Radio & Television Business Report

In a four-page order released early Friday morning, Sacramento-based Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley has modified and extended a Temporary Restraining Order preventing Nexstar Media Group from integrating all of the assets acquired in its merger with TEGNA for seven days.

"The company’s recently announced financial restructuring marks an important step toward meaningfully reducing the debt burden that has constrained the business." That's what Cumulus Media President/CEO Mary Berner has to say about the fiscally challenged radio station owner's fiscal health as Q2 revs up.

It was first noticed by RBR+TVBR on Wednesday, with the release of Q4 2025 results by Beasley Media Group. For some reason, the company's stock was on the rise. That reason was wholly linked to a "meme stock" campaign alerting followers to buy "BBGI" on the Nasdaq exchange. That effort continued on Thursday.

Spanish Broadcasting System — the company founded in 1983 by Raúl Alarcón Jr. — has moved forward with a restructuring support agreement that sees it intend "to commence voluntary Chapter 11 cases" under U.S. bankruptcy code in a Delaware court.

Nexstar Media Group, with founder Perry Sook present, reluctantly moved forward with agreeing to a preliminary injunction that will keep TEGNA Inc.'s assets separate. A decision to move forward with the injunction now awaits in a Sacramento federal district court.

As November 2018 began, a two-year interference battle between Lakes Media and a FM translator in the Raleigh-Durham market ended with the silence of W234AR. Then came tiny W252EL at 98.3 MHz in Cary, N.C., creating in fall 2024 a third interference headache for Lakes Media. At long last, Birch has a win.

In this fresh InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Skyview Networks head and now full-owner Steve Jones shares with Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson a little bit more behind his decision to buy Skyview, along with what’s ahead for NAB Show attendees come April 19 in Las Vegas. This includes a new product launch.

As automakers continue to test the waters of complete radio removal from their vehicles, Edison Research's first public look at its Q1 2026 Share of Ear data shows AM/FM still commands 55% of in-car audio time among US listeners 13 and older.

BIA Advisory Services is increasing its total local ad revenue forecast by $2.8 million. How is that possible, given the well-publicized core revenue woes of many publicly traded radio broadcasting companies? The short answer is political advertising in a mid-term election year.

Just in time for the 2026 NAB Show, radio broadcast transmitter company Nautel has broadened its collection of NX Series AM transmitters with two new digital/analog low‑power models. The new transmitters bring Nautel’s AM modulation and digital transmission capabilities to lower power levels for the first time.

Seaboard Networks, a Maryland-based provider of syndicated programming and 24/7 radio formats, has announced a new strategic partnership with Local Storm Center to deliver localized weather services to its affiliate stations nationwide.

For decades until the mid-1980s, it was one of the most dominant brands in the world. Then, it lost its groove, and even changed its formula in an infamous marketing blunder. Today, it's in a 40-year battle with Pepsico that's still being waged. For last week, at least, Coca-Cola was a big winner — at Spot Cable.

The owner of the Global broadcast TV network and a variety of cable television channels including Canadian versions of History, Adult Swim, National Geographic and Disney Channel continued to experience a downturn in core advertising, with the loonies and twonies down sharply from last year.

What do first dates and first meetings have in common? Everything, says public speaking expert Rosemary Ravinal. "Whether you’re sitting across from someone at a candlelit table, at a conference table, or on a Zoom screen, you’re doing the same essential thing," she says in this column.

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. 

Madison & Wall's Brian Wieser on Wednesday painted a picture of the new reality for TV account executives: influencer marketing is perhaps usurping the television industry as a default channel for brand building. Linear media is now secondary.