Rick Kaplan To Exit NAB At Year’s End
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."
FCC, Over Two Dissentions, Stays Fourth Circuit FCC ‘LUR’ Order
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.
TEGNA Names Regional Ad Sales Leaders, Digital Head
It will likely be years, not months, before TEGNA's assets can be fully integrated into parent Nexstar Media Group's holdings as litigation seeking an unwind of a merger DirecTV and a coalition of state Attorneys General led by California's Rob Bonta contest continues. This explains the swift addition of "top sales roles" under Patrick Paolini.
Ideastream, NETO Merger Paperwork Hits FCC
It's an agreement finalized one month ago, and it sees the sale of three TV signals in Ohio to an organization widely known as the home for NPR shows, classical music, and "Folk Alley." Paperwork detailing the merger of Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio with Ideastream has just arrived at the FCC.
Stay Away: NAB Opposes MVPDs Attempt to Freeze TV Cap Melt
The NAB has responded to efforts coordinated by a group of broadband associations designed to stop the FCC from moving forward with its decision to delete a Congressionally mandated 39% national TV ownership reach limit by largely supporting the agency's desire to move forward — and not wait for pending judicial review.
Forced Explanation Of Nexstar/TEGNA Merger ‘Efficiencies’ Ruled Premature
A federal magistrate judge has denied a motion designed to force Nexstar and TEGNA to respond to a question as part of the discovery process in its antitrust case filed by a group of state AGs and DirecTV. The decision is a win for the nation's largest owner of broadcast TV stations — at least for this round.
Home Run: Forever Spins Radio Trio To Baseball Club
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.
‘Radio Roxboro’ Owner Death Yields License Transfer
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.
Kalil & Co.-Brokered Deal Expands Civic Media’s Stable
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.
Native American-Produced Programming Gets PRX Push
Through the new agreement, Native Voice One, a division of Anchorage-based Koahnic Broadcast Corporation, will be able to continue to deliver public radio programs and topical specials to more than 200 stations, many of which are located in tribal and rural communities.
NYPR Leadership Shifts After Just Eight Months
In February, the woman chosen to succeed LaFontaine Oliver as New York Public Radio‘s President/CEO was revealed. Now, the parent of WNYC Radio and Classical WQXR is seeking her replacement.
A Consumer-Friendly DR Speed Dial Code Goes Beyond iHeart
For more than a decade, iHeartMedia radio stations carrying national campaigns through its Premiere Networks arm and via local campaigns maintained exclusivity for a mobile speed dial rapid accessibility tool designed to aid recall and action in a Direct Response advertisement. Now, "Dial #250" is available to all.
K-LOVE Goes Global With Trans World Radio Partnership
The parent organization of the nation's dominant noncommercial Christian music-focused radio networks is expanding beyond the U.S., with international distribution of its content "to most of the world" coming soon. It is thanks to a just-reached agreement with Trans World Radio (TWR).
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Details Arrive In Another Warshaw/Becker Radio Deal
In May 2026, Connoisseur Media sold radio stations in Millbank and Watertown, S.D., to Riverfront Broadcasting. Then came another transaction involving the company founded and led by Jeff Warshaw and the Yankton, S.D.-based licensee led by Carolyn Becker. Deal details for that transactions are now public.
White Hot: Sinclair Inks Heat TV Deal For Palm Beaches
Nearly one year ago, the Miami Heat NBA franchise and WPLG-10 in Miami unveiled a deal that made "LOCAL 10" the local home of a small slate of team games. It's the official broadcast home for the 2026-2027 season, too, adding more games to the slate. This left an opportunity open in West Palm Beach.
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For Gray Media TV Stations, ‘Joy 101’ Segments Are Coming
For millions of TV viewers, she's a familiar mid-morning face thanks to her longtime association with NBC's TODAY. Soon, segments produced by her wellness company will begin appearing on Gray Media television stations across the U.S.
Victorious: Weigel Wins A Charlotte LPTV Property
A digital Class A television station serving North Carolina's Queen City is being acquired by the licensee associated with the parent of digital multicast network MeTV and the CBS affiliate serving Milwaukee. It sends a message that Bahakel Communications could soon be losing at least one of its "diginets."
Can Local Radio Be Seen As A News Desert Info Oasis?
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.
FOX Advertising Brings Agentic Linear Buys For Live Campaigns
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.
The Future Of Sports Rights: Examined By MoffettNathanson
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.
Cruz Control: Senator Delays ‘NO FAKES Act’ Vote On Concerns
Another piece of legislation sought by broadcasters will have to wait. A last-minute effort to pass the "NO FAKES Act" in the Senate ran into an objection from a senator who has already voiced free-speech concerns, leaving the bill’s future to a short post-election session.
ERI Acquired By AAT In Latest Broadcast Tech Merger
A designer and manufacturer of broadcast RF systems and related technologies has finalized its purchase of one of the broadcast industry's key makers of antenna systems, transmission lines, RF components, towers and related engineering and field services, founded in 1943.
GatesAir Bringing Liquid-Cooled TV Transmitters To NAB New York
NAB Show New York is October 21-22 at the Javits Center, and GatesAir is readying the introduction at the tech-heavy exposition of its next generation of Maxiva liquid-cooled UHF transmitter platforms.
Sage, Orban Team For EAS Alert Advancement
NAB Show New York opens on October 21 at the Javits Center, and Orban Labs is heralding an update to its OPTIMOD 5950 HD product it says will "revolutionize" Emergency Alert System alerting for broadcast radio stations across the U.S.
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