine over missing issue list

Another day, another station with public file problems and a lighter bank account.

Fox wins again with Idol

Two hours of American Idol carried Fox to ratings victory on Tuesday. Tuesday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 5.0/13 2.8/7 2.0/5 1.6/4 1.5/4 0.4/1 Adults 18-34 3.7/11 1.5/4 1.3/4 1.1/3 1.5/5 0.4/1 Total Viewers (millions) 15.835 14.537 5.504 5.558 3.675 0.999 Click here for more from TV...
Les Moonves

CBS boss sees higher retrans and higher upfront

CBS Corporation CEO Les Moonves has been busy this week with investor conferences, speaking to both Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank. He had a...
Marci Ryvicker

Analyst impressed by Entercom stats

What impressed Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Ryvicker about the Q4 results at Entercom Communications