Sunday, May 17, 2026

Yes / No / Maybe

Toledo Noncoms Considering the Auction

A pair of non-profit full-power television stations are fully aware
Bob Pittman

Pittman Puts His Money where his Paycheck Is

iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman has made an investment
Gavel

NAB’s Incentive Auction Challenge Fails

The arguments of both the NAB and Sinclair Broadcast Group have been rejected
FCC

House, Court Weigh in on FCC and Title II

A budget bill passed by the House Appropriations Committee
Apple

Apple Coming After Radio

Apple has much more in mind than simply entering the streaming business

April Showers Brought May Glowers

A lot if not most broadcast stocks were challenged during the month of April
Handshake

FCC Adopts NAB/ACA HDTV Compromise

Hidden in this alphabet soup of a headline is an example of cooperation

A Fool Games out Charter/TWC Chances

The FCC did not outright destroy the merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable
Dollar Sign

Maybe it’s Just a Coincidence

Men’s Wearhouse just posted very nice Q1 2015 numbers
Rupert Murdoch

Murdoch Handing Off Fox Corner Office

Rupert Murdoch will not be going away by any stretch of the imagination
Google

LPTV Activist Takes on Google

The LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition is becoming increasingly combative
US Congress

Support Grows for LRFA

The battle over radio royalties has been simmering in Washington
Deal

Radio Shoulders the Deal-making Burden

There were only eight deals filed with the FCC during the first week of June
LPTV

Two Class As run Afoul of FCC Rules

Stations serving the Columbus OH and Boise ID DMAs committed infractions
Tower

Cattlemen Make the Case for Local Broadcast

The business of raising cattle is conducted primarily in rural areas