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Gray Television

Gray TV Divests Stations to Allen Media for $380M

By Michael Balderston published

The stations, owned by Quincy Media, serve seven markets

Business
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One in Five TV Stations Say Journalists Were Attacked in 2020

By Michael Balderston last updated

RTDNA added a new question to its annual survey because of rising safety concerns

Comcast

Comcast to Stop Carrying 8 Out-of-Market Hearst TV Stations

By Michael Balderston published

Group of stations to be dropped on March 31 and April 6

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FCC: Localism May Outweigh Viewpoint Diversity in Certain Merger Considerations

By Michael Balderston published

Whether or not merger would improve quality of local news programming key factor

Regulatory and Standards
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Comscore Achieves 1,000 Local TV Station Milestone

By Phil Kurz published

The news follows Comscore and Cox Media Group inking a deal for six new markets

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ATVA Says Congress Should Reject NAB’s Relief Proposal

By Michael Balderston published

Says TV conglomerates would gain access to small business funds

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TV Stations Given Leeway to Air Local Community Events by FCC

By Michael Balderston last updated

Waiver will last until the end of April

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Broadcast Station Ownership Diversity Severely Lacking

By Michael Balderston published

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

Broadcast Engineering
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Standard Media Buys Nine Waypoint, Vision TV Stations for $59M

By Phil Kurz published

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

Business
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Online Growing as Local News Source, But TV Still on Top

By Michael Balderston published

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

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