"As a matter of law," the Chief of the FCC's Audio Division has notified the owner of a noncommercial educational FM radio station in Northern California that the station's license has been cancelled, and its call sign has been deleted. What led the Commission to take such drastic actions?
As RBR+TVBR was first to report in December, Gray Media successfully reached a deal to purchase a full-power television station in the Volunteer State in a transaction that saw brokerage Kalil & Co. represent the seller, Bahakel Communications. That deal, involving a Jackson, Tenn., property, has now closed.
He helped lead Amazon’s sales and marketing partnership with the NFL for “Thursday Night Football” for one year and has most recently headed East Coast sales for Overtime. Now, this 19-year media sales pro will lead efforts to connect national advertisers with Scripps' platforms.
The lone Democratic vote-maker on the Federal Communications Commission has made it clear that the Nexstar Media Group merger with TEGNA deserves a full Commission vote — and that this, as is being rumored, will not transpire.
When it comes to the FCC's "equal time" advisory, is Television getting more scrutiny than Radio? That's a question posed to Chairman Brendan Carr by a reporter during a post-February Open Meeting Press Conference on Wednesday morning, during which he assailed Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico.
All three vote-makers on the Federal Communications Commission have given their thumbs up to a Public Notice that proposes and seeks comment on certain eligibility requirements and a general limit filed by any applicant in the upcoming noncommercial FM translator filing window.
Adam Jacobson
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