Sunday, May 17, 2026

Broadcasters Call for 100% Local-into-Local from DirecTV

It’s been 12 long years since DirecTV promised to provide local-into-local
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Iowa Combo Gets Rieck-Rolled

There are no fewer than four Riecks involved as an Iowa AM-FM combo is sold
Dollar Sign

Another Willful and Repeated Misunderstanding

We just reported on a story similar to this one

Let No Religious Station be Harmed

Trade group National Religious Broadcasters says that LPTV stations “will be particularly at risk”
Tom Wheeler

Something for Everybody, Everything for Nobody

Tom Wheeler has commented on the state of the incentive auction
Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Will Be a Tough Act to Follow

Most observers believe that the passing of the torch at 21st Century Fox

FCC Addresses the Other Auction

This one is for FM construction permits

Advocacy Slams FCC White Space Proposal

The Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance did not mince words

Label Organization Targeting Small Radio on Royalties

musicFirst has been attempting a divide-and-conquer strategy

Pearl, Sinclair and Samsung Have ATSC 3.0 Understanding

More to the point, Pearl TV and Sinclair – key proponents of next-generation broadcast television – have a MOU

Storm Brewing over Appropriation Riders

At issue is administration disapproval the attempt to do what the District Circuit Court did not

Noncom Sharing Arrangements Addressed

With the incentive auction looming, non-profit entities with broadcast television assets
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Six Station Cluster Forming in Tennessee

A trio of executors representing two license companies and four stations have found a buyer
FCC

FCC Ready to Boot an LPTV in Favor of Unlicensed

In the effort to leave at least one television channel free for unlicensed devices
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB: Watts Up with LPFM?

Regarding a proposition from REC Networks that low power FM stations be allowed to up their power