Friday, July 3, 2026

Deal

June Deal Doldrums Kicking In

We don’t know what the weather has been like where you live
Sold

Close Encounter in Georgia

A deal for a Georgia television station nominally in the Atlanta DMA
Sold

Close Encounter in Odessa-Midland

Thus far, Gray Television’s acquisition of KOSA-TV in Odessa-Midland TX is the TV deal of the year
Kelley Blue Book

More Evidence June Was Good for Car Dealers

Car sales were up during the month of June

Graham Parts Company with Cable ONE

Cable ONE, once part of the mighty Washington Post media empire

FCC Excuses Poverty, not Ignorance

A Kentucky radio owner managed to get through an entire license term
Chart

Consumers Getting Frisky

The Conference Board registered across the board gains

ZGS Takes DirecTV Dispute to the FCC

Hispanic-owned television group ZGS has made the case for carriage

TV Stocks Fare Better as June Winds Down

All in all, the week of June 22-26 was not a particularly pleasant one
File Cabinet

Member of the Public Spurs Public File Fine

Many stations run into trouble with the FCC because of issues/programs lists
Tegna

TEGNA Reels in Three Former Belo TVs

When Gannett acquired the Belo stations back during the summer of 2013

FCC Must Avoid Decremental Damage

The FCC moved in the correct direction but did not go nearly far enough
Your Fired

NBC Cuts Donald Trump Ties

Donald Trump is not backing down from his controversial remarks

Kantar Counts Off Q1 Results

Odd-numbered years are particularly challenging for media companies
Media system in a vehicle

Fiat-Chrysler’s Latest Dashboard

The battle for dashboard dominance will be a key for radio