Headlines
Disney and Charter Reach New Spectrum Retrans Deal
On the evening of August 31, every ABC Owned Stations property and each of The Walt Disney Co.‘s cable television channels were blocked, by law, to those who rely on Charter Communications’ Spectrum MVPD to receive the video offerings.
What A Fully-Seated FCC Can Enable, As LeGeyt Sees It
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Anna Gomez to serve as a Commissioner of the FCC, ending a three-year-plus chair absence fueled by the Biden Administration’s failed plan to seat Gigi Sohn, who withdrew her nomination earlier this year.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $8,447,180
The purchase of WHTV-LD New York by Bridge News tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Advisory Services.
Salem Sells Tampa Market AM And FM Translator To Solmart Media
Salem Media Group has cut a deal to sell an AM station and its companion FM translator in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater market to Solmart Media for $700,000.
Lubbock Public Media Seeks FCC Approval For FM Deal
Now, the entity that acquired KRBL-FM 105.7 in Idalou, Tex., is agreeing to transfer the property to a group that will convert the facility to non-commercial status.
Radio
Onward Christian Radio!
Trends in the radio business can be so fleeting. For example, take formats. Ask most people which ones are on a roll this year, and you're likely to hear all about Country and Classic Hits. And that's understandable as they are each showing growth.
FCC
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 28 to September 8, 2023
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past two weeks (including events that occurred during our hiatus for the Labor Day holiday), with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
And Then There Were Five – Senate Approves Anna Gomez as Fifth FCC Commissioner – What Broadcast Issues Could a Full FCC Consider?
The Senate this week approved Anna Gomez for the open Democratic FCC seat that has been vacant since the start of the Biden Administration.
FCC Report 9/10: Stolz Bankruptcy Issues Lead To Las Vegas Operational Troubles
The bankruptcy trustee of Ed Stolz’s Silver State Broadcasting’s has filed Silent STA’s for 790 KBET Winchester/103.1 K276GX Las Vegas and 104.3 KFRH North Las Vegas NV noting that Stolz has not complied with legal obligations under bankruptcy law and to the bankruptcy court to identify and turn over assets and information regarding the bankruptcy estate in general, nor the stations in particular, and has been largely uncooperative, if not obstructionist, to the process.
Sales
If You Sell This, You’re Headed To Growth
So, what do you sell? I say, that’s a question. Is it radio? Is it air? Is it digital? Is it email or data? Is it events? I hope not. No one cares about your stuff. They want action.
How about selling these items?