Friday, July 3, 2026

New LGBTQ Station for San Francisco

New San Francisco Station “PULSE” Targets LGBTQ Demo
Apple

Apple Does a Swift Reverse on Royalties

Pop star Taylor Swift used Tumblr to get Apple to rethink its decision not to pay royalties to artists during a fee-free trial period
FCC

FCC Duking it Out

Members of the FCC have shown their partisan stripes this past week and there has been no shortage of bile over certain issues
FCC

FCC Gearing Up for Spectrum Auction

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler expected to propose package of rules for the upcoming spectrum auction
NPR / National Public Radio

Kim Kardashian Raises Hackles of NPR Listeners

Where Kim Kardashian goes, the spotlight follows…and some NPR listeners don’t like that at all
Prosper Insights & Analytics

Consumer Confidence Holding Steady

Consumer sentiment inched up from May to June but is well ahead

ACA has Problems with AT&T/DirecTV Merger

NAB and the big four networks aren’t the only ones with concerns
Saga Communications, Inc.

The Saga of Towerview’s Stake Dinner

Institutional investor Towerview LLC already had a big chunk
Chart

CFOs See Sunny Skies

The U.S executives with direct oversight of corporate finances are as optimistic as they’ve been
Deal

May Trading Injects Life into 2015 Value

There wasn’t anything off the charts about the 106 stations that were proposed for transfer
American Idol

CORE Gored on Idling of Idol

Production company CORE Entertainment is facing the loss of its prime asset

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

It’s been 12 long years since DirecTV promised to provide local-into-local
Sold

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”