Radio & Television Business Report

A Sacramento federal district judge late Friday sided with DirecTV in a legal fight against the FCC and Department of Justice's respective approvals of Nexstar Media Group's game-changing $6.2 billion merger with TEGNA. It puts a pause on the full integration of TEGNA into Nexstar, for now.

It could be happening. Or not. Rocky Mountain Public Media, home of RM PBS and two audio services, is exploring a merger with two other noncommercial audio entities serving a portion of Colorado.

Anna M. Gómez has taken action to ensure everybody knows just how she feels about the lack of a full Commission decision on the biggest broadcast TV merger in modern times — Nexstar's merger with TEGNA, which came via Media Bureau approval with the granting of rule waivers by Erin Boone.

For the GOP, further rule "modernization" 30 years after the passage by President Clinton of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is of interest. For Democrats, countering consolidation by protecting diversity of voices and opposing the Media Bureau's approval of the Nexstar-TEGNA merger, is Issue No. 1.

Activists organized by Free Press gathered outside of the FCC's L Street headquarters to condemn Chairman Brendan Carr for his record on "media consolidation and threats to press freedom." A billboard on wheels accompanied the five protestors.

Originally fueled by freestyle dance music and extended remixes of pop hits, WQHT-FM in New York followed sibling "POWER 106" in Los Angeles in the early 1990s with a transition to Hip-Hop. Today, the "HOT 97" brand is where hip-hop lives for a generation of New Yorkers. Now, it is getting a television home.

The Best Finance Leaders will be revealed in RBR+TVBR’s Summer 2026 Special Report, our digital magazine distributed May 11, 2026, and distributed via e-mail to all RBR+TVBR Members. The RBR+TVBR Broadcast Best Finance Leaders list shines a spotlight on the individuals focused on finance, the stewards behind the plans designed for success—and profits.

An AM/FM combo and an FM translator serving a longtime hub of Hispanics in Southern New Jersey will soon wind up in the hands of the man behind The Voice Radio Network, thanks to a transaction that's just been submitted to the FCC for its regulatory approval.

In addition to commercial radio efforts including WALL Radio in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York, Bud Williamson has been busy putting together a network of facilities for a non-profit entity. An FM translator in Greene County will soon be tied to that network, following its sale from K-LOVE Inc.

The nation's largest audio content and creation company and No. 1 licensee of broadcast radio stations and the unit of the company that owns a MVPD, a "Big Four" TV network and the Peacock streaming platform have each announced that they're launching programming wrapped around the nation's 250th birthday.

Join us in Phoenix for a powerhouse lineup of creators and personalities who live and breathe Gen Z engagement every day. From TikTok to terrestrial radio, Gen Z Hispanics are shaping the future of our industry — and one dynamic Hispanic Radio Conference session will show exactly how to meet them where they are. 

Corus Entertainment, the parent of Global TV and a group of broadcast radio stations including Rocker CILQ "Q107" and Alternative CFNY "Edge 102" in Toronto, has received an order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to proceed with its previously announced recapitalization transaction.

It's hardly a surprise, given the cozy relationship seen between the Atlanta-headquartered media company and the Major League Baseball team. Nevertheless, it is notable: the Atlanta Braves have agreed to let Gray Media simulcast a series of regular-season match-ups with the team's newly created BravesVision platform.

It's a company devoted to uniting streaming and digital platforms with data and strategy as it pertains to live sports, and it is seeing a change at the top as Andrea Marini is stepping into a role as Deputy Chairman. Who's the new CEO at Deltatre?

Tenetic, an AI-powered insights and intelligence platform for local and national advertising buyers and sellers, has moved forward with the launch of a research and industry initiative focused on identifying today’s structural challenges in advertising performance and surfacing ideas to address them.

Media performance platform VideoAmp is moving forward with an initiative designed to aid local broadcast television in its ongoing efforts to capture more data-driven media buying opportunities. It involves an integration with an automated transaction infrastructure platform.