D.C. Notebook: Does NAB Have a Thune Problem?

In 2014, the South Dakota Republican Tried to Kill Retransmission Consent

Majority Leader Thune? Broadcasters might not be pulling for Sen. John Thune, four-term Republican of South Dakota, to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell as Senate Republican Leader in the fall. Here’s why. In 2014, Thune combined with Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) on a bill to abolish retransmission consent, the legal process by which TV stations collect bi…