Radio & Television Business Report

They are properties operated by Sinclair Inc. via a shared services agreement with a licensee operated by political commentator and entrepreneur Armstrong Williams. On August 20, Williams moved forward with turning that SSA into outright ownership for Sinclair. The FCC has granted the assignment of authorization request for one of the stations.

As previously argued, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro stated, the Disney unit's argument "fails because the impetus for the early renewal processing of Plaintiffs’ broadcast licenses was the need for more information to support the Commission’s antidiscrimination investigation."

The FCC head is "deeply concerned" by the position more than 60 House Democratics are taking regarding what he calls "the right of parents to know whether their sons or daughters are being exposed to controversial gender identity ideologies" in TV shows rated as appropriate for young children.

For several years, the popular refrain among many radio industry observers is that younger, Generation Z and Generation Alpha audio content consumers aren't tuning to FM radio. While that's debatable, a new study suggests Gen Z and Gen Alpha video consumers are largely tuning out local TV news — at least on TV.

The "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act" passed the U.S. House of Representatives more than one week ago. The bill, which has wide bipartisan support, now awaits action in the Senate.  Will it happen? Bill supporters are hopeful, but one Colorado House Member wants Americans to speak up.

It's a Class D AM radio station with an FM translator serving the second-largest metropolitan area of Oregon, offering a Sports Talk format to local listeners. Pending regulatory approval, the facilities will become the property of a bulldog.

Effective immediately, KXL-FM's news muscle will get a vitamin boost courtesy of the Nexstar Media Group-owned CBS affiliate serving the Rose City. A new partnership is in effect that will see KOIN-6's journalists assist the Connoisseur Media station on delivery of key stories in a timely manner.

They're a winner in the NHL, with a legion of fans across the Silver State who have adopted the team as their own, gobbling up knowledge of a sport that arrived in Southern Nevada a decade ago. Now, the official radio partner of the Vegas Golden Knights is changing with the 2026-2027 season.

Five individuals central to the leadership of Leighton Radio Holdings have agreed to redeem their shares in the Leighton Enterprises subsidiary — a move that makes the parent company's employee stock ownership plan the sole shareholder of the radio station licensee.

The RAB autumn Board of Directors meeting concluded last Thursday with a new slate of officers and directors, unanimously approved at the Northeast Ohio-based affair. Serving as Chair: Cox Media Group's Radio head, Rob Babin.

A new white paper from Skyview Networks examines the practical alternative to satellite distribution as the C-band timeline advances, covering the technology, the security model, the revenue mechanics and the transition itself. Written for content providers, their sales and engineering teams, and the station managers who receive their feeds.

He's a veteran of The E.W. Scripps Company who has served as News Director of WEWS-TV in Cleveland, and as Asst. News Director of KMGH-TV in Denver. Most recently, he's served as Senior Director of Digital News Operations. Starting October 5, he'll be the new Head of News for the company.

As RBR+TVBR first announced on May 13, the Detroit Pistons selected The E.W. Scripps Co.'s WMYD-20 as the NBA team's official television partner for the 2026-2027 season. On Monday, the team revealed the local broadcast schedule for both TV and radio. In doing so, the Pistons confirmed that Scripps Sports will bring visual play-by-play to six outlying DMAs in the team's territory.

Valari Staab, the Chairman of NBCUniversal Local who oversees both NBC and Telemundo-branded owned stations and the NBC Sports Regional Networks, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 RBR+TVBR Lifetime Leadership Award. She'll receive it at Forecast 2027 on November 12 in New York.

Gray Media Chief Operating Officer Sandy Breland will serve as Television Co-Chair of Forecast 2027, which has an agenda that keeps growing by the week. Now in its 24th year, the annual broadcast and finance leadership summit will be presented on November 12 at the Harvard Club of New York.

"Do not start a presentation with your name." That's a key bit of advice from public speaking expert Rosemary Ravinal. Instead, she advises, "Start with a preview, a promise and a plan for what’s in it for them." She explains this philosophy in a freshly penned column.