Noting that both Nexstar Media Group and TEGNA “take seriously the concerns” expressed by DirecTV in regard to their compliance of a preliminary injunction ordering a “hold separate” state of affairs between the two TV station ownership groups, a freshly filed status report shows where Nexstar is on reconstituting TEGNA’s Board of Directors. The company led and founded 30 years ago […]
Documents produced by Nexstar in a retransmission consent complaint brought against it and two shared services providers in March 2023 by DirecTV have been criticized by the plaintiff in the federal legal battle as being deficient. Still, DirecTV believes there's another data that tilts the ongoing price fixing claim in its favor.
A Mendocino County, Calif., FM radio station with a Class B signal capable of reaching Laytonville, to the north, and northern portions of Santa Rosa and St. Helena to the south is being spun by Bicoastal Media. The buyer in this deal brokered by Kalil & Co.? It's the giant of Christian Contemporary Music.
A Class A FM with a signal serving a listening area to the southwest of Huntsville, Ala., is trading hands. The new owner, pending FCC approval, is an individual known for his efforts behind the unfulfilled notion of a FCC-licensed "Class C4" FM radio station.
Alan Gottlieb has moved forward with the sale of an AM radio station that's presently silent under special temporary authority with the FCC. It is now poised to return to life under new ownership, thanks to a deal signed off by Keith Shipman.
It holds a construction permit for a 60-watt signal at 103.3 MHz serving Stafford and Sugar Land, Tex., to the southwest of central Houston. But, it won't for long, as the licensee has just sold this FM translator. For listeners, South Asian programming is likely to stay in place.
It enjoys a 56kw Class C FM signal serving Whitefish, Mont., and many of its small surrounding communities. Soon, it will no longer be tied to a Forgotten Umbrella — the name of the licensee spinning this facility.
In June 2025, a 50/50 partnership between longtime communications law pro Arthur Belendiuk and John J. Fuller came to an end. Then, in April 2026, Fuller moved forward with the sale of a Class C3 Country station serving the Burlington, Vt. market. That transaction brokered by Richard A. Foreman Associates has now closed.
In February 2024, Diamond Sports Group’s bankruptcy restructuring process came with a shiny silver lining for free over-the-air TV: In Milwaukee, play-by-play coverage for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks arrived at an over-the-air station for the first time in 17 years. Now, Morgan Murphy Media is stepping up its coverage of the Bucks in two other Wisconsin markets, bring a full season full of games to viewers.
A noncomm operator focused on positive programming, youth music mentoring, and educational broadcasting has a new Chief Executive Officer. That prompted a July 21 transfer of control request involving the company and its FM radio station in a coastal North Carolina community which has now been negated.
An upcoming SET Expo appearance follows the successful installation of two permanent Dielectric DTV+ antenna systems in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Installed by Foccus Digital for TV Globo, the systems went on air ahead of this summer’s World Cup to support live over-the-air DTV+ broadcasts in Brazil’s two largest cities.
Los Angeles-headquartered entertainment technology company and studio Cineverse's VAUDIO takes an advertiser's existing podcast, radio or streaming-audio commercial, adds the visuals required for television, and can activate the campaign across connected TV inventory without requiring a traditional video shoot.
East of Lexington, Ky., is a college town that's home to Morehead State University, a Division I school within the Ohio Valley Conference founded in 1887. Like many schools of higher learning, it has an FM that's been using equipment considered by many to be outdated. A major upgrade of the station is now complete, thanks to Nautel.
John Fredericks first gained notoriety as the Trump for President campaign chairman for Virginia in 2016 and 2020 who by late 2023 claimed to be the third-largest independent News/Talk radio network in America. In late July, he agreed to double up in Music City USA. Now, he's parting ways with an AM radio station in the Peach State.
An Emmy-winning journalist, multimedia reporter and producer who worked at the ABC affiliate in Detroit owned by The E.W. Scripps Co. until three years ago has unsuccessfully appealed a gender discrimination case filed against the company and its CEO, Adam Symson.
A Hearst Television veteran has been promoted to Vice President of News, a role in which he'll continue to report to Hearst Television Sr. VP of News and Chief Content Officer Barbara Maushard.
RBR+TVBR President/Publisher Deborah Parenti said, “This year’s Radio Wayne finalists represent one of the most diverse and competitive lineups in the awards’ 34-year history, spanning markets and media companies of all sizes. Even as our industry navigates modern challenges, the dedication and resilience of these professionals give us a powerful reason to celebrate.”
After just three months and two months at Red Apple Media, the parent of WABC Radio and the recently launched Worldwide News Network, Sr. VP of News & Programming Lee Harris has exited the operation. According to a company spokesperson, Harris was asked to depart the operation over differences linked to his leadership style.
Net income declined for the radio station owner in the second quarter, as did its net operating revenue, as Chief Financial Officer Sam Bush disclosed that the company has sold its residential home used for Saga business in the picturesque Lido Key neighborhood of Sarasota, Fla.
It's another move that signals the death spiral of the regional sports network distributed by MVPDs that continue to experience subscriber roll drops in an era of streaming and renewed over-the-air TV consumption for pro sports fans. Cox Media Group has landed a pair of multi-year NBA local broadcast rights deals.
