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The owner of a pair of radio stations and their respective FM translators is retiring at the end of 2022. A local buyer is being sought. If unsuccessful, they'll be silenced, with paperwork submitted at the FCC signaling their formal demise.

"Without knowing what motivates a salesperson, you have no way of determining if that employee is going to actually do anything."

Red Zebra Broadcasting’s ESPN 950 WXGI-AM announced it will LMA Religious 100.5 FM

A broadcast television station serving the Alamo City that was an affiliate of The CW Network until the start of the 2010 season and since then has been the MyNetwork TV affiliate for the market is facing a hefty fine for failing to participate in three nationwide tests of the Emergency Alert System.

A group of Democrats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate are taking aim at FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and the Trump Administration, on the grounds of FCC "weaponization." It's a claim made in recent weeks by Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gómez.

A pair of transactions involving low power television stations

A federal appeals court late Thursday declined to grant an FCC request that would have avoided a stay of its vote that reinstated the "UHF discount." But, it's only an administrative stay—giving the court a bit more time to look at arguments for and against eased restrictions on station ownership.

The owners of broadcast TV stations successfully reached new retransmission accords with MVPDs, avoiding a blackout

Binge-television viewing is on the rise.

What sort of shifts in small to medium-sized businesses' marketing habits are taking place across the U.S.? Early results from Borrell Associates' 2018 survey of local advertisers are in, and Gordon Borrell says he's picked up on a shift since 2017 in how SMBs are buying media. Here's a glimpse of what Borrell's team finds.

As Chair of the influential House Subcommittee on Communications, former radio group owner Greg Walden (R-OR) gives broadcasters

Should a low-power TV station CP be able to relocate without any restrictions, making them as lucrative as ever to potential buyers? One licensee says yes, and has filed a Petition for Reconsideration with the Commission with the intent of undoing a special condition given to his LPTV's CP that must keep it in place for at least one year before any possible move can be made.

After what the Miami-headquartered company calls its "careful consideration and a thorough review of the circumstances" surrounding the sale of its Mega TV operation to Voz Media, the $64 million transaction — agreed upon by both parties on February 9, 2023 — has been terminated.

Happy New Year from the Commission! Got a few days to spare? If so, the FCC's just-released 2022 Communications Marketplace Report may be worth a read. But, be prepared to download five PDF files — the first of which totals 322 pages. What's the key takeaway? 

Circle City Broadcasting’s racial discrimination lawsuit against Dish Network will proceed, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. That elicited cheers from licensee owner DuJuan McCoy, as he seeks to return his stations offering The CW Network and MyNetwork TV programming to Dish in the Indianapolis DMA.