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• July 12, 2010

  NAB's Common Refrain: Reform Ownership Regs ... Especially Cross-Ownership Rules

  

  The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS (NAB) came out firing in media ownership comments filed today with the FCC. As expected, the 30-page document (not including a wealth of charts and data), argued for modest reform of media ownership rules, … more »

• May 17, 2010

  NAB Files Brief In Ownership Rules Case

  

  The NAB has filed its brief in the PROMETHEUS RADIO PROJECT, et al. v. FCC ownership rules challenge case in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals TODAY, arguing that the FCC's readoption of the local television ownership cap was "arbitrary and … more »

• November 18, 2009

  Senators Voice Concern To FCC Over Multiple Station Operations

  Senators JOHN KERRY (D-MA) and CHARLES GRASSLEY (R-IA) have written to FCC Chairman JULIUS GENACHOWSKI asking for the FCC to look at the effect of multiple station operations when it reviews its ownership rules.  The Senators voiced concern in the … more »

• January 8, 2009

  Fisher Names Troy McGuire VP/GM Of Interactive

  FISHER COMMUNICATIONS has appointed TROY A. MCGUIRE VP/GM of FISHER INTERACTIVE NETWORK and TERESA BURGESS VP/GM of TV duopoly KBAK and KBFX/BAKERSFIELD, CA, effective JANUARY 5th, 2009. MCGUIRE also retains the title of VP/News and Programming for the … more »

• July 22, 2008

  Journal Q2 Revenues Fall

  

  JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS second-quarter revenue fell 5% to $140.1 million, the company reported TUESDAY. The company's net earnings dropped from $14.2 million (including a one-time $1.4 million gain from the sale of some of the company's community papers … more »

• March 5, 2008

  FCC Releases Diversity Order

  The FCC has released the report and order and a third notice of proposed rule making in its ownership diversity proceeding. The order covers a wide range of issues, from defining "small business" to barring gender or racial discrimination in … more »

• December 11, 2007

  NAB Comments Support Cross-Ownership Rule Changes

  The NAB has filed comments on the FCC's cross-ownership rule revision proposal, saying that it "supports amendment of the outdated prohibition on newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership, which has not been revised since its adoption in 1975. Elimination … more »

• November 30, 2007

  FCC OKs Clear Channel TV Sale

  

  The FCC has conditionally approved the sale of CLEAR CHANNEL's TV stations to NEWPORT TELEVISION LLC, giving the buyer a six-month temporary waiver of ownership and cross-ownership rules to give PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS, part-owner of NEWPORT, time to … more »

• July 31, 2007

  Copps, Adelstein Blast Ownership Studies Time Frame

  

  The FCC has released its Public Notice seeking comment on 10 studies in its broadcast ownership review, making the deadline for comments OCTOBER 1 and reply comments OCTOBER 16.  The studies include NIELSEN's look at "How People Get News and … more »

• May 8, 2007

  Michael Kincaid Named CBS Radio Pres./Sales

  

  CBS O&O duopoly KCBS-TV (CBS 2) and independent KCAL-TV/LOS ANGELES SVP/Sales MICHAELKINCAID segues to CBS RADIO as President/Sales, based in LOS ANGELES and reporting directly to President/CEO DAN MASON, effective MAY 14. He will also oversee CBS … more »