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 […]
Renewing STELAR Will Help Rural Americans
Smaller pay television providers are under assault from the excessive demands of local TV stations. Congress needs to step in and support legislative reforms that curb the undue price hikes […]
NAB NYC 2019: How Broadcasters Must Fight For Their Future
It’s a little early for Halloween, but ghosts and goblins have been circling the broadcasting business for some time now. If you spent any time at the National Association of […]