Broadcast Tower

An Absolute Sale Is Set In New Hampshire

A Class B AM in Nashua is sold by Absolute Broadcasting; Gray TV agrees to purchase an LPTV station in Alaska’s capital
FCC

FCC Incentive Auction Goes In Reverse, Again

Stage 3 of the FCC's Forward Auction was halted after paltry bidding in Round 1 on Monday morning.
David Poltrack

CBS Exec Disses Digital, Forecasts Flat ’17

CBS Corp. Chief Research Officer David Poltrack questioned digital's ROI for advertisers and revised upward his FY '17 ad forecast

GEICO TV Jumps to the Top

In last week’s Media Monitors TV Spot Ten, GEICO leapt from #16 to #1 with 20,522 spots

GEICO Gets The Top Spot on Radio

In the Media Monitors Radio Spot Ten last week, GEICO jumped from #4 to #1 with 43,328 spots

MMTC To Trump Team: Do These 12 Things

Creating a “Glide Path” for AM radio station owners that preserves minority ownership following AM's end is an MMTC suggestion

Tis’ The Season … To Think Of Broadcasters In Need

Please consider a charitable donation this holiday season

An FM Brand Shifts To Digital At Entravision

The sounds of Los Temerarios and Los Bukis will replace the pop-focused Súper Estrella in L.A. on FM, but the brand lives on

House E&C Committee Ranking Member Stays On

Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. has been re-elected as Ranking Member of the all-important House Energy & Commerce Committee

CBS Radio Selects Bob Philips’ Successor

The search is over, as CBS Radio has promoted VP/Director of Sales Tracy Brandys to Philips' former local role in Charm City

NAB To FCC: Reevaluate Your Media Ownership Rules

The NAB sent the FCC a 32-page petition for reconsideration of its quadrennial review of its broadcast ownership rules

Are Pandora And Sirius XM Deal-Dancing?

The streaming audio service's shares soared by more than 15% in mid-afternoon trading on Friday, thanks to a CNBC report from David Faber

Tulsa Translator Exits Via Screen Door

A silent signal in this Oklahoma city will now be used to “revitalize” a Spanish-language Class B AM in the market.
Media General

LIN Television Extends Change Of Control Offer

The offer was scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m. Eastern on Nov. 30. It has been extended to 11:59 p.m. Eastern on Dec. 7

HD Radio Parent Officially Becomes Tessera

Jon Kirchner, formerly DTS’s Chairman/CEO, will now serve as president of Tessera Holding Corp.