TV stations

Waiver will last until the end of April

The latest data from the FCC, which is from 2017, shows women/minority ownership still exceedingly rare

The deal also includes 15 FM and AM radio stations and Waypoint’s news production operation.

The deal includes stations in nine states that reach a combined 31 million viewers.

Pew Research survey gathered statistics from nearly 35,000 U.S. adults.

Part of Nexstar-Tribune’s divestiture, the new stations cover seven markets for Scripps.

Local TV and radio stations are big economic drivers, according to Woods & Poole Economics study.

The U.S. gained 144 low-power TV licenses in 2016 despite the uncertain future of LPTVs, which are not assured a channel assignment in the post-incentive auction repack.

Forecast driven by strong political and digital advertising projections