Tejano Shifts To AM Thanks To New Alamo City ‘Vibe’
In 1991, an all-Tejano music format was brought to KXTN-FM in San Antonio. After years of success, Univision Communications in 2003 bought the station, and its AM sibling, Now, Tejano is shifting to the AM. What's in its place on the FM dial?
Should Cox and Apollo Group Team Up? Tell The FCC.
All of Cox’s TV stations, a newspaper, and its Dayton radio stations are being spun to an entity named Terrier Media Buyer Inc. Do you object, or approve? The FCC's Media Bureau wants your input, and a Pleading Cycle has been affirmed ahead of any regulatory OK.
LBI Bid To Extend BK Plan’s Approval Period Challenged
The pressure is building for LBI Media, owner of Estrella TV and a group of Regional Mexican radio stations, to submit and seek the approval of a plan designed to allow it to exit it from bankruptcy. Junior noteholders of LBI Media have formally objected to any extension.
FM Interference Remedies Up For May FCC Vote
In May 2018, the FCC issued an NPRM seeking comment on proposed changes that would streamline the process for filing an FM translator interference complaint, and the remediation procedures used. One year later, the FCC is ready to vote on the matter.
Carr Talk: FCC Should Open Eyes To Media’s Digital Intruders
Brendan Carr participated in a Monday NAB Show Q&A focused on the FCC's game plan. The questions started with "something easy" -- media ownership. This generated laughter from the packed room in the North Hall, and an impassioned response from the Commissioner.
NAB’s Smith: Rule ‘Modernization’ Essential For Media Survival
The big statement to come from the official opening session at the 2019 NAB Show in Las Vegas involved Washington, and a call for a loosening of media regulations amid threats to local journalism -- let alone quarterly revenues -- from ever-growing tech companies.
Puerto Rico ‘Blackout’ Ends With Liberty-NBCU Deal
They'll be no talk of blackouts in a city of neon lights. As the 2019 NAB Show gets underway, Liberty PR confirmed that it has reached a new retransmission agreement with NBCUniversal, restoring all of the company's broadcast and cable channels to its subscribers.
Nexstar Sends Indy Duo To Minority-Led Operator As N.Y. Lawsuit Proceeds
Timing is everything. Four days after Pluria Marshall Jr. filed a lawsuit against Nexstar Media Group for what it says are the broadcast TV company's active efforts "to undermine" three TV stations it acquired from Nexstar, two stations are going to a Black operator.
‘KQ2’ Sale Shatters Former Cross-Ownership Prohibition
In November 2017, the FCC in a 3-2 vote eliminated its cross-ownership rules for newspaper and broadcast media and for radio and TV, respectively. The “Eight-Voices Test” was also erased. Now, one of the biggest TV deals to come since that vote has just been consummated.
Is Nexstar Undermining A Minority Owner’s TV Operation?
"Bait and Switch." "Sabotage." Those are among the many fiery accusations a company created five years ago by Los Angeles-based Pluria Marshall Jr. is lobbing at Nexstar Media Group. Marshall's group is suing Nexstar, which offered a statement dismissing the claims.
Nielsen Next-Gen Test Success Amid Buyout Deal Chatter
TV measurement in an ATSC 3.0 world is essential for marketers, broadcast TV companies investing thousands of dollars in new equipment, and for audience measurement and data firm Nielsen. Today, a successful transmission isn't the only thing being cheered.
A Post-Bankruptcy iHeart IPO Is In The Works
The nation's top owner of radio stations early Wednesday (4/3) made a Form S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In it, iHeartMedia notes that it will issue new Class A and Class B shares. But, there are few other details the company is sharing.
No Foolin’: Townsquare Stations Suffer Computer Crash
What seemed like an April Fool's Day stunt across several Townsquare Media stations wasn't -- sending management and on-air talent scrambling to keep operations flowing with minimal disruption.
FM Translator, Booster Total Hits New High
The FCC on Tuesday released its Broadcast Station Totals for the first quarter of 2019. The biggest headline from the new totals: Translators and boosters are still of high interest to licensees, and in a big way.
Comscore ‘Enhancements’: C-Suite Sweep, Sinking Stock
Comscore stock lost nearly a third of its value on Monday after the company announced what it described as "enhancements to its board of directors and senior management team" to enable its next phase of growth. Translation: Its CEO for one year has resigned, as has the President.