Radio & Television Business Report

Gray Media's main attorney at Washington law firm Cooley LLP has submitted a formal complain to the FCC that claims DISH Network is in violation of retransmission consent rules. How so? A Knoxville hotel is bringing its CBS affiliate to viewers via a DISH-owned platform.

The publicly traded broadcast media company has appointed a Corporate Controller and is celebrating the naming of a GM and sales head in San Francisco — moves that come as MediaCo is preparing a TV station asset expansion that, in a way, consolidates properties in which Soohyung Kim has invested in.

The UHF facility that airs the CBS Television Network in the Motor City and surrounding communities is flipping the switch this afternoon on what the Paramount unit calls "the first-ever Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) technology-driven studio."

What is the top talking point for clients of a leading media broker as the 2026 NAB Show hits full tilt in Las Vegas? For Tideline Partners founder Greg Guy, the answer points to two main things.

With just minutes to spare before a two-week-long Temporary Restraining Order blocking Nexstar Media Group from fully combining the assets of TEGNA Inc. with its own, a preliminary injunction was granted by Troy Nunley. It is a setback, at least for now, as Nexstar has confirmed it is appealing the decision.

Forum attendees listened to panel discussions focused on such topics as tackling AI guardrails, digital sales strategies, and more of radio’s biggest problems during a program built around independent operators who, as was proudly stated, “make the industry go round.”

It is an AM radio station licensed for 5kw from 1 tower in Nebraska's largest city that has been silent under Special Temporary Authority from the FCC since February 20. Now, its owner — Carl Parmer-led SummitMedia — is selling the historic facility.

The Bob and Tom Show's Facebook page bears the message that syndicated morning show co-founder and retired co-host Bob Kevoian died this afternoon. He was 75 years old. Kevoian passed away "peacefully" at his home, surrounded by family and friends.

It is being billed as "a patent-pending real-time middleware platform purpose built for the broadcast industry" — and the first "bidirectional middleware layer for broadcast, creating a real-time data loop between the listener, a localized AI interface, and the station’s broadcast operations."

Advertisers deserve to chase the U.S.’s fastest-growing consumer base; many CMOs pulled back in 2025 and remain elusive and conservative with their media budgets. This means the executives who built Hispanic radio are having to move even faster to cash in and sway the skeptics. How are they doing it?

In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson speaks with Joe D’Angelo, the Senior Vice President of Global Broadcast Radio at Xperi Inc. It's another great pre-2026 NAB Show briefing that also gives you the scoop on "Cocktails and Conversation" participation.

A new generation of ATSC 3.0 receivers is on the horizon, and the 2026 NAB Show will serve as a major hub for bringing these new devices to the eyes of broadcast media leaders ahead of future consumers. Handling the promotion efforts for three specific devices is the ATSC 3.0 Security Authority (A3SA).

TitanTV, Inc. has released a White Paper penned by its Chief Revenue Officer that is designed to provide what the company calls a "comprehensive framework to address long-standing inconsistencies" in Electronic Program Guide (EPG) data across broadcast and connected television platforms.

He's enjoyed a 31-year tenure with the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), including 23 years as its Chief Executive Officer. At the end of 2026, Bob Liodice will be stepping down from the role, and serve in an advisory role through the first quarter of next year.

Matrix Solutions, the provider of revenue management and CRM products for broadcast media, is revving up for the upcoming release of an AI analytics tool designed specifically for the media advertising marketplace.

Podcast ad revenue crossed $2.9 billion in 2025, while the broader audio category held steady growth, but new IAB/PwC data points to an AI-driven disruption in digital discovery that could reshape how audio advertising reaches listeners in the years ahead.