Wireless Becoming TV's Newest Nemesis

Historically, broadcast TV's biggest foes have been cable and newspapers, but now there seems to one more major adversary: wireless operators.

Wireless has been lusting after broadcast spectrum, supporting the Federal Communications Commission's incentive auction. That's even more threatening since the auction push is headed by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, the former wireless trade association chief.

Now, with Verizon's nascent LTE Multicast service, it's also planning on making a direct play for TV stations' audiences as well.