Do We Need The FCC?

There seem to be three reasons why we still have the Commission, says AEI Visiting Fellow Mark Jamison

TRANSACTIONS TODAY: EMF Buys A Keystone State Duo

The nonprofit operator of the nationally distributed KLove Christian AC format buys two of its affiliates

Comcast Gets Third Extension On WYCI Fight

Comcast has won a third extension to fight a potential "must carry" situation in the Burlington, VT DMA
Saga Communications, Inc.

Saga Questioned For Big Dividend Yields

CapitalCube says Saga's average dividend quality score of 50 "points to some weakness in the sustainability of its robust payout ratio"
AT&T

AT&T Buys Time Warner In $108.7B Deal

A joint webcast on Monday (Oct. 24) at 8:30 am ET will discuss AT&T's Q3 results and the TWX deal

Alamo City Radio Icon Ricci Ware Dies

Ricci Ware is the father of Trey Ware -- a San Antonio radio icon in his own right in mornings at KTSA.
Money

Stocks Mixed Ahead of AT&T’s Time Warner Deal

Gains of note included beleaguered Twitter, which rebounded 7% to $18.09 after Japanese firm Softbank is reportedly in takeover talks.
BIA Kelsey

Local TV Programmatic Webinar Set For Wednesday

BIA/Kelsey on Wednesday is hosting a no-cost webinar focused on programmatic’s coming to local TV.

Kail Deal Price Based On ’16 Revenue

LHTC Media is grabbing four Spectrum stations in the Morgantown, W. Va. market for an undisclosed price

Mush Khan, Riviera Translate In Tempe

Riviera set to debut a southeast Phoenix translator from South Mountain; Spirit Radio transfers close-to-Normal translator

Alabama Pirate Penalized For Faux FMs

RBR + TVBR OBSERVATION: Boo-yah! It's aggressive action like this from the Atlanta office that needs to come elsewhere

No FCC Set-Top Box Vote Set For October

The official Open Meeting agenda confirms the bulk of the discussion will focus on a hotly debated broadband consumer privacy vote

Multiple SVOD Viewer Population Now 16%

Some 49% of the viewing population subscribes to at least one of 16 subscription-based OTT services, GfK research shows

Manning Shares Plans For Former AU Translators

RBR + TVBR spoke with President/COO Fred Manning about his plans for two former Bluegrass Country translators

Broker: Forward Auction Halted For Oversupply

The sudden stop to the second stage of the FCC's Forward Auction on Wednesday came as no surprise to one broker