For the GOP, further rule "modernization" 30 years after the passage by President Clinton of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is of interest. For Democrats, countering consolidation by protecting diversity of voices and opposing the Media Bureau's approval of the Nexstar-TEGNA merger, is Issue No. 1.
Just in time for the full rollout of Major League Baseball Opening Day coverage, fans that subscribe to DirecTV will have season-long access to games for nine clubs whose coverage has been assumed by MLB in the wake of regional sports network rights demises.
It's a victory in a federal court for the subscription-based satellite radio service provider, as a German entity known for its application-oriented research had sought to claim SiriusXM infringed on a patent it holds. A judge's decision puts a more than nine-year legal tussle to rest.
It's a move that Sinclair Inc. is calling "a strategic transformation" of its news operations in Tulsa, one in which it is "refocusing resources" at its two "Big Four" stations to "enhance" local programming. What does this mean for viewers of the ABC and FOX stations in the Oklahoma market?
Todd Parkin, a former head of sales for the Bally Sports regional sports network, had agreed to acquire various TV stations from Standard Media, Imagicomm, and Sinclair Inc., respectively. Now, filings made at the FCC suggest Parkin will not be moving forward with the announced acquisitions.
An AI company "advancing the connected TV ecosystem" with "contextual video intelligence" believes it has a solution for advertisers seeking clarity, control, and confidence in their ad buys. Allen Media Group is confident this newly launched product unveiled today at the IAB NewFronts will help its streaming video ad growth.
She presently serves as VP/Market Manager for Cumulus Media's Indianapolis radio stations, a role she's held since 2023. Now, this sales and management veteran has been promoted to Regional Vice President of Cumulus Central Indiana, adding oversight for stations in two other Hoosier markets.
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which maintains oversight of the FCC, has approved proposed legislation that would bring updates to the nation's Emergency Alert System. Two bills were passed out of Committee, and each saw unanimous roll call votes.
A low-power television station serving the Aurora, Ill., area, has taken advantage of the FCC's December 2025 decision to lift its freeze on major change applications for LPTV facilities by moving to the heart of Chicago. It's a perfect demonstration of how a big-market move-in can result from the Commission decision.
Upon FCC regulatory approval, two AM stations and three FMs in a South Dakota market will end up in the hands of a local operator. With closing expected in early summer 2026, Connoisseur Media is moving forward with the sale of the following properties to Brookings Radio LLC.
In the streaming and digital media universe, the IAB NewFronts have successfully proven to be big a challenger to the traditional mid-May Upfront Week in New York. Across three days in lower Manhattan, digital advertising solutions earned a big spotlight, with Comcast Advertising on Wednesday unveiling a notable product.
The buyer, which owns liberal-leaning political talk and spoken word AMs across Wisconsin, has formally completed its acquisition of an AM and its two FM translators serving Wisconsin's largest market. Kalil & Co. served as the broker in this transaction.
He joined the Fordham University Adult Alternative noncomm serving the New York Tri-State Region in 1987 and officially became General Manager on July 1, 2012. Now, he's retiring from the station on June 30.
She began her professional career in 2001 as a Producer Assistant for Univision Puerto Rico. Meet the new News Director for WNBC-TV and WNJU-TV, the NBC and Telemundo Owned Stations serving the nation's biggest market.
It's a Class C AM serving the Southern San Joaquin Valley since 1956, presently with a Spanish-language sports talk format aligned with TUDN Radio. Soon, it will be offering listeners English-language religious programming, courtesy of Northwestern Media.
Jeff Winemiller and his Lowcountry 34 Media are making headlines for a transaction that gives him ownership of a LPTV property in the Pacific Northwest's largest population hub. The seller is one of the nation's largest broadcast television ministries.
The FCC has ordered the owner of Spanish-language religious radio stations to pay its overdue regulatory fee bill or face a license revocation for an FM radio station purchased nine years ago — placing it in similar status with seven other facilities that no longer exist which also have an outstanding bill to the Commission.
"There are many reasons that the Commission has outlived its usefulness." That attention-grabbing statement comes from the American Enterprise Institute's Mark Jamison, who believes one reason is especially clear today: "Its power to license broadcasters gives government officials leverage over speech."
Free TV Networks, recently acquired by Versant, has inked a deal that will bring its free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel featuring an iconic star of "Blaxpotation" films whose career was reborn by Quentin Tarantino to a key video-on-demand hub.
From a basement-born invention to a global broadcast and live production technology company, MultiDyne is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026 with an eye toward the future. It all began with a single breakthrough product: the TS-1, the broadcast industry’s first portable test signal generator.
