Sinclair Locks In Its Q4 2025 Earnings Reveal Date
The broadcast TV group that's shepherding the industry toward ATSC 3.0 digital broadcasting services has announced when it will report its Q4 2025 earnings results. What do analysts expect to see from a company that very much wants to merge with The E.W. Scripps Co., despite that entity's firm no?
![NBC's Michigan Avenue tower in Chicago [Photo: Adam R Jacobson]](https://rbr.com/wp-content/uploads/iTunespics-048-1-218x150.jpg "A Michigan Avenue Facelift For NBC, Telemundo Comes Into Public View")
A Michigan Avenue Facelift For NBC, Telemundo Comes Into Public View
NBC O&O WMAQ-5 in Chicago and its Telemundo sibling, WSNS-44, earlier this week christened a new state-of-the-art newsroom that NBCUniversal says is "designed to power the next generation of storytelling."
NCTA To FCC: Mandatory NEXTGEN TV Carriage Unconstitutional
Across the last week, no less than six ECFS submissions have been presented to the FCC on behalf of NCTA-The Internet & Television Association. One filing begs attention: As the association sees it, extending mandatory carriage rights to ATSC 3.0 TV stations "would violate the Constitution."
Gómez Chides FCC Over Political Equal Opportunities Requirement ‘Guidance’
The FCC's lone Democratic Commissioner derided the "misleading announcement" distributed by the Media Bureau of guidance "on the application of the statutory equal opportunities requirement and the bona fide news exemptions to broadcast television stations, including their airing of late-night and daytime talk shows."
WVEI Sold To Rhode Island’s Main NPR Operator
In April 2023, Audacy Inc. announced that would be closing its Warwick, R.I., office and consolidating its operations with its larger Boston hub, ceasing a 19-year term of sales and marketing independence for a simulcast partner of WEEI-FM. Audacy is now moving forward with the sale of that Rhode Island FM.
EstrellaTV Heading To Orlando, Thanks To LMA
It's a Class A digital over-the-air television station serving a portion of the Orlando DMA. And, in just a few weeks, it will become a MediaCo-operated home to its Estrella TV network, shifting from a digital multicast signal tied to a Hearst Television station serving Central Florida.
N.Y. Radio Management Veteran Joins MediaCo
As first reported by Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink, Maire Mason is taking a key New York leadership role at the company that's parent to WBLS and "HOT 97," as well as the Estrella Media Spanish-language multimedia company. She's inbound from Spanish Broadcasting System's N.Y. station group.
El Paso Radio Trio Faces License Revocation As HDO Emerges
A Hearing Designation Order has been sent to the parties involved in a transfer of control of a trio of El Paso radio stations serving Spanish-language audiences in the West Texas city — a matter with a tale akin to a telenovela script. At issue: an unauthorized LMA, an undisclosed loan and family shenanigans.
A Timeline Shift Comes As Motions Loom For Cumulus, Nielsen
The rapid pace that defined Cumulus Media’s antitrust fight against Nielsen throughout the fourth quarter of 2025 is giving way to something far less dramatic, but far more consequential: a litigation calendar that will now be defined in months, if not years.
Cumulus Closes Topeka Studios, Shifting Operations To K.C.
Operations of Cumulus Media's radio stations serving Kansas' state capital are being consolidated with the publicly traded company's Kansas City properties, located in a corporate office building in the suburb of Mission, Ks.
NH House Bill Would Introduce Local Media Ad Tax Credit
New Hampshire's state House of Representatives on Wednesday conducted a public hearing designed to gather input on a bill introduced in December that would create a temporary local tax credit for newspapers, radio stations and Hearst Television's ABC affiliate serving the Granite State.
Digital Audio Sales Deal For Skyview, FanServ
Skyview Networks widens its existing partnership with FanServ by offering additional opportunities for streamlined management of digital audio advertising. To support Skyview Networks in this initiative, FanServ has hired Paul Lajoie, a "proven leader" in programmatic advertising and digital media sales.
AI-Enabled Projects? Cumulus Pact Seeks Growth and Dollars
One of the nation's largest audio content creators and distributors has signed a joint partnership with a Toronto-based media technology company that will lead to the development and anticipated monetization of projects for audio enabled by artificial intelligence.
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Ichikawa Heir Spins Western N.Y. FM To Broadcast Ministry
It boasts a motto of "Teach. Talk. Jesus!" and at present can be heard on stations serving Evansville, Ind.; Louisville, Ky.; and both Huntington and Charleston, W. Va. Soon, this broadcast ministry's programming will be heard just west of the Twin Tiers of Pennsylvania and New York, as it is purchasing an FM in the small Western New York market.
A Tale Of Two Brand Leaders: Accident Care and Auto Coverage
It's another week at the top of the peek into play count for commercials airing on the broadcast TV stations monitored by iHeartMedia-owned Media Monitors. What brand commands the biggest share of spots seen on national TV? It differs from that of Spot Cable, where auto insurers dominate.
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Two Former ‘NewsNet’ LPTV Homes Are Sold
It was a broadcast TV offering that mirrored CNN Headline News circa 1991. And, it saw Manoj Bhargava snap up a collection of LPTV properties to help build out NewsNet. Today, NewsNet is defunct. Former broadcast homes are being divested — including two Michigan LPTVs. Who's the buyer?
Digital Growth, Broadcast TV Headwinds: Mediaocean’s Marketer Outlook
For the third consecutive period, Gen AI ranks as the most important consumer trend, underscoring its growing influence on how people discover content, engage with brands, and make decisions. The bigger takeaway? "Media investment is rebounding selectively," as linear TV continues to face pressure.
The InFOCUS Video Podcast: Radio Ink’s Cameron Coats
This episode features a lively 30-minute conversation between RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson and Cameron Coats, Editor-in-Chief of Radio Ink. To get a better idea of what radio industry leaders across the sales and management arena are talking about, we welcome Cameron to the InFOCUS Podcast.
LABF To Again Present 2026 BEA Career Fair
For the second consecutive year, the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) will serve as the official presenting sponsor of the 2026 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Career Fair and Graduate Student Showcase, held in conjunction with the NAB Show in Las Vegas.
NGWS Dollars Approved In Final FY 2026 Minibus Package
The final fiscal year 2026 "minibus" package has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, and while it does restore any of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting dollars that were rescinded in 2025, it does put dollars toward noncommercial broadcast media's Next Generation Warning System (NGWS).
TitanTV Welcomes A Product Software Development Head
There's a new Product Software Development Director at TitanTV Inc., and as company President Mick Rinehart sees it, “His experience building and scaling high-performing product teams aligns perfectly with our commitment to delivering accurate, dependable solutions to TitanTV’s ever-growing client base.”
BSI Releases A New Music Scheduling Product
How radio stations manage and schedule their music remains an important audience-building tool. With modern radio workflows in mind, Broadcast Software International (BSI) has brought to market a new product that's designed to more effectively place the right songs at the right time for its users.
Audacy Partners On Search-Focused AI Discoverability Product
A search discoverability and AI optimization platform powered by NVIDIA technologies has inked a strategic partnership with Audacy Inc. that puts the wheels in motion on a tool designed to boost local and regional businesses across the U.S.
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