FCC approves conditional Verizon acquisition of cable spectrum
Telecom giant Verizon has been given the FCC go-ahead to acquire spectrum from a consortium of cable companies. Although all five commissioners approved the...
FCC turns down stay request on cable broadcast viewability
The NAB and a trio of television companies were denied a stay of FCC ruling allowing the requirement that cable systems provide both an...
Court calls time-out in Comcast-Tennis Channel dispute
In a split vote, the FCC has ordered Comcast to include the Tennis Channel in basic tiers including other sports offerings such as the...
Political spending continues to mushroom
In just about two weeks, local television political advertising for the 2012 cycle grew by 15.9%, and
Erica Rose’s Thorns Come Out on Bachelor Pad 3
Woah! Crazy episode this past week. I'm going to make this relatively quick because I've got a puppy that needs to be in bed...
KHOI-FM debuts in Ames, Iowa
KHOI-FM 89.1 is a new community radio station bringing local music and news to the Ames area. Licensed to Story City, IA, the station...
FCC releases Amateur Radio study
In response to a Spring 2012 Congressional mandate, the FCC released its findings on the “Uses and Capabilities of Amateur Radio Service Communications in...
Fox Thursday night
FOX aired encores of RAISING HOPE (0.8/3), NEW GIRL (0.8/3) and GLEE (0.7/2).
Competition
ABC’s Wipeout at 8pm (1.5/5) was down -6% from last week. At...
“Office,” “Parks” hit summer highs
Thursday Results (local NFL preemption on all major networks): Pending updates, at 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “The Office” averaged a 1.0/4...
Labor Department spent stimulus funds on Obama MSNBC ads
The Labor Department paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal stimulus funds to a PR firm to run more than 100 commercials...
Arkansas cluster edges into Missouri
$200K KMAC-FM Gainesville MO from Pearson Broadcasting of Gainesville Inc. (Max H. Pearson) to KTLO LLC, a subsidiary of Mountain Lakes Broadcasting (Vilma Ward,...
Jackson MS TV getting into the American Spirit
$12M WDBD-TV & WXMS-LP Jackson MS (Jackson, Natchez MS) from Jackson Broadcasting LLC (Marc Jaromin) to WDBD License Subsidiary LLC, a subsidiary of American...
Gow doubles down on sports in Houston
The call letters of Houston sports outlet KGOW-AM aptly refer to the owner, David F. Gow. The AM will soon have an FM sister...
FTC crunches infomercial-advertised ab device
Would you believe that three minutes on Ab Circle Pro is the equivalent of a 30-minute workout and/or 100 sit-ups? The FTC didn’t, and...
Changing the lineup at Media General
Media General is well on its way to becoming a pure play television company now that most of its newspaper holdings are out the...