TVN’S MEDIA JOBS

New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a senior a.m. producer, account executive, reporter, assistant chief engineer, creative services producer, multimedia journalist, marketing coordinator and director of marketing/creative services.

Six Stations Launch NextGen TV In Shreveport, La.

Six stations serving the Shreveport, La., television market today began broadcasting with NextGen TV, also known as ATSC 3.0. Switching on the new transmission standard are the Wray family’s KTBS (ABC) and KPXJ (CW); Gray Television’s KSLA (CBS); Mission Broadcasting’s KMSS (Fox); and Nexstar Broadcasting’s KTAL (NBC) and KSHV (MNT). Today’s launch in Shreveport follows […]

NABOB On Nexstar-Marshall Deal: Yes, But …

In urging the FCC to OK the proposed JSA waivers involving Nexstar and Marshall Broadcasting, the group wants the FCC to subject approval of the deal to annual reporting requirements as well as other conditions. The critical question for NABOB, for this deal and any others, according to the association’s filing: “Is this transaction designed to produce a free-standing, independent broadcast operation at the conclusion of the JSA agreement?”

DMAS 82, 100 & 150

Nexstar Selling 3 Fox Affils For $58.5 Million

Minority-owned Marshall Broadcasting Group, headed by Pluria Marshall, will launch new local news and sports programming at the Fox affiliates in Shreveport, La.; Odessa-Midland, Texas; and KLJB Quad Cities, Iowa, as well as minority oriented public affairs programming.