Saturday, May 9, 2026

Insight Into Dangers, Determination in Local Broadcast News

Those starting out in television and radio news face long hours and little pay.
FCC

FCC Tees Up Contest Rule Update

The FCC tees up the contest rule update for a vote.
Pile of Money

Four Texas Stations in Play

Four Texas stations are in play

WWL: The Hurricane Station

The BBC focuses on WWL and how the radio station handled Hurricane Katrina.

Stocks Rise For Second Day

Stocks rebounded even more today. Optimistic views on US economy helped sooth investors. Both Radio and Television had good days, as well. The RBR Radio...
Tower

Class A Digital Transition Date Looms

Class A television owners have a date with digital destiny coming up.
Netflix

Nielsen Now Tracks Streaming Video

Nielsen is now tracking viewing of streaming video services.
FCC

Data to be Hot Topic at Ownership Form Event

The FCC’s upcoming workshop on media ownership Form 323 will cover lots of data.
Dish Network

Sinclair-Dish Blackout Ends

The Dish-Sinclair TV blackout has ended while their talks continue.

What’s an Employer to Do?

Safety and financial questions that come to mind as owners review the Virginia TV news crew shootings.

Station Owners Review Safety

The deaths of two TV news personnel during a live shot has station executives thinking about safety.
Sold

Wyoming FM Sale Closes

Patrick Communications brokered the $100,000-plus sale of a Wyoming FM. The station was KTUG(FM), Hudson, Wyoming. The Class C2 is 4,000 watts operating on 105.1 MHz...
Gavel

Bankruptcy Leads to Sale of Nebraska Six

Six Nebraska television stations will be sold at auction.
Media system in a vehicle

Dashboard Tech Doesn’t Entice All Buyers

Data from J.D. Power suggests some 20% of new car owners don’t care about new dashboard tech.

Stocks Rebound

Stocks rebounded today after global markets showed promise. Radio gained more footing and Television was able to gain some traction. The RBR Radio Index rose...