Radio & Television Business Report

Gray Media-owned television stations are warning viewers who rely on Dish for their local channels that they could be prevented from accessing any Gray-owned property as soon as this evening. Why? Chalk it up to the latest difficult carriage agreement negotiation, and a likely impasse.

Welcome to the latest retransmission consent negotiation to result in the removal, by law, of broadcast television stations from a MVPD — this time frequent "blackout" artist DirecTV. Sticking to its guns is the Wisconsin TV station ownership group founded with a newspaper in 1890 that remains family-controlled today.

Cumulus Media's days as a publicly traded broadcaster are at an end. The company's prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan lays out a reorganization that wipes out current shareholders entirely, sees an entirely new board, and could lead to new executive leaders.

In recent years, Global Weather has emerged as a frequent plaintiff in copyright infringement lawsuits over alleged unauthorized use of its extreme weather footage. Two radio broadcasting companies are the latest to be sued by the entity linked to such "storm chasers" as Aaron James Jayjack.

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."

There's a new individual in charge of the five FM radio stations owned and operated by Beasley Media Group serving Southern Nevada. Getting the post is a woman who exited in October 2025 as an iHeartMedia Region President in Dallas, rising from a Regional Sr. VP of Sales role.

The station known as "680 NewsRadio Toronto" was found to have breached Article 4.0 of the Radio Television Digital News Association of Canada’s Code of Journalistic Ethics when it failed to disclose in a report about a Toronto Blue Jays World Series ticket giveaway that Rogers owns both the team and CFTR-AM.

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.

A former Raycom Media property that became a Sinclair Inc.-owned TV station in 2013 through its Barrington Broadcasting merger is bringing back a local choice to two hours in weekday mornings during which CBS, NBC and ABC affiliates air nationally distributed network fare.

With Kelly Clarkson stepping aside from her daytime entertainment program and Sherri Shepherd's syndicated program now concluded, there has been much discussion over who will take the mantle as the leading host of talk TV. Could Drew Barrymore be the new Queen?

Television "continues to play a powerful role in creating brand awareness and influencing consumer purchase decisions." That's a key finding from a study conducted by the trade association squarely focused on attracting marketers and advertisers to local broadcast TV.

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.