Radio & Television Business Report

Why should the Commission say no to the parties behind a Petition for Stay Pending Judicial Review? They "largely parrot the baseless arguments raised by the state cable associations' petition," says Nexstar Media Group's counsel on the matter, Kathleen Kirby of Wiley Law.

The Forecast conference agenda is sizzling, and this VIP symposium has always closed in grand fashion. This year is no different, as the Executive Super Session, sponsored by Madhive, puts the leaders of Hearst Television, Audacy, Gray Media, and Townsquare Media in one conversation you won't find anywhere else.

A station associated with News-Press & Gazette's Gulf-California Broadcast Company for decades is assessing the damage caused by a fire that prompted "News Channel 3" to abandon its early-morning newscast on Thursday just minutes before going live on the air. 

Effective January 1, the NAB will bring its Government Relations and Legal teams together. This is the result of the coming departure of its 14-year Chief Legal Officer. His role will be absorbed by a Chief Advocacy Officer, someone Curtis LeGeyt calls "a trusted leader and a skilled strategist who knows how to turn broadcasters’ priorities into results."

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a stay to the National Republican Congressional Committee and the FCC of a Fourth Circuit order that would have forced the Carr Commission to release a formal ruling on a controversial public notice Democrats assert added political action committees to the "lowest unit rate" qualifier list.

With the U.S. Senate still yet to take up consideration of the House-passed AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, the owner of radio stations across Canada that recently bought a globally available audio streaming app has reached an OEM deal with Ford Motor Co. — placing it in select models of Ford and Lincoln vehicles.

Cumulus Media has announced that it has "successfully completed" its financial restructuring and emerged from the Chapter 11 reorganization process, following receipt of all required approvals, including from the FCC. The restructuring was completed on an accelerated timeline consistent with the company's original expectations, the company said.

He owned GAP Broadcasting from 2007 until selling his 100+ stable of stations to Townsquare Media, which he joined as a Senior VP. Today, he's widely known as the CEO of YEA Networks, syndicator of "The Kidd Kraddick Show," among other shows. Now, George Laughlin is investing in radio stations of his own again.

In 2014, the York Revolution minor-league professional baseball team bought an AM radio station that today uses its companion FM translator to broadcast as "Sports Radio 98.9." Now, the licensee is reorganizing, and it is thanks to its decision to load the bases, if you will, by grabbing three properties from Forever Media.

A 3kw Class A FM and its 1kw Class D daytime-only AM sibling serving a small North Carolina city due north of Durham are being transferred to the estate of its now-deceased owner. This puts, for now, the stations in the hands of his widow, Margaret Bradsher.

It is a transaction that sees Tucson-based Kalil & Co. serve as the exclusive broker, and it will give the Sage Weil-led Civic Media a bigger group of radio stations — and an expanded presence in the Midwest that goes beyond Wisconsin.

When it comes to health and beauty aids, there's one brand that's been consistent when it comes to its investment in broadcast television advertising. And, that Unilever flagship is back on the Spot Ten TV report with a new effort, the latest data from Media Monitors show.

The free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel launched by The E.W. Scripps Co. earlier this year under the leadership of former local stations head Brian Lawlor is bringing an "enormously popular" YouTube offering to television. And, it's all about sports.

The "2026 State of Local News" report from the Medill Local News Initiative at Northwestern University counts 238 U.S. counties as "news deserts." That is up 26 from last year and the largest single-year jump in Medill’s research. In the past year, 170 newspapers closed or merged, nearly three a week.

The next phase of FOX Advertising's agentic advertising platform, powered by FOX AdStudio, has ramped up, with five agency and technology partners signed on for live campaigns and commercial linear media transactions.

On October 1, a New York venue served as a hub of discovery and insight into the future of the sports media business. "In The Arena," co-hosted by "Substack for sports" platform Puck and media-focused Wall Street financial house MoffettNathanson, addressed one key question of particular interest.