You’ll recall that during their bid to acquire T-Mobile, AT&T repeatedly insisted that there was a terrible spectrum crunch afoot, and they simply would not be able to deploy LTE nationally without gobbling up a major competitor. Roughly a year later and, as we illustrated yesterday, AT&T has shown that they didn’t need T-Mobile at all, and was perfectly able to go out and get the spectrum they needed elsewhere. AT&T has completed more than 40 spectrum deals in one year, showing there’s really nothing deep pockets can’t fix. [Read more…]
Election Night Proves It: Hyperlocal Is LPTV’s Franchise
November 3, 2026
On election night, nobody with a national budget covers the county commission race. An LPTV station twelve miles away can, and that capability is the most durable franchise in American television.
