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Visitors to the FCC's LMS across Thursday were greeted by a "system maintenance" message, blocking access to the important transactions database. As such, the Media Bureau has extended its filing window for new noncommercial educational reserved-band FM translator station applications.

The Media Bureau grants an extra six days following LMS outage, data leak

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It served as the affiliate of The CW Network in Nashville until September 2021, when it shifted to the DT2 signal associated with Sinclair Inc.'s FOX affiliate in the market. Now, the company seeks to buy that former home for the CW outright, converting a longtime shared services agreement in place with the station's owner.

The company led by CEO Caroline Beasley is expected to reveal its Q3 2026 results on Monday. But what the Beasley Media Group head has to say on Thursday may be more valuable — and you'll have to be in the room where it happens to hear what she has to share as the 2027 Forecast conference takes place.

Graham Holding Co. has released its consolidated third quarter 2026 earnings report, and the company's broadcast television ownership group performed strongly during the three-month period. Revenue climbed by 19%, while expenses were trimmed by 2%. 

In broadcasting, term sheets are a key scoreboard, and private equity, strategic buyers, and lenders are all keeping a watchful eye on which companies have the scale, discipline, and positioning to win the next cycle and which will become someone else’s asset. By this time next year, many questions will have answers. At Forecast 2027, you'll be one step ahead.

Sen. Blumenthal says the chairman must release records for First Amendment violation investigations by Nov. 30

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Legacy silos are no longer sustainable in a fragmented landscape. As such, merging back-end operations so that TV, radio and AI are interlinked is underway. What are the best practices and key learning lessons seen with this unity? A Forecast conference session that includes a Graham Media Group Tech VP tackles these matters.

Given the third quarter results for the nation's largest licensees of UHF and VHF stations, election-oriented revenue is singlehandedly responsible for big year-over-year gains. That's most certainly the case at Gray Media, which reported Q3 2026 earnings on Friday that Executive Chairman and CEO Hilton Howell Jr. cheered.

Marty Sacks took our questions about the return of the watermark processor

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