Friday, July 17, 2026

Broadcasting Pirate

Big Fine Set For Queens Pirate Pest

José Luis Gerez will have to pony up a hefty fine for repeatedly moving the antenna for a pirate operation first detected in 2013. 

Long-awaited NJ LPFM Still Raises Questions

A three-year battle for an LPFM ends with the pending arrival of a facility sharing the same frequency as three other nearby stations.

Liberman Loses FCC Carriage Complaint Against Comcast

The FCC on Friday tossed claims by the Estrella TV owner that program carriage rules could be used in its fight against Comcast.

Nielsen: TV Homes Rise 1.7% For New Season

Nielsen says there are now 118.4 million TV homes in the U.S. and 301.7 million Persons 2+ in

EMF Earns A ‘Promise’ In California

A Class A noncomm in the San Joaquin Valley has been added to the EMF stable. It will soon switch to the KLove format.
JD Power Logo

Study: Happiest OTT Users Aren’t ‘Cord-Cutters’

According to J.D. Power, “cord-cutters” are the unhappiest users of OTT services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime.
Sirius XM

Sirius XM Redeeming $650M In Senior Notes

Sirius XM Radio Inc. will redeem all of its outstanding 5.875% Senior Notes due 2020.
Pile of Money

FCC To Double Forward Auction Round Increments

Round 19 will open with $18.58 billion raised, and a new 10% increment to the previous round’s posted price.
FCC

Pai, O’Rielly Dissenters In FCC Cross-Ownership

A 3-2 decision to largely keep the Commission's 41-year-old broadcast cross-ownership rules intact was met with vociferous protest.
Rick Kaplan

NAB Slams FCC Over Ownership Rules FOIA

The FCC was slammed for its “underwhelming” delivery of 13 documents dealing with the review of its broadcast ownership rules.
Hulu

How Media Can Stand Out In TV’s ‘Golden Age’

Hulu SVP/Ad Sales Peter Naylor believes super-serving the consumer will lure them in a

Sirius XM Takes Rural Route On Trial

Ride ‘em, Cowboy! Some 60-odd channels are free through Sept. 4 as part of a Rural Radio Channel 147 promotion.

FCC To Close Detroit Office In January

A confirmed final day for the FCC field office was set following an agreement with the National Treasury Employees Union.
Cumulus

Cumulus Gets Access To Twitter’s ‘Moments’ Feature

Companies granted access to make Moments can use the creative format to tell stories using related, real-time content.
Larry Patrick

Broker Focus In ’17: iHeart, Cumulus Health

Broker Larry Patrick believes that the pending debt crises at both iHeart Radio and Cumulus Media will be key issues in 2017.