View Post FCC | TV Biz Nexstar Broadcasting to Sell 5 More Stations By Kevin Eck on Jun. 13, 2016 - 9:42 AM The sale shows Nexstar’s intends to divest certain television stations in order to comply with the FCC's ownership rules.
View Post FCC | TV Biz Court Rules FCC Can’t Ban JSAs Until it Does Its Homework By Kevin Eck on May. 25, 2016 - 1:26 PM “Nearly a decade has passed since the commission last completed a review of its broadcast ownership rules," said the Court.
View Post FCC FCC Announces Start of Spectrum Auction By Kevin Eck on Mar. 29, 2016 - 4:54 PM "The Incentive Auction promises to free up more capacity to meet Americans’ skyrocketing demand for wireless data," said Wheeler.
View Post FCC | TV Biz Does Recent Station Sale Show Doubts Over Spectrum Auction? By Kevin Eck on Mar. 21, 2016 - 11:04 AM The sale "may foreshadow uncertain returns for some selling TV airwaves and lower wireless demand."
View Post CBS Affiliates | FCC This Local Super Bowl Commercial Made Some People Mad in Omaha By Kevin Eck on Mar. 10, 2016 - 2:38 PM One viewer told the FCC the spot "encouraged" and even "medically approved" abusing women.
View Post FCC | Law & Ethics DOJ Questions Injunction Allowing Media General to Operate WAGT By Kevin Eck on Mar. 10, 2016 - 1:52 PM By seeking an injunction to require continued implementation of the JSA, Media General has sought a remedy in conflict with the Commission’s order.
View Post FCC | TV Biz FCC Spectrum Auction to Hurt Minority Broadcasters Most By Kevin Eck on Feb. 17, 2016 - 2:29 PM Because they are easier to obtain and less costly to run, low-power TV stations have a much more diverse ownership.
View Post FCC The FCC Wants to Strengthen the EAS By Kevin Eck on Jan. 28, 2016 - 3:23 PM The new proposal wants to to improve the EAS with greater testing and awareness through involvement at the state and local level.
View Post Digital | FCC Why Your Local Station May Not Be Around in a Few Months By Kevin Eck on Jan. 21, 2016 - 10:24 AM The real cost of the spectrum auction to viewers and stations will only reveal itself after it's too late.
View Post FCC | TV Biz Computer Mogul Stands to Make Big Bucks in Spectrum Auction By Kevin Eck on Jan. 13, 2016 - 10:58 AM A company controlled by his investment fund has spent about $80 million on independent stations since 2011.