Radio & Television Business Report

Who appears on the list and where they are ranked is up to you, and by popular demand — thanks to Washington, D.C., activities and final preparations for Q4 2025 earnings releases — we've extended our nomination window. These leaders continue to shine in an ever-complex environment, and RBR+TVBR's Broadcast Television's Best Leaders honors are a prestigious industry honor.

The Shapiro-led Consumer Technology Association is gaining attention for a letter sent Monday to the Senate Commerce Committee's Chairman and Ranking Member, ahead of yesterday's hearing on broadcast TV ownership rules that came to light only after the two-hour Capitol Hill affair.

Are longstanding broadcast media ownership rules still relevant in the digital age and, if so, to what extent? That's a key question regarding the matter of whether more reform is needed, as Sen. Ted Cruz opened a hearing focused on repeal or modification of the 39% national broadcast audience reach cap.

With all eyes today on the Senate and a hearing focused on whether the 39% national television owner reach cap should change, the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee penned a letter to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr "sounding the alarm on his efforts to eliminate all media ownership restrictions."

Less than seven years after Katz Networks and Scripps rebooted Court TV as a digital multicast offering in an environment where cord-cutting is fueling over-the-air broadcast TV consumption, Scripps has decided to sell it. Who's the buyer? Look no further than a company created by Dan Abrams.

The digital advertising exchange owned by Global is teaming with a media and technology company known for "powering college athletics." DAX US will serve as its sales partner for that company's live sports digital audio streams, "creating a new destination for advertisers looking to reach fans."

Under the agreement, Audacy will oversee advertising sales for more than 100 Sonos Radio stations while distributing the streams across the Audacy app and website, as well as Google Home, Alexa, and Apple Music.

Wade Davis became widely known as the individual who helped to create TelevisaUnivision, bringing Univision and Mexican media Goliath Televisa together in marriage. Now, Davis has reemerged with another notable privatization, and it involves an arm once tied to the biggest owner of radio stations in the U.S.

Digital advertising revenue reached $2.3 billion in 2025, accounting for one-quarter of all radio industry advertising revenue and stabilizing total industry sales. That's according to RAB’s 14th Annual Digital Benchmarking Report, produced by Borrell Associates.

From summer 1990 through today, the individual known to listeners as "Doc Holliday" became a household name in the Orlando market, thanks to memorable roles at "XL106.7" and, until 2010, the Cox Media Group Country station serving Central Florida. Now, the host whose legal name is Jeffrey Duncan is being mourned.

The radio broadcasting company headed by Jeff Warshaw that instantly mushroomed in size by acquiring Alpha Media has named a Regional Manager of National Sales for the West Coast, overseeing activities across five markets under the leadership of Tina Murley.

As millions of fans tuned in for Super Bowl LX on Sunday, history was made behind the scenes in a radio broadcast booth. It involved the broadcast engineer for a pair of Bonneville International-owned Seattle radio stations, a woman who has paved a new path for her female counterparts.

Less than a week after fellow Commissioner Olivia Trusty expressed her belief that broadcast ownership deregulation would boost competition, the FCC’s lone Democratic Commissioner used her State of the Net Conference address on Monday to argue for just the opposite.

“This is a defining moment for local journalism,” said Jeff Freeland Nelson, executive director of the Glen Nelson Center. “The Next Challenge exists to fuel that innovation, support risk-takers, and ensure local journalism continues to play its vital role in serving our democracy.”

"Message confusion doesn’t stay contained; it spreads through employees, the media, and public perception and will cost more to clean up later," warns PR professional turned public speaker Rosemary Ravinal. "That’s why leaders at all levels and industries benefit greatly from message discipline."

ShareBuilders, provider of an eponymous CRM platform for media sales teams, is rolling out a new integration with AI video technology specialist Waymark. It is designed to give sales teams the tools to generate and manage AI-generated spec spot videos without leaving CRM.