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In the recent past, under different leadership, it was one of the most prolific acquisitors of low-power television stations in the U.S. Now, HC2 Broadcasting has taken a lead role in the propagation of 5G Broadcast technology in the U.S. Perhaps that is why it has agreed to purchase a LPTV property in Texas.

The Chairman of the House E&C Committee is readying for a full markup of budget reconciliation text scheduled for Tuesday afternoon that would go a long way toward bringing spectrum auction authorization back to the FCC. But, the spectrum being authorized for auction doesn’t include broadcast TV spectrum.

In 2009, a group of radio stations serving a Texas city were sold by Simmons Media. They include an expanded-band AM, a Class D sibling, a Class A FM and an FM translator fueling the Sports Talk station on the kHz band. Today, these stations face an uncertain future, as the licensee is a debtor-in-possession.

“The broadcasting industry lends itself well to the entrepreneurial spirit”

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At first glance, this looked like a tedious project

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An important change is in the works for broadcast attendees

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One of the two stations in Nebraska's biggest market that John Hannon will lead is today operated via an LMA agreement between its owner and Sinclair Inc. This will soon change, as Sinclair is moving forward with buying the property outright, creating a duopoly.

As RBR+TVBR first reported on Monday, Sinclair Inc. has agreed to acquire a LMA partner that serves as the ATSC 3.0 lighthouse for the Omaha-Council Bluffs market outright, creating a duopoly. To the east, Sinclair has engineered a similar LMA-to-purchase deal, creating a duopoly in a second Hawkeye State DMA.

NBCUniversal opened Upfront Week at Radio City Music Hall on Monday with a tart tongue from Seth McFarlane and bravado that saw the Comcast Corp. unit take verbal swipes at all of its digital competitors while touting "the greatest collection of content any single company has ever collected in a single year."

It's official: A new digital streaming destination for all-things FOX is coming this fall. And, it will bear the name "FOX ONE." FOX Sports hints that the platform will be up and running by the end of August.