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Scripps to Acquire WTVQ for $15.8 million
By George Winslow published
The acquisition of the Lexington, Kentucky station from Morris Network will create a duopoly with its WLEX NBC affiliate

FCC Adopts Consent Decree with Multimedia Holdings, Renews KNAZ License
By George Winslow published
The agreement resolves an investigation into issues with its online public inspection file (OPIF) and commercial limits on kids programming

Broadcasters Gather in D.C. for NAB State Leadership Conference
By George Winslow published
On March 4 they will head to Capitol Hill to advocate for ownership rule reforms, AM radio and the future of local broadcasting

FCC Approves Merger Creating Nation’s Largest Cable, Broadband Provider
By Tom Butts published
Cox-Charter merger hinged on ending ‘DEI discrimination’

Updated: Paramount Wins Bidding War for Warner Bros. Discovery
By George Winslow published
Netflix has declined to raise its bid, saying `the price required to match Paramount Skydance's latest offer...is no longer financially attractive"

Scripps to Reacquire 23 ION Stations
By George Winslow published
The stations were divested to comply with ownership caps in 2021

FCC Launches Inquiry Into Broadcast Sports Rights
By George Winslow published
The NAB applauded the move by the Media Bureau to seek public comments on such issues as the shift of rights away from free-to-air broadcasts

DirecTV Study Finds Consolidation Decreases `Quality’ and `Diversity' of Local News
By George Winslow published
The study filed with the FCC found that in `the majority of duopolies, triopolies, and quadropolies’ station groups offered `essentially the same local news’
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