B&C - The industry authority on the business of local TV stations and cable operators. en-us http://www.broadcastingcable.com/community/Local+TV/47169.html?nid=3342 2008 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Fri, 09 May 2008 19:42:12 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559552.html?nid=3342 If a hurricane or serious storm threatens Wilmington, N.C., the FCC will postpone its planned Sept. 8 test to pull the plug on analog broadcasts. Fri, 09 May 2008 18:13:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559425.html?nid=3342 The NAB took the opportunity of the FCC's Wilmington, N.C., test of the analog-TV cutoff to advise the FCC on what answers it should be looking for. Fri, 09 May 2008 15:12:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559392.html?nid=3342 The low-power TV industry's lobby is asking Congress for $450 million to make the conversion to digital as soon as possible. Fri, 09 May 2008 13:47:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559276.html?nid=3342 A sagging newspaper business blew a hole in Tribune’s first-quarter earnings Thursday. Fri, 09 May 2008 11:01:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559200.html?nid=3342 Political-season and Internet advertising came to the rescue of Gray Television. Fri, 09 May 2008 09:41:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559185.html?nid=3342 Top engineers and technology executives from the broadcast, consumer-electronics and cable industries gathered in Washington, D.C., Thursday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Advanced Television Systems Committee, the standards organization that created and implemented the U.S. digital-television standard. Fri, 09 May 2008 09:03:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559106.html?nid=3342 Broadcasters and FCC commissioners outlined the planned Wilmington, N.C., digital-TV market test Thursday. Thu, 08 May 2008 16:51:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559046.html?nid=3342 Saga Communications reported a net-income gain of 23% to $910,000 for the first quarter of 2008. Thu, 08 May 2008 15:57:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559008.html?nid=3342 KING Seattle digital-media director Cory Bergman is heading to MSNBC.com. Thu, 08 May 2008 15:51:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559041.html?nid=3342 Rick Baran was named executive vice president and chief financial officer of the CBS Television Stations Group. Thu, 08 May 2008 15:48:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6559034.html?nid=3342 A group of 11 stations in the Orlando, Fla., market will simulate the Feb. 17, 2009, analog turnoff at various points this summer. Thu, 08 May 2008 15:29:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6558925.html?nid=3342 Tribune named Randy Michaels chief operating officer. Thu, 08 May 2008 11:11:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6558915.html?nid=3342 An Appeals Court put off hearing Tribune's challenge of the FCC's decision to grant it waivers to complete the deal to sell the company to investor Sam Zell and Tribune employees. Thu, 08 May 2008 10:40:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6558902.html?nid=3342 Political ads and sharp growth in digital media offset weaker core advertising. Thu, 08 May 2008 10:02:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6558624.html?nid=3342 N.Y.C.’s first 24-hour news channel welcomes the arrival of WNBC’s new round-the-clock news channel. Wed, 07 May 2008 14:50:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6558580.html?nid=3342 FCC chairman Kevin Martin selected a guinea pig TV market to conduct a test of the digital switch: Wilmington, N.C. Wed, 07 May 2008 14:20:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6558495.html?nid=3342 National Association of Broadcasters president David Rehr is trying to enlist another president, George W. Bush, for a DTV transition TV spot. Wed, 07 May 2008 13:46:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6558490.html?nid=3342 ABC News is launching a new initiative to tap college students as newsgatherers and potential recruits. Wed, 07 May 2008 13:41:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6558430.html?nid=3342 "Hyper-local" news channel in vein of Time Warner's NY1 set for fall debute on WNBC’s digital tier. Wed, 07 May 2008 12:47:00 MST http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6558254.html?nid=3342 Sinclair Broadcast Group reported broadcast revenues from continuing operations were $160.9 million for the first quarter, up 8.5% versus the first quarter of 2007. Wed, 07 May 2008 10:17:00 MST