Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Democrat and Republican

Sanders Leads on TV

On broadcast TV in the last ten days, Bernie Sanders has taken the lead with 6,673 spots aired.
FCC

Enforcement Bureau Ups Gelb

Lisa Gelb is to be named deputy chief and chief of staff of the Enforcement Bureau.

Katz Television Promotes Heaton to SVP Political Sales

Katz TV Group creates SVP of Political Sales job.
Gavel

Broadcast Station Acquisitions: MYTH No. 17: It’s Not Negotiable

Erwin Krasnow, Doug Ferber & Bishop Cheen de-bunk the myth that it's not negotiable.

Delmarva Peninsula Owners Move Players

Two Delmarva Peninsula owners swap stations.
FCC

FCC Video Competition Workshop Set for March 21

FCC workshop on video competition is March 21.
Preston Padden

Why Padden Says Auction Bid Forecasts Are Wrong

Preston Padden says auction financial predictions are not accurate.

How Pandora Plans to Put Ticketfly to Work

Pandora has big plans for its Ticketfly purchase.

LaPlatney to Succeed McTear at Raycom

Raycom Media President/CEO Paul McTear will retire this June.

Uptick for Broadcast CPMs

Television advertising came back in a big way last month.
FCC

What Relaxed Foreign Ownership Could Mean

Broadcasters push for relaxed foreign ownership rules.

New 2016 NextRadio-Compatible Smartphones Out

NextRadio is available on most new Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge smartphones.
Deal

KCOH Sells for More Than You’d Guess

KCOH-AM, Houston has been sold.
Handshake

Avoid The Pitfalls of the Family, Friends Bank

Getting loans from loaning from family and friends can be a perilous.

Why Not Let More AMs Stay on Later?

Readers tell RBR+TVBR what they think of a compromise on skywave protection.