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The Supreme Court for New York State on Thursday set big monetary penalties against the largest broadcast TV ownership group in the U.S., asking it to repay DirecTV for fees associated with what is today an unaffiliated Washington, D.C.-focused facility branded as “DC News Now.” Nexstar will continue the battle.

A key Democratic U.S. Senator has written to the Acting Assistant Attorney General within the Department of Justice's antitrust division, urging Omeed Assefi to "closely scrutinize" the proposed acquisition of Fubo by The Walt Disney Company.

Cheryl McHenry has won acclaim and attracted generations of viewers to Cox Media Group's WHIO-7 in Dayton. In three months, the veteran news anchor at the CBS affiliate — one of the nation's most dominant — will be saying goodbye to viewers across Ohio's Miami Valley.

It has a 110,000-watt signal atop San Bruno Mountain, allowing this station to cover nearly all of the San Francisco DMA. That said, the Bay Area is notorious for its hills and valleys, which can make FM reception particularly troublesome. KQED-FM is now acting to resolve that problem in the East Bay.

A low-power television station serving a portion of the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico has entered into a Consent Decree with the Video Division of the FCC's Media Bureau to resolve issues pertaining to its application for a license to cover.

In this document, the Video Division, Media Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission), has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by TV-49, Inc. (TV-49 or Petitioner), the permittee of an unbuilt full power television station KKAB, channel 12, Silver City, New Mexico (Station or KKAB). Petitioner requests an amendment of the Table of TV Allotments (table) to delete channel 12 at Silver City and substitute channel 12 at Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (Truth or Consequences), consistent with the technical parameters set forth in the Petition, as amended. The Petitioner further requests modification of its construction permit to specify Truth or Consequences as its community of license.

This Consent Decree resolves the Bureau's investigation of Licensee's compliance with sections 73.617(b)(2)(ii) and 73.1745(a) of the Commission's rules.

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A newly released report from Pew Research Center finds that 63% of Americans believe inflation is a very big problem for the country. This is comparable to May 2024. But, it is down from 70% in 2022.

1370 KWRM looks to serve L.A. and San Bernardino with innovative setup

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First announced at NAB Show 2024, the integration introduces a SPECai logo within vCreative’s vPPO platform, with expansion to vProMedia coming soon. The AI-driven process guides users through script creation with voiceover selection from various AI voices and music bed selection from Benztown’s libraries.

A pair of FM radio stations located in the cities of DeQueen and Nashville, Ark., have been sold, thanks to an agreement signed off by the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas.  Who is the buyer of these facilities?

Aaron Ishmael has gained attention for his ownership of radio stations in the Adirondack Region of New York. Now, his company has agreed to purchase an AM radio station in the Garden State, along with its two all-important FM translators.

Radio 7 Media has signed off on paperwork that, pending FCC regulatory approval, will place an AM radio station serving Pulaski, Tenn., and its associated FM translator, in the hands of a new owner.

While in Miami for a symposium with Hispanic media leaders, FCC Commissioner Anna Gómez took time out to visit the Paramount Global-owned WFOR-TV. Gómez has been vocal in her opposition to a Republican-fueled probe into a CBS News interview with Kamala Harris.

How did TelevisaUnivision perform in Q4? In the U.S., there was growth and it was fueled by ViX, the direct-to-consumer platform. In Mexico, there was none, impacting the overall results. The good news: the company's full-year net loss continues to decline, albeit slowly.

Two sites in Colorado and one in New York received VX Series transmitters

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Over the years, David and Penny Drucker have bought and sold broadcast TV stations, including the divestment at the end of 2023 of a low-power TV station in Anchorage. Now, the Druckers are in the news again for their agreement to acquire a low-power TV property serving the San Francisco DMA.