View Post FCC | TV Biz FCC Approves Gray’s $2.8 Billion Purchase of Meredith Stations By Kevin Eck on Nov. 15, 2021 - 10:38 AM The move frees the sale of 16 Meredith stations in 12 markets to Gray.
View Post CBS Affiliates | FCC | NBC Affiliates Gray TV Fined for ‘Willfully and Repeatedly’ Violating FCC Ownership Rules By Kevin Eck on Jul. 12, 2021 - 11:22 AM The FCC has proposed a $518,283 fine.
View Post FCC | Law & Ethics RTDNA Backs Baltimore Station’s Coverage of City State’s Attorney’s Office By Kevin Eck on May. 11, 2021 - 4:47 PM RTDNA executive director and COO Dan Shelley says any investigation "would set a dangerous precedent."
View Post FCC Sinclair Is Forced to Pay $48 Million Fine to the FCC, Largest Civil Penalty in Agency’s History By A.J. Katz on May. 7, 2020 - 9:35 AM Related to its attempted $3.9 billion deal Tribune Media Company, which Tribune terminated in August 2018 after 15 months of back-and-forth.
View Post FCC | TV Biz President Trump’s FCC Has ‘Serious Concerns’ About the Proposed Sinclair-Tribune Deal By A.J. Katz on Jul. 17, 2018 - 9:42 AM The deal isn't dead, but it's not looking good for Sinclair right now.
View Post FCC FCC Votes to Loosen Ownership Regulations By Stephanie Tsoflias Siegel on Nov. 17, 2017 - 8:02 AM It's a historic move.
View Post FCC | TV Biz Sinclair Headquarters Will Stay in Maryland By Stephanie Tsoflias Siegel on Nov. 16, 2017 - 10:30 AM With plans to expand.
View Post FCC FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Seeks ‘New Spirit of Cooperation’ With Broadcasters By Chris Ariens on Apr. 25, 2017 - 1:20 PM "The last thing the broadcasting industry needs is outdated regulations standing in the way."
View Post FCC 1,000 TV Stations Will Need to Find New Channels ‘In Very Tight Time Frames’ By Chris Ariens on Apr. 13, 2017 - 4:14 PM An "unprecedented task."
View Post FCC More Local Media Consolidation is a Real Possibility By Chris Ariens on Mar. 8, 2017 - 4:41 PM In his first testimony on Capitol Hill, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says he will look at media ownership rules.