On July 23, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated two aspects of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) regulation restricting the number of television stations that one entity can own in a local market. The court vacated the prohibition on ownership of two of the top four stations in a local market (the Top Four Prohibition) and the FCC’s expansion of the Top Four Prohibition to reach multicast streams and low power television stations (the N...| www.wiley.law
The list of prospective broadcast buyers is longer, and potentially more diverse, than many in the industry are currently speculating about.| TV News Check
A leaner Top 25 Station Group ranking this year sees groups holding steady positions on the eve of likely deregulation and an M&A flurry to follow. As usual, the groups are ranked using revenue and coverage estimates from either the companies or BIA Advisory Services.| TV News Check
Gray Media, Inc. (NYSE: GTN) and The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) have entered into agreements to swap television stations across five mid-sized and small markets, resulting in the creation of new duopolies for each group.| Scripps
Gray Media has reached an agreement with Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group to acquire AMG’s television stations in 10 markets for $171 million. The transaction would bring Gray into three new markets — Columbus-Tupelo, Miss.; Terre Haute, Ind.; and West Lafayette, Ind. — with the acquisition of the local television station in each market that had the highest all-day ratings in 2024, according to Comscore. Gray expects the transaction to strengthen the company’s presence in the seven o...| TV News Check
