Saturday, May 16, 2026

FCC

Is FCC buying into Cumulus/Whitley Dallas deal?

Cumulus planned to sell KTDK-FM Sanger TX to Media Services Group broker Bill Whitley
FCC

How the hairs are split in a CP proceeding

13 prospective licensees were found to have filed mutually exclusive applications
FCC

The case of the unshrinking FCC fine

KM LPTV Chicago 13 was nailed for a pair of public file-related violations and subsequently fined for them
Broadcast Tower

Wagenvoord outfenced in regulatory duel with FCC

The Commission was gracious enough, however, to grant Wagenvoord a favor on its own volition.

NAB’s Mago will go into retirement

It was perhaps fitting that we have so often seen Jane Mago’s name at the bottom of so many NAB FCC filings
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

Associations cannot restrict member competition

Advertising was implicated in an FTC final order addressing just what associations can and cannot do with their members
LPTV

More praise for FCC’s LPTV action

A second organization has joined with the LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition in commending the FCC’s move.

FCC takes on laundry list of special cases

Broadcasters may have an interest in a list of situations that will dealt with on what the FCC is calling a “Consent Agenda.”
Michael O'Rielly

Obama taps O’Rielly for full FCC term

Michael P. O’Reilly came to the FCC in November 2013, taking the place of the retired Robert McDowell
U.S. Congress

Cardenas expresses doubts about Comcast/TWC

Tony Cardenas (D-CA) is glad the comment period has been extended
Tom Wheeler

Wheeler cites crackdown on LMAs are diversity booster

Wheeler said that making it harder for television stations to enter into local operational alliances has resulted in an increase in minority broadcast ownership
Clock

FCC lengthens the window for Comcast-TWC comments

The opportunity to weigh in on the impending merger of Time Warner Cable into Comcast has been extended

FCC examining expanded MVPD definition

And it wants your opinion.
U.S. Congress

Reps seek GAO impact study on LPTV

Two key legislators want more information
Dollar Sign

TV regulation: A fine time to get fined

A full power station in Montana and a Class A station in Florida face hefty fines