Thursday, July 9, 2026

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Minority owners call foul on Class A sale

The sale of WMNT-CA Toledo OH was filed with the FCC mid-month last October.
AT&T

AT&T slammed by FCC over microwave stations

It’s not only the college kids running a campus radio station...

OTT ought to worry MVPDs

The more quality program services that are available “over the top”...
Money

The price of defaulting on a winning CP bid

Failing to follow through when winning an auction for a new station is bad enough.
Auto

Something to share with your auto clients

The next time you drop in to discuss advertising plans with a local dealer...
HBO

OTT HBO likely to dent MVPD sub totals

The availability of HBO programming without the necessity of a subscription to a cable or satellite company...
Perry Sook

Nexstar rebooks Sook, shares the wealth

Acquisitive minded television company Nexstar Broadcasting Group has extended the contract...
TV Remote

Firm advocates TV to market mobile apps

How ironic – at a time when broadcasters are deeply concerned about losing advertisers to mobile platforms...
FCC

FCC’s AWS-3 auction draws record $44.9 billion in bids

Bidding in the AWS-3 spectrum auction, known as auction 97, is now closed.
FCC

US regulators raise bar for broadband Internet

U.S. regulators on Thursday raised the standard for high-speed Internet
Deal

Price revealed on Alpha Fredericksburg buy

As previously reported, Larry Wilson’s group is purchasing four stations. Well, now we know the purchase price
PTC / Parents Television Council

PTC wants WE tv erased from MVPD bundles

The reason: A new show on the cable channel called “Sex Box”...
Consumers

Major leap in consumer confidence

You have to go more than a year ahead of the 2008 financial implosion to find a better report card.
Larry Wilson

Wilson owns January trading

Station trading in the early going of 2015 is, in a word, lackluster
Meredith

Meredith brings home epic end-of-year results

The local media, or television side of multimedia Meredith Corporation soared during the company’s fiscal Q2...