Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Clyburn Calls For Minority Tax Certificate Redux

The lone Democrat on the FCC wants a incubation program and minority tax certificate back. Congress may not be willing to do it.
Broadcast Tower

Central Florida Combo Finds A Buyer

An AM and FM in receivership since fall 2008 find a buyer with a bulk of his properties in Georgia

A ‘Happy’ Birthday For Telecom Act?

Layton has plenty to say about "net neutrality." So do leaders at TechFreedom and Tech Knowledge

An Expected Surge For Radio’s Digital Dollars

Radio stations’ digital revenues are poised to surge this year, according to the RAB and Gordon Borrell

How Do Two Ex-Chairs View Today’s FCC?

A lot of reminiscing, and a lot of questions as to how the Trump Administration will leave the FCC as independent of an agency as it can be

How Much Did Gray Grab From Spectrum Auction?

Gray expects to receive the proceeds from the reverse auction either in Q2 or Q3 2017

MRC Gives Nod To Nielsen Digital TV Measurement

Digital in TV Ratings launched in 2015. It's currently in use by such clients as ABC, CBS, ABC pay-TV network Freeform and Univision

Blurred Lines 2017: Couch and Car

The global in-car entertainment (ICE) hardware market is on track to reach $36 billion by 2021
Clark Smidt, who found success with Softrock 103 WEEI-FM in Boston some 40+ years ago, owns an AM in New Haven. Why?

Here’s How Entercom’s Boston Spins May Play

Could a major publicly traded operator with a big events arm is in contention for the stations Entercom must divest in Boston?
Towers

Price Revealed In Texas Trio’s Sale

Details regarding the sale of a trio of Texas FMs are now available, including a proviso regarding the stations’ structurally unsound tower

Say Farewell To Reverse Auction Quiet Period

The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is waiving the Reverse Auction's quiet-period rules
Mignon Clyburn

Has Pai Lit A Fire Under Democrat Clyburn?

In scathing comments, Clyburn called Feb. 3 "take out the trash day"

‘The End’ Arrives For KDND

Branding for KDND-FM 107.9 in Sacramento shifts to KUDL-FM 106.5 at 9 a.m. PT; KDND to go dark Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. PT
FCC

Is The Spectrum Auction’s End Imminent?

On 2/8, the bidding schedule in Stage 4 of the Forward Auction rises to six rounds per day
FCC

Here’s What The Media Bureau Just Rescinded

Two major moves largely scratch what theMedia Bureau had etched in not-so-permanent marker under a Democratic Chairman