Radio & Television Business Report

However one interprets the FCC's creation of the "Pledge America Campaign," the NAB has made sure it is considered to be a top resource when it comes to content via "a nationwide, year-long effort to celebrate the essential role local radio and television stations play in recording history and connecting communities. "

Despite overwhelming support in both the House and Senate, the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act is stuck in a quagmire. Automotive industry lobbying to block a vote on the "mandate" appears to be doing the trick. At risk is the loss of a local voice for consumers. That's just happened in the Gateway to the West.

The 10 winners of the 39th annual NAB Crystal Radio Awards have been announced at the 2026 NAB State Leadership Conference, being held at the Salamander in Southwest Washington. The honorees include a heritage Class B Rocker one can tune to here, even thought it is licensed to Baltimore.

Tysons, Va.-headquartered TEGNA made the declaration as part of its distribution of its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, which saw the company led by CEO Mike Steib achieve or exceed all previously announced full-year guidance.

In a move that could portend the Commission's approval of Nexstar Media Group's merger with TEGNA, the FCC on Friday granted a waiver to Circle City Broadcasting that clears the way for the company to add the ABC affiliate in Indianapolis to its holdings — creating a "triopoly."

FCC local ownership limits are about to get "modernized." That's the belief of a host of broadcast media licensees that have filed requests for rule waivers, and you can add one longtime Bayou State radio station owner to the mix of those seeking a rule-busting nod from the Media Bureau.

Travel west of Winston-Salem, N.C., and you'll reach the Yadkin Valley. Here, a Class A FM licensed to the small city of Elkin is changing hands. Pending FCC approval, that will see the entity linked to Donna Draughn and the late Gary York conclude its ownership of the station.

It is home to the broadcast towers for three FM radio stations owned and operated by Bonneville International. That FM infrastructure just saw a major upgrade, and it involved the installation of a new master antenna system from the Sinclair Inc. subsidiary headquartered in Raymond, Me.

When it comes to podcast advertising knowledge and measurement, how does one know exactly where a consumer is and then present that data to a potential marketer? Magellan AI has a solution, thanks to a new licensing and integration agreement with the nation's dominant audience data analytics company.

Paperwork has been submitted for FCC regulatory approval that would see a 10-watt FM translator that enjoys nearly full-city coverage of Roaonke, Va., thanks to terrain, trade hands. The seller is Bible Broadcasting Network.

How did the nation's largest audio content creation and distribution company perform in the final three months of 2025? While there was a small revenue increase, a net loss was seen as adjusted EBITDA finished in the mid-point of company guidance. The Q4 and full-year 2025 results were released following Monday's Closing Bell.

The company that seeks to win regulatory approval of its proposed sale to Nexstar Media Group could be one step closer to getting that OK. That's because it has just resolved an online public file rule violation by signing a Consent Decree with the Video Division Chief of the FCC Media Bureau.

Since March 2023, she served as the Integrated Sales Manager for the CBS affiliate serving Portland, Ore. Late last week, a LinkedIn post signaled her departure from the station, calling her time at KOIN-6 "truly special" as she thanked her colleagues. It is now known she's moving to the Central Valley of California.

For the past few years, TikTok faced a potential stateside ban due to concerns about its ties to the Chinese Communist Party. In January, the company agreed to put its U.S. operations in a new venture not linked to Beijing. In the wake of that deal, Pew shared what it knows about domestic TikTok use.

It's a "watershed moment" in consumer technology adoption, and according to new data from AI User Metrics from Edison Research at SSRS, it signals that Artificial Intelligence has crossed from early adopter territory into mainstream usage.

The NAB has announced that it will expand the "Sports Summit" aligned with its annual conference and expo in Las Vegas to a four-day affair, bringing leaders from across leagues, teams, broadcast networks, streaming platforms and technology companies to the hub of television and radio's present and future growth.