Radio & Television Business Report

Adjusted EBITDA was negative. Yet, a swing from a Q1 2025 net loss to net income in the first three months of 2026 was seen from Beasley Media Group.  What's the key message for shareholders including Mario Gabelli and his GAMCO Investors? 

As we conclude the first half of 2026, broadcast media’s sales leaders had plenty of challenges. Two key analysts chimed in with their thoughts as Omnicom Media Intelligence offered fresh insights on the matter, and the details are included in RBR+TVBR's just-released Summer 2026 magazine.

Less than two weeks after Allen Media Group closed on the sale of a group of broadcast television stations to Gray Media for $171 million, Byron Allen's Allen Family Digital LLC has reached an agreement to acquire the parent of internet content hubs HuffPost and Tasty — BuzzFeed Inc.

A writ of mandamus is defined as an order from a court to an inferior government official ordering the government official to properly fulfill their official duties. That's what the appellants in Free Press v. FCC want the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to issue, so Nexstar Media Group's approved merger with TEGNA gets unwound.

FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gómez, in a letter to the CEO of The Walt Disney Company, has all but told the company under FCC scrutiny to fight what she calls "censorship" as its ABC Owned Stations face an early license renewal. Gómez also took the opportunity to unveil a "double standard" in Commission "targeting."

The forthcoming global national radio news service from the owner of WABC Radio has revealed when it will debut. And, its timing is designed to coincide with the conclusion of the CBS News Radio service.

The FIFA World Cup returns to America this summer for the first time since 1994, and FOX Sports and iHeartMedia have aligned for English-language audio coverage of all 2026 matches, kicking off with the opening match on June 11 through the final on July 19.

Just how did the purveyor of Christian-themed and conservative secular spoken word content that announced late Tuesday that it's going private perform during the first three months of 2026? A lower net loss was seen, however net revenue dipped. It was a big cut in operating expenses that soften the weak quarter.

In June 1993, after stints at radio stations in Las Vegas and in Phoenix, he took over the morning show at KDWB-FM 101.3 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, following in the footsteps of Steve Cochran. He's been a local trusted morning show leader ever since. On May 22, Dave Ryan will be retiring from the iHeartMedia Top 40 leader.

Salem Media, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by The Christian Community Foundation, Inc., doing business as WaterStone, in a transaction that will take the company private. For Salem, it is an arrangement designed to "strengthen Salem’s long-term mission across radio, digital media, streaming, podcasting, television, and publishing."

It has operated six radio stations in Elko, Nev., and four audio brands serving Clovis, N. Mex., in addition to the Ruby Want Ads and Your News NM websites. There's also the "Radio Santa" streaming audio offering. All are being sold off, as the company behind these offerings has entered Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection.

A new multi-year partnership has been forged between the National Football Conference team that's home to Quarterback Matthew Stafford and CBS Los Angeles, which operates two over-the-air TV stations in Southern California. It marks a shift from ABC Owned Stations' KABC-7 in L.A.

Upfront Week has concluded, and the industry trade group that says it is "dedicated to advancing addressable TV advertising and its use of deterministic identity" has gained a quintet of new supporting members while also sharing research indicating 78% of advertisers believe addressable TV will play a role in Upfront negotiations.

The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation selected a manufacturer of residential fire and life safety products who in March teamed up with Hearst Media Production Group to launch a new original series airing weekend mornings on ABC stations nationwide as this year's Corporate Leadership Award honoree.

Liberty Mutual Insurance, which has been a standout auto insurance category advertiser at Radio and Television across the last year, will be honored as the 2026 Radio Marketer of the Year at the 35th annual Radio Mercury Awards.

There's a new leader at Spot Cable when it comes to the total amount of commercial appearances for the week ending May 10, based on data collected by iHeartMedia-owned Media Monitors. It happens to be one of the oldest brands in the U.S., and its activity even eclipsed that of Liberty Mutual Insurance.