Radio & Television Business Report

On March 27, Members of Congress wrote to the FCC seeking a firm transition deadline for full-power broadcasters to complete their transition to ATSC 3.0, which powers NEXTGEN TV signals. The association founded by "SuperFrank" Copsidas has responded, and makes it clear that low-power stations should be exempted.

Car dealerships, grocery stores, and big retailers were once the underpinnings of local advertising. But that's changed, leaving media companies and ad agencies scrambling to find new clients. What has changed and what business will be fueling the growth through 2029 was the focus on a webinar conducted Friday by Borrell Associates

Brand recall increases when television is part of the media mix, compared to standalone channel efforts. In fact, a new Comcast Advertising report notes, recall rises 8.7 times when TV is paired with search, 1.8 times with social media, and 1.6 times with podcasts.

U.S.-based employers announced 60,620 job cuts in March, up 25% from 48,307 cuts announced in February. It is down 78% from the 275,240 cuts announced during the same month last year, according to a report released Thursday from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

The latest retransmission consent dispute has ticked off South Florida hockey fans, in particular, as Comcast's Xfinity MVPD pulled by law all Scripps TV stations from its lineup due to the lack of a fresh carriage contract. In South Florida, this occurred during the second period of a Florida Panthers game.

Grab your coffee and favorite breakfast biscuit and set your alarms for an early rise on Monday, May 11. Why? The C-Suite at Townsquare Media will once again present its quarterly earnings results bright and early to start the week. 

The nation's biggest audio content creator and distributor has a new CEO for the unit that includes its more than 860 local broadcast radio stations; its radio networks businesses (including Premiere Networks and TTWN); and the Enterprise Business Development Group. She rises from President of Markets Group & Sales Operations.

The five audio brands serving the Wasatch Front owned and operated by Cumulus Media have a new President/GM, and it is the ex-Market President for the iHeartMedia stations serving Salt Lake City.

Audacy CEO Kelli Turner, in an internal memo, notes that "to better capture opportunities, scale success, and sharpen our competitive edge," the privately held company with majority ownership held by Soros Fund Management is establishing a regionalized sales organization. The Market Manager post is being erased.

He's been the Chairman and President/CEO of Skyview Networks, the national radio advertising organization, since April 2019, and before that spent many years at the former ABC News Radio enterprise, starting as a News Writer in 1986. Now, he's taking on full ownership of Skyview, Streamline Publishing has confirmed.

It owns and operates a collection of 11 radio brands, in addition to seven broadcast TV offerings and real estate holding company Loblolly. The media properties are overseen by Craig Jahelka, a 50-year industry veteran associated with Draper Media since April 2008. A plan has now been put in place to determine Jahelka's successor.

With the release of its Q4 2025 fiscal results in late February, Sinclair Inc. offered no first quarter 2026 guidance. But, all will become known to investors and Wall Street watchdogs by the end of the month, the TV station ownership group and Dielectric parent shared on Monday.

Watching the National League MLB team that plays its home games a stone's throw away from NAB Headquarters in the Nation's Capital is getting a little easier, thanks to the FOX Television Stations property serving the sprawling Washington DMA — and Gray Media properties in surrounding DMAs.

The numbers are impossible to ignore. Online audio monthly listening has hit an all-time high. Eighty-one percent of all Americans aged 12 and older,...

It's the view of public relations veteran turned public speaking coach Rosemary Ravinal that predictability is the fastest way to lose an audience. Surprise, on the other hand, is the spark that keeps people leaning in for more, she shares in this post-April Fool's Day column.

The Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFOA)has received the highest scores from two independent organizations that track commitment to accountability and impact for 501(c)(3) charities.