Friday, June 19, 2026

Cable / Satellite

KTEN-TV may go dark on Cable ONE

The Lockwood Broadcasting Group’s KTEN-TV (NBC) in the Texoma area (Ardmore, Ada OK, Sherman, TX) may pull
Tribune Broadcasting

Tribune closes Local TV acquisition

Tribune’s $2.73 billion buy of Local TV makes it the country's largest commercial TV station owners

A&E brings Phil Robertson back to Duck Dynasty

Phil Robertson, the patriarch of A&E's Duck Dynasty who was placed on an indefinite hiatus from his hit reality series 12/18 after following his derogatory comments about homosexuality in a recent GQ Magazine interview, is back. The network and the Robertson family announced 12/27 that Phil will still be part of the series. Since he didn't miss any filming, his suspension will not affect the upcoming fifth season.

KEXX, KMVA merging for “Trending Radio”

Riviera Broadcasting’s Hot AC KEXX-FM My 103.9 Gilbert/Phoenix, AZ and Trumper Communications’
U.S. Congress

Four more co-sponsors for Local Radio Freedom Act

A bipartisan group of four Members of the House of Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors

Errol Lewis: What killed the liberal radio star?

The former WWRL-AM NY morning driver and current NY1 cable net political anchor has penned
Viacom

Time Warner Cable, Viacom sign new distribution deal

The multi-year, multiplatform deal includes expansive TV Everywhere rights and new availability of
Tribune Broadcasting

Time Warner Cable renews with Tribune in five markets

They’ve signed a new multi-year retransmission deal for the Tribune Broadcast television stations in
Time Warner Cable

Shareholders mull TWC takeover

Time Warner Cable shareholders may give incoming CEO Rob Marcus thumbs up to reject a

WINS-AM NYC vet Stan Brooks passes

Brooks, at 86, never retired from the station. He’d been behind the mic for 50 years at the heritage
Deal

Denali Media buys CBS, NBC affiliates in Alaska

Denali Media Holdings, a subsidiary of cable MSO General Communication, is buying

Why WEYW was really denied by the FCC

In June 2011, WEYW got carriage on ATT- UVerse under a rebroadcast agreement and Comcast under a lease access agreement
Cumulus

Cumulus completes refinancing deal

Cumulus Media has entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, consisting of a $2.025 billion term loan maturing in
Meredith

Meredith gets stations from Gannett-Sander spinoff deal

After the Commission’s Media Bureau approved Gannett’s $1.5 billion acquisition of Belo (12/20) after

Eagle buys USA Communications Systems

USA Communications announced 12/20 it has sold cable systems in Nebraska and Colorado to