Radio & Television Business Report

In court filings, Cumulus Media stated that "emergency consideration" be granted as executive leadership believes "an immediate and orderly transition into chapter 11 is critical to their ability to reorganize successfully." Any delay "would have the opposite effect and could cause immediate and irreparable harm."

The ABC affiliate serving the Lexington, Ky., market is being sold by Morris Network Inc. Who's the buyer? It is the Cincinnati-headquartered broadcast media company whose flagship TV station is the home of ABC network programming in the Queen City, some 90 minutes to the north.

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.

On Thursday afternoon, with nary a word of the moves stated in its Q4 2025 earnings call, Entravision Communications shared in a separate press release its new leaders for its U.S. media business. Taking the Chief Revenue Officer role is a veteran sales leader in the U.S. Hispanic media sphere.

A progressive Talk station, owned by Chad Larson since 2013, has served as a hub for liberal viewpoints from longtime hosts including Stephanie Miller and Thom Hartmann. Soon, a new owner will be assuming control. But, don't fret — there's likely no change in programming on the way, based on the buyer.

An AM radio station serving southern Palm Beach County, Fla., with a Spanish-language religious format has been sold. The buyer has been rapidly acquiring AMs and FM translators across the West Palm Beach DMA, and a format change is likely on the way.

For Atlanta-headquartered Cumulus, which made the filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, operations will continue as usual for employees, advertisers, and listeners during the restructuring process. Long-time employees know the drill. The bankruptcy filing is the second under Berner's leadership.

The streaming television operation of one of the nation's biggest purveyors of Christian and conservative secular spoken word content has gained a "Big Tech" distribution boost, expanding the reach of the fledgling network to "millions of viewers."

As Soros Fund Management seeks to have his lawsuit dismissed, Connoisseur Media CEO Jeff Warshaw is laying out new details about what he says was a deliberate effort by the fund to keep their alleged agreement to make him CEO of Audacy off the record.

With Entravision Communications moving forward with CFO Mark Boelke adding COO duties, the company led by CEO Michael Christenson revealed that its Q4 results were entirely driven by Ad Technology & Sales improvements. In contrast, the Media segment suffered, experiencing a big year-over-year revenue drop.

Nexstar Media Group has commenced a tender offer to purchase TEGNA's 5% Senior Notes due 2029. The announcement comes after it was disclosed three key Nexstar leaders met with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and Media Bureau Chief Erin Boone last week in Washington.

U.S.-based employers announced 48,307 job cuts in February, down 55% from the 108,435 job cuts in January. It is down 72% from the 172,017 cuts announced during the same month last year. Those are the key takeaways from the latest jobs report released by executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

In his new role, this Tenetic executive is tasked with oversight of the company’s research organization as well as its end-to-end production and operational process, spanning data infrastructure, automation, governance, and delivery.

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.