Latest articles by John Eggerton
FCC Sets Stage for Review of Nexstar-Tribune TV Station Spin-Offs
Consolidates merger application, sets comment dates.
FCC Reveals Losing Bids, Bidders in TV Incentive Auction
Had kept them under wraps for two years.
Justice OK's Nexstar's Station Spin-offs to Scripps
As part of deal to acquire Tribune stations.
NAB Pitches 50 Percent UHF/VHF Discount
Says FCC should retain 39 percent cap but adjust for 'artificially presumed reach' of all stations
T-Mobile to Help KXAS Move Early
Will get access to spectrum covering multiple Texas markets
Comment Deadline Set on Paperwork Requirements For ATSC 3.0 Moves
The FCC has set May 7 as the deadline for comment on the information-collection requirements of its ATSC 3.0 rollout framework.
Noncoms Seek More Money, Flexibility From FCC
Say it is untenable to make stations 'float' 38 percent of repack expenses
FCC's Sinclair-Tribune Shot Clock Remains on Pause
The FCC has yet to restart its informal shot clock on reviewing the proposed $3.9 billion merger of Sinclair Broadcasting and Tribune Media.
Pai Signals FCC to Start New Spectrum Auctions This Year
FCC chair Ajit Pai said the FCC will be holding two spectrum auctions in short order, which means next November and soon thereafter.
Sinclair Is Divesting WGN, WPIX, But...
Deal includes potential services agreement with buyer of both
NAB Tells FCC Retrans Should Be Default Election
Broadcasters have asked the FCC to reverse the presumption from “must-carry” to “retransmission consent” in carriage elections given that most stations now seek retrans payments.
Third Circuit Won't Block FCC Broadcast Dereg
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has denied a petition from Prometheus Radio Project that it effectively stay the FCC's November vote to deregulate local broadcast ownership.
FCC Commissioners to Testify in House Feb. 16
The House Energy & Commerce Committee's Communications Subcommittee will get a chance to grill the FCC commissioners this month.
ATSC 3.0 Rollout Can Begin Next Month
Broadcasters will soon get the green flag on their race to an interactive, geo-targeted, video-on-demand future.
Phase One and Done: FCC Marks First TV Station Repack Milestone
Nine more phases to go in post-incentive auction channel switches.
OSHA Concludes Contractor at Fault for Tower Collapse
Current obtains report via FOIA request.
