PTC weighs in on FCC indecency proceeding
Parents Television Council sent in reply comments in regard to the FCC proceeding on indecency which among other things make clear that the content...
UHF cap discount may be headed for scrapheap
One of the anachronistic rules on the books at the FCC has been a policy that counts a UHF outlet as half a
Are cable retrans hardliners playing with fire?
Most MVPDs have come to the conclusion that the fairly modest amount of money they pay to
EMF picks up another commercial band FM
This time the noncommercial religious group is buying in the Fort Collins CO market. The seller, according to brokerage Kalil and Company, is Ted Tucker’s Cochise Broadcasting, which will earn cash for the station and may realize a tax benefit as well.
WPCM adds FM signal in Burlington, NC
Alamance County, NC, home of Curtis Media Group’s WPCM Radio, which features ’60s and ’70s music, beach music and local sports on AM 920,...
Entercom re-ups with Arbitron
It’s multi-year, multi-market renewals for Arbitron’s Portable People Meter (PPM) and Diary ratings services. The deal includes stations within Entercom’s portfolio of over 100...
Stocks add a kicker to Thursday’s surge
Dow Jones, S&P and NASDAQ all agreed – Friday prices were up, but you’d almost need a magnifying glass to see how much, as...
Halyburton buys into Wichita Falls FM duopoly
Dan Halyburton is not lacking for impressive resume material, with a career that includes stops at Susquehanna, Emmis and most recently, CBS’s Texas State...
Gray and Excalibur team up to acquire Grand Junction TV
Three companies, two full power television stations and five television networks figure in a deal in Grand Junction CO, in the extreme western portion of the state. Gray will be buying certain asset from owner News-Press & Gazette, and Excalibur will be acquiring a separate set of assets.
CBS, TWC go over the brink
At least this time the MVPD in a failed retransmission consent negotiation can’t complain about a broadcaster pulling stations
CBS again calls on Big Brother to win Thursday
All CBS needed was Big Brother and a raft of reruns to score a convincing Thursday night Nielsen win over #2 Univision. ABC and...
Sold Washington FM has its eye on Oregon
$132,850 KRKZ-FM Chinook WA from Alexandra Communications Inc. (Thomas D. Hodgins) to Meadows Broadcasting LLC (Stephanie L. Meadows, Robert L. Meadows, Christopher J. Meadows,...
Media General side of merger with Young
N/A WFLA-TV Tampa-St. Petersburg FL (Tampa FL); WNCN-TV Raleigh-Durham NC (Goldsboro NC); WCHM-TV Columbus OH; WSPA-TV & WYCW-TV Greenville-Spartanburg SC-Asheville NC (Spartanburg SC, Asheville...
NAB backs bill to protect wireless mics
Broadcasters are not the only ones who rely on wireless microphones in the normal course of business, but they are certainly one of them,...
Obama announces Republican nominee for FCC
The name Michael P. O'Rielly appeared on a lengthy list of nominees to various federal posts