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For the last several weeks, the spot for TV spots for one of the nation's leading auto insurance specialty companies has been national Spot Cable. For the final week of May 2026, it has company — from a category peer that recently recruited actor J.K. Simmons as its spokesperson.

The NAB is pushing back on a proposed 46% fee hike from the FCC and calling on the Commission to make Big Tech pay its share, with the filing landing the same week several small radio station classes crossed the de minimis exemption threshold for the first time.

Brett Miller has been a media broker since forming Miller & Associates in 1988, which today is MCH Enterprises. In this column, he discusses what he refers to as "The Premium Dilemma" — why sellers with money‑losing stations should not be asking top dollar if they really want a suitable suitor to purchase their properties.

The FCC's Media Bureau late Friday moved forward with establishing a formal pleading cycle and ex parte procedures for the early renewal applications of the eight ABC Owned Stations owned by its parent, The Walt Disney Co.

A comment period has been established that will guide the Media Bureau in determining whether or not to renew the licenses for the company that operated the now-defunct NewsNet — bankrolled by the man who invented 5-Hour Energy.

Jeff Winemiller, one of the most prolific buyers and sellers of low-power TV stations, has struck another deal. This time, it involves his company's acquisition of six properties in the state of Washington — including one in Seattle.

He's been linked to a spoken word AM radio station associated with CBS Radio since it purchased the property in 1932 from General Mills. Now, he has officially retired from the property that is today owned by Soros Fund Management-controlled Audacy Inc.

The National Association of Broadcasters on Friday announced the results of its 2026 NAB Radio and Television Board of Directors elections. The two-year terms of the elected board members will begin this month.