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The Nexstar-TEGNA merger isn't without its regulatory hurdles as the FCC contemplates a thaw in its current rules. Nevertheless, the proposed deal has attracted its detractors, including ACA Connects head Grant Spellmeyer. Two Democrats from the Rocky Mountain State can now be added to the list of deal foes.

One week ago, the American Television Alliance began warning consumers that stations run by the nation's largest single licensee of broadcast TV stations could be prevented from reaching Verizon FiOs cable TV subscribers. With little fanfare, that carriage fee impasse has been avoided, with a fair new deal in place.

Talk about a bump in market size: the individual who has been serving as General Manager of Gray Local Media's TV station in Paducah, Ky., and Cape Girardeau, Mo., for the past seven years has just been given the keys to the company's trio of TV properties serving Northeastern Ohio.

The Carr Commission is considering a mandate that would require all sellers of televisions in the U.S to include a NEXTGEN TV-compatible receiver. The lobbying group that's responsible for the annual CES conference, led by an individual trying to kill the "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act," doesn't want that to happen.

It's being hailed by Comcast Advertising as "a step change for the advertising industry." What, precisely, does that mean? Agencies and brands can buy targetable, biddable ads on linear TV for the first time.

Don't get spooked, but viewers of ABC Television Network stations who rely on YouTube TV to deliver the local broadcast station aligned with the Disney-owned offering could suffer a "blackout" come Halloween, as a retransmission consent impasse appears likely.

It's the parent of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball club — in addition to a mobile phone service provider, cable TV service giant, and local radio and television stations as well as the Citytv network. All helped Rogers Communications beat Zacks Equity Research's third quarter earnings forecast.

In a nearly 30-minute podcast interview conducted by the President of the conservative Media Research Center, the Chairman of the FCC made it clear that a broadcast radio or TV station's license could be at play if the Commission finds the over-the-air outlet provided content to viewers deemed to be not in the public interest.

The American Television Alliance is warning consumers that Nexstar stations in key cities where Verizon FiOs has a footprint could be blocked from its customers soon. Why? The ATVA has its opinion, lashing out once again on a broadcast TV company seeking its fair compensation for some of cable TV's most-consumed channels. 

The Hispanic media company founded and led by Raúl Alarcón Jr. no longer has an outstanding debt to resolve with Royal Bank of Canada, a Material Change Report submitted to the SEC on Tuesday shows. 

At Forecast 2026 on November 12 at the Harvard Club in the City of New York, expert panelists will discuss broadcast media's power in a streaming-first world, along with the data strategies needed to compete with walled gardens and digital-first platforms. MediaRadar's Brett House will moderate the session.

A Nevada federal district court has issued a stipulation and order to stay litigation pending a settlement between the licensee of two Las Vegas-targeted Spanish-language radio stations and the tower industry giant that threatened to dismantle the stations' towers after a lease disagreement turned bitter.

The Media Rating Council on Friday received outside attention for its decision to revoke accreditation to "Big Tech" giant Meta while denying accreditation to fading social media darling Snap. What was largely overlooked was the MRC's concurrent decision to revoke accreditation for seven Nielsen Audio markets.

It was once Oldies as "XTRA 104" and after that was "Z104" in an era of the Spice Girls and TLC. Now, WPRS-FM has entered a new era by adopting a Tropical presentation, with reggaetón and bachata beats debuting Thursday.

A trio of New Orleans-based federal appeals judges has affirmed a National Labor Relations Board bargaining order, solidifying its claim that the nation's largest single licensee of broadcast television stations did not engage in fair negotiations with a union organization representing employees at its Denver properties.