T Dog Media

08/22/2026

Now on T Dog Media: 104.3 The Score drops hosts Mike Mulligan, Marshall Harris:

Station plans to announce a new co-host Monday for David Haugh Audacy sports talk 104.3 The Score has dropped longtime host Mike Mulligan and Marshall Harris in what appears to be a cost-cutting move. Mulligan had been WSCR since 2008, and co-hosted AM drive with David Haugh since 2018, who replaced...

08/19/2026

Now on T Dog Media: Disney and ABC file a First Amendment lawsuit against the FCC, calling for an end to their license challenges of their eight owned-and-operated stations:

The latest chapter in dramatic saga Disney laid down the gauntlet like Thor against the FCC Tuesday as the company has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the agency over its broadcast licenses of its eight ABC-owned stations, stating its regulatory actions and investigations are "retaliatory".....

08/18/2026

Now on T Dog Media: CHSN now available to purchase on Amazon Prime Video:

Another way to watch White Sox, Bulls, and Blackhawks Just in time to watch the second leg of the Crosstown Classic, Chicago Sports Network (CHSN) announced Monday that Amazon Prime subscribers can buy the streaming version of the regional sports network on their platform throughout its territory. "...

08/07/2026

T Dog Media is back with a new post as the FCC dumps the TV station ownership cap:

https://www.tdogmedia.com/2026/08/the-fcc-votes-to-eliminate-station-ownership-cap.html

07/31/2026

Today's T Dog Media flashback: With CBS being shifted to subchannels in a few markets starting tomorrow, here's what I wrote in 2019 marking the 25th anniversary of the Fox-New World deal, when CBS lost a staggering 8 stations to Fox:

07/26/2026

Legal issues to delay the completion of the Paramount-WBD merger until next year:

Ellisons angling to take case to Supreme Court The blockbuster Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger may have to wait a while to commence. In the face of continuing legal troubles, Paramount has agreed to postpone closing its deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery until next summer. This comes as....

07/24/2026

Nexstar drops CBS affiliation in six markets; Hearst and Forum stations to be replacements:

Cities include Albuquerque, BirminghamIn news that was forst reported by The Desk, Nexstar Media Group renewed its CBS affiliations in 36 markets, but is parting ways with the network in six others, with CBS landing on digital subchannels in each. The Nexstar CBS renewals include two downstate stati...

07/22/2026

SiriusXM adds 104.3 The Score and WBBM Newsradio as Audacy strikes deal to add 40+ sports and news stations:

Audacy to have 41 local stations on its platform In a sign of changing times in radio, SiriusXM is adding Audacy's news and sports talk stations to its platforms, including NewsRadio 105.9 FM (WBBM-AM 780/WCFS-FM 105.9) and 104.3 The Score (WSCR-AM/FM.) Audacy is adding the sports talk stations firs...

07/20/2026

Today's T Dog Media 20th Anniversary flashback: What Lou Canellis said on "Sports Sunday" about Chicago missing out on the World Cup reminded me of a post I wrote about the low ranking our city received from sports business types. From March 27, 2023:
https://www.tdogmedia.com/2023/03/sports-business-survey-chicago-ranks-9th.html

07/19/2026

As T Dog Media heads into its 20th Anniversary, I will be reposting some of my work every day here on social media (if I remember to do it.) From a year ago yesterday, I wrote about Stephen Colbert's cancellation by CBS:

Is the move politically motivated? Colbert was a frequent Trump critic In a stunning move, CBS announced Thursday it was ending The Late Show franchise after 33 years and getting out of the late-night business entirely, claiming the decision was made due to "financial decisions."Current CBS late-nig...