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With its stock up 2% in early trading Tuesday, following the release of a strong Q4 and full-year 2016 earnings report, the company led by Chairman and President/CEO Ed Christian and COO Warren Lada enjoys a Market Cap of $299.2 million and shares that haven't been this strong in three years.

There were no new transactions posted at the FCC on Monday (3/6), and it's been relatively quiet overall -- aside from Entercom's blockbuster tax-free merger with CBS Radio, which was months in the works. Are we in the midst of the calm before the storm of sales and tornado of transactions strikes the U.S.?

Sue Wilson, founder of the non-profit advocacy group Media Action Center, shared with RBR + TVBR details of a settlement with Entercom that awaits final approval from a FCC Administrative Law Judge in Washington. Meanwhile, there's word Ed Stolz is seeking to "un-renew" the licenses for Entercom's remaining Sacramento stations -- even after it make the unprecedented move of surrendering the license for now-defunct KDND-FM.

Lotus Communications Corp. has officially added a historic 5kw Class B AM broadcasting in the City of Angels. The deal was originally announced in October 2016, and Kalil & Co. was the exclusive broker for the transaction.

Given the recent track record of wonks, soothsayers, curanderas and individuals who hold Nostradamus in high regard, forecasts may not be as accurate as one would think when it comes to digital dollars sailing past that of TV in 2017. It's an interesting surprise, and SMI's CEO has some fresh ad trend info that may put your C-Suite in a pleasant mood.

Oh, Snap! The parent of Snapchat slid 12.3%, to $23.77, on Monday to fall below its IPO strike price. There was no immediate word on the downward activity for the tech company. Meanwhile, Cumulus Media had another difficult trading session while Beasley Broadcasting Group enjoyed a gain.

In a move that's three decades in the making, the Radio + Television Business Report has relaunched its digital home -- RBR.com -- and is now offering subscribers a user-friendly morning e-mail complete with the day's top financial and regulatory media news.

With the support of "hundreds" of residents, La Plata County got its wish, as four Denver-market stations can now modify the local satellite carriage TV markets they serve and add this far-southwest slice of Colorado to its coverage area. The FCC made the move despite objections from Hubbard and Hearst.

The war over retransmission fees has escalated into a battle of beliefs between Dish Network and Hearst Television, as Dish was "forced" to pull the plug just after Midnight Eastern on March 3 on every Hearst VHF or UHF station it carries. Dish stated its defense as it pulled the Hearst stations, and we've got an RBR + TVBR OBSERVATION to share on the matter.

One of the first "alternative" FM radio stations could be heading to a new owner, should the non-profit owner of this longtime Class B facility in New England find no other alternative.

Are the "Top Attentive Shows" a new metric that advertisers -- and broadcast TV execs -- should take seriously?

An AM that, oddly, increases its power at night has been sold to an owner that seeks FCC approval of permanent synchronous boosters

Here's what one top D.C. attorney thinks

The move comes as part of the stations' integration into Entercom, which acquired the stations in January

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