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 TV Biz Nexstar Reach: 171 Stations in 100 Markets By Kevin Eck on Jan. 27, 2016 - 10:54 AM Here are the markets where the new Nexstar will rub up against an FCC rule.
View Post CBS Affiliates | TV Biz LIN Media and CBS Renew Affiliation Agreements in Ten Markets By Kevin Eck on Aug. 28, 2014 - 10:23 AM LIN Media announced today it has signed a “comprehensive, long-term” agreement to renew affiliation agreements with CBS in 10 markets. The agreement includes WIAT in Birmingham, AL, WIVB in Buffalo, NY, KRQE, KBIM and ...
View Post CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk | Weather Charges Dropped Against WTHI Meteorologist Pulled Over for DWI By Kevin Eck on Nov. 4, 2013 - 2:03 PM Kevin Orpurt, meteorologist for Terre Haute, IN, CBS station WTHI, won’t face criminal charges after being arrested October 25. The Terre Haute Tribune Star reports, Orpurt was facing two class-A misdemeanors: driving while ...
View Post CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk WTHI Reporter Charged With Domestic Battery By Kevin Eck on Aug. 26, 2013 - 6:00 PM WTHI reports Jon Swaner, a reporter for the Terre Haute, IN, CBS affiliate, has been charged with misdemeanor domestic battery. The station seemed to be headed for a bit of a firestrom after viewers noticed the station had posted ...
View Post Anchors | ShopTalk Mark Allen Retiring From WTHI in Terre Haute By Merrill Knox on Jun. 14, 2013 - 10:07 AM Mark Allen is retiring from WTHI, the Fox and CBS affiliate in Terre Haute, Ind. He has worked at the station since 1990, anchoring the 6, 10 and 11 p.m. newscasts. “They (WTHI-TV) take the business so seriously and I have r ...
TV Biz LIN Stations Restored For Mediacom Subscribers By Merrill Knox on Oct. 17, 2011 - 10:26 AM After nearly six weeks, Mediacom customers have access to nine LIN Media-owned stations that have been dark while the two parties negotiate their retransmission agreement. The stations were restored late Friday night after a deal ...
TV Biz A Month Later, Little Progress in LIN-Mediacom Stalemate By Merrill Knox on Sep. 30, 2011 - 4:26 PM Tomorrow marks one month since LIN-owned stations in seven markets went dark for Mediacom subscribers, and the stalemate is showing no signs of progress. A uniform statement on the LIN-owned stations’ sites says negotiations ...
TV Biz LIN Stations Go Dark for Mediacom Subscribers By Merrill Knox on Sep. 1, 2011 - 10:33 AM As of 5 p.m.ET yesterday night, LIN Media-owned stations went dark for customers who have Mediacom Cable service, as the two parties failed to renegotiate a retransmission agreement. “Without fair and equitable treatment, lo ...
