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In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) repeals the national television multiple ownership rule (national cap), which prohibits a commercial television licensee from having a cognizable interest in television stations that have an aggregate national audience reach above 39%. The Commission finds, given seismic changes in the modern media marketplace, that the rule's repeal will help empower local broadcast television stations to operate in the public interest and to better serve the needs and interests of their local communities. The Commission will review on a case-by-case basis proposed transactions that would have been prohibited under the national cap to determine whether a proposed transaction would serve the Commission's media ownership goals of localism, competition, and viewpoint diversity.

This document amends the Table of TV Allotments (Table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules by substituting VHF channel 9 for UHF channel 21 at St. George, Utah in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by KUTV Licensee, LLC (Licensee), licensee of full power television station KMYU(TV) (KMYU or Station), St. George, Utah. The Media Bureau (Bureau) previously granted a petition for rulemaking submitted by the Licensee to substitute UHF channel 21 for VHF channel 9 at St. George, Utah in the Table. The Licensee subsequently filed an application for a construction permit for its new channel, which remains pending due to certain unresolved engineering matters. The Licensee now states that upon further consideration and restraints, it wishes to abandon its plans to modify its license for KMYU to operate on channel 21. The Licensee filed the instant petition to amend the Table to substitute VHF channel 9 for UHF channel 21 and allow KMYU to continue to operate on channel 9 at its licensed parameters. The staff engineering analysis finds that the proposal is in compliance with the Commission's principal community coverage and technical requirements, including the interference protection requirements. In support of its channel substitution request, the Licensee filed comments reaffirming its interest and stating that it commits to promptly take any and all steps that may be necessary to effectuate the channel substitution proposed in the petition. An individual commenter, Steven Quinn Singleton (Singleton), also filed comments, but did not explicitly object to the proposed channel change. For the reasons discussed in the Report and Order referenced below, the Bureau denied Singleton's comments.

As radio pros explained to WKHS students, it carries you through tough times

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What's next for broadcast media ... especially as several radio companies fell short with their political revenue expectations? A Forecast 2027 session kicking off the November 12 affair at the Harvard Club of the City of New York is designed to provide all of the insights necessary to steer clear of the icebergs. 

Can radio and TV reverse the dollar-shift away from digital platforms, in particular with some of the advertising categories that can thrive outside of a search engine-driven consumer attraction mechanism? That was one key question covered by Borrell Associates' Corey Elliott and Gordon Borrell in a Wednesday webinar.

It's a promotion from within at the publicly traded broadcast television station ownership group under a radical transformation driven by CEO Adam Symson, and it puts a woman with nearly two decades of experience in the newsroom in the role of Chief Technology Officer at The E.W. Scripps Co.

The Air Scan IP security check is free for radio stations to access

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It’s intended for “the recording you can’t go back and redo”

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Where do the "wrong side" stations reside?

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Announces the status of short-form applications to participate in Auction 114 (FM Broadcast)

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WCB adopts the proposals set forth in the Bureau's Public Notice seeking comment on the proposed eligible services list for funding year 2027.

As RBR+TVBR first reported on Monday, iHeartMedia suffered an $8 million quarterly loss in Q3 2026. One culprit was lower-than-anticipated political advertising revenue. That seems to be a sore spot with the company's shareholders, sending shares southward on Tuesday. Meanwhile, "TSQ" has also shrunk in value.

The future of "Lightning 100" is in question for listeners of this heritage Nashville station, as its longtime owner has just sold it. The buyer? It is a globally famous entertainer known for his friends in low places. For longtime listeners, the "Lightning" brand will be on the move. And, it could bring a bigger audience.

Public Notice announcing that the SpaceX-Grain Transfer of Control Applications have been found to be acceptable for filing

NOHI/NOUO for transmitting interference to licensed public safety communications network

He “understands what it takes to build a foundation for a federated system of independent stations”

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"Yes." That was the one-word response to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz's query to Trump FCC Commissioner nominee Danielle Thumann Severs regarding how she feels about "weaponization" of the Commission by political influence.