Tag Archives: San Francisco

FCC slashes franchise fees for cable companies, leaving community channels in limbo

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Terence | Permalink 0

Could have an impact nationwide, including CAN TV Chicago In a move that could have devastating consequences for community-based cable TV channels, the dysfunctional and useless FCC voted [..]

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The Media Notepad: 101.9 The Mix, The Drive dominate Chicago radio ratings

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Terence | Permalink 0

Also: Decades finds new station group; FCC votes to modify kidvid rules and strike down San Francisco apartment broadband law Hubbard Broadcasting continued its dominance of local Chicago [..]

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What’s next for WGN-TV sports?

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Terence | Permalink 0

Sun-Times article talks about a future without sports on WGN as station, teams head into transition In 2016, WGN-TV decided to cut their ties to The CW and [..]

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21st Century Fox to buy Sinclair stations

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

Fox re-purchases three stations; Chicago’s WPWR could switch owners as a result Exactly a year after Sinclair Broadcasting announced its purchase of Tribune Media, the Hunt Valley, Md. [..]

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