Who Writes the Rulebook
Every radio standard your station touches was written by a private club. That is not the scandal it sounds like. There is an argument going around the LPTV business that […]
Buying and Selling: How to Evaluate an LPTV Deal
Most LPTV owners have never had their station properly valued. A lot of us bought on a number that had more to do with what the seller wanted than what […]
Fifty-Two Weeks That Decide LPTV’s Future: The Year Ahead in NextGen TV
Four proceedings in Washington will do more to determine the value of your license over the next year than anything you buy, build, or sell at the station. That is […]
Automating Playout with AI: A Practical Look
By Lee Allen Miller, Executive Director Playout automation has been part of broadcast operations for decades. What is changing is the role AI is starting to play within playout systems, […]
Leading Through the ATSC 3.0 Transition
By Lee Allen Miller, Executive Director The ATSC 3.0 transition is the most significant technical change our industry has seen in a generation, and for many LPTV owners it is […]
AI-Driven Ad Sales: Tools LPTV Operators Can Use Today
By Lee Allen Miller, Executive Director The sales side of an LPTV operation is where AI tools have some of their most immediate practical applications. Unlike newsrooms, where the risks […]
Hiring for LPTV: Finding Talent in a Thin Market
Hiring is the hardest part of running a small-market station, and it is the part most owners are least trained for. You spend years becoming competent at broadcasting, and then […]
Reading Your P&L: What Every Station Owner Should Track Monthly
Walk into a typical LPTV station and ask the owner how the business is doing. You will get an answer based on feel. Things are good. Things are tight. We’re […]
Reading Your P&L: What Every Station Owner Should Track Monthly
By Lee Allen Miller, Executive Director Walk into a typical LPTV station and ask the owner how the business is doing. You will get an answer based on feel. Things […]
The Spectrum We Cannot Afford to Give Away
Why ATBA Opposes the Push to Open LPTV Channels to 5G Broadcast By Lee Allen Miller, Executive Director, Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance On May 12, 2026, the LPTV Broadcasters Association, […]