Sesh Simha Promoted to Vice President, Advanced Technology-ONE Media 3.0
HUNT VALLEY, Md., Dec. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — ONE Media 3.0, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. SBGI announced today that Sesh Simha has has been promoted to Vice President […]
Filing Window for Rural Digital LPTV and TV Translator Stations
The Media Bureau has announced a filing window for new rural digital LPTV and TV translator stations that were affected by the recent Incentive Auction and station repack. “With the […]
Elliott Block, Owner of WKRP, Passes Away
Elliott Block, owner of WKRP, Channel 25, in Cincinnati, passed away on November 25, 2019, according to a post on the station’s Facebook page. “It’s with heavy hearts and deep […]
Annual EEO Public File Report Deadline for Stations in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Vermont
December 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Vermont to place their […]
How America can still win the race to 5G wireless technology
The Federal Communications Commission has thrown a curve ball into the global race for deployment of 5G — the much-anticipated fifth generation of cellular and wireless technology. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced his […]
Hyperlocal TV station to launch downtown next week
WLFT-TV will launch a low-power TV station, called 30 on 3rd, Nov. 1 from a new broadcast studio on Third Street that will carry downtown specific programing. Using new technology, […]
FCC: LPTVs Have No Satellite Carriage Rights
The FCC‘s Media Bureau says, flatly, that LPTVs have no must-carry rights to satellite TV carriage. Full power TVs have limited must-carry rights–if a satellite carrier carries any station subject to the compulsory […]
HC2 Broadcasting Completes $79 Million Financing
NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HC2 Holdings, Inc. (“HC2” or the “Company”) (HCHC), a diversified holding company, announced today that its Broadcasting segment has completed the issuance […]
Representatives of Hitachi-Comark to Speak on ATSC 3.0 at Society of Broadcast Engineers Meeting
The Society of Broadcast Engineers Chapter 9 in Phoenix, Arizona will hold their monthly meeting October 30, 2019 at KTAR Radio in Phoenix, Arizona. Hitachi-Comark representatives, Tim Hosmer, the Director […]
The Fight Over Small-Town TV
TV station owners are taking advantage of FCC rules to quietly take over small-town airwaves, but cable and satellite companies are crying foul to regulators. Driving the news: Broadcasters aren’t supposed […]