Radio & Television Business Report

Anna M. Gómez has taken action to ensure everybody knows just how she feels about the lack of a full Commission decision on the biggest broadcast TV merger in modern times — Nexstar's merger with TEGNA, which came via Media Bureau approval with the granting of rule waivers by Erin Boone.

For the GOP, further rule "modernization" 30 years after the passage by President Clinton of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is of interest. For Democrats, countering consolidation by protecting diversity of voices and opposing the Media Bureau's approval of the Nexstar-TEGNA merger, is Issue No. 1.

Activists organized by Free Press gathered outside of the FCC's L Street headquarters to condemn Chairman Brendan Carr for his record on "media consolidation and threats to press freedom." A billboard on wheels accompanied the five protestors.

Todd Parkin, a former head of sales for the Bally Sports regional sports network, had agreed to acquire various TV stations from Standard Media, Imagicomm, and Sinclair Inc., respectively. Now, filings made at the FCC suggest Parkin will not be moving forward with the announced acquisitions.

In the streaming and digital media universe, the IAB NewFronts have successfully proven to be big a challenger to the traditional mid-May Upfront Week in New York. Across three days in lower Manhattan, digital advertising solutions earned a big spotlight, with Comcast Advertising on Wednesday unveiling a notable product.

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. 

It's a victory in a federal court for the subscription-based satellite radio service provider, as a German entity known for its application-oriented research had sought to claim SiriusXM infringed on a patent it holds. A judge's decision puts a more than nine-year legal tussle to rest.

Upon FCC regulatory approval, two AM stations and three FMs in a South Dakota market will end up in the hands of a local operator. With closing expected in early summer 2026, Connoisseur Media is moving forward with the sale of the following properties to Brookings Radio LLC.

It's a Class C AM serving the Southern San Joaquin Valley since 1956, presently with a Spanish-language sports talk format aligned with TUDN Radio. Soon, it will be offering listeners English-language religious programming, courtesy of Northwestern Media.

The FCC has ordered the owner of Spanish-language religious radio stations to pay its overdue regulatory fee bill or face a license revocation for an FM radio station purchased nine years ago — placing it in similar status with seven other facilities that no longer exist which also have an outstanding bill to the Commission.

The fate of an AM radio station licensed to E&R Broadcasting and an FM radio station owned by Covington Media is now known, thanks to a legally binding accord settled in a Covington County, Ala., Circuit Court. What's the result?

A Broadcast Management and Monetization Conference has been woven into the 2026 NAB Show, and it's designed to serve as a hub for over-the-air media seeking revenue growth, leadership and operational insight. A session focused on NEXTGEN TV featuring FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty is in the mix, too.

As Bureau Chief Erin Boone sees it, the updates reflect current application processing requirements, clarify and harmonize provisions, and remove references to outdated procedures and legacy filing systems. The R&O earned a 3-0 unanimous vote, thus removing it from the FCC's March Open Meeting docket.

It's a company devoted to uniting streaming and digital platforms with data and strategy as it pertains to live sports, and it is seeing a change at the top as Andrea Marini is stepping into a role as Deputy Chairman. Who's the new CEO at Deltatre?

Tenetic, an AI-powered insights and intelligence platform for local and national advertising buyers and sellers, has moved forward with the launch of a research...

Media performance platform VideoAmp is moving forward with an initiative designed to aid local broadcast television in its ongoing efforts to capture more data-driven media buying opportunities. It involves an integration with an automated transaction infrastructure platform.