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The FCC, ahead of the Juneteenth national holiday on Thursday, has initiated an effort that could eliminate the 39% national TV owner reach limitation established by the Commission more than two decades ago. Specifically, the FCC plans to "refresh the record" on the national cap for broadcast TV ownership.

The 36-year veteran of TEGNA will be honored for her accomplishments and given the award during a luncheon presentation at Forecast 2026, presented by Streamline Publishing’s Radio + Television Business Report and Radio Ink, on November 12, at The Harvard Club in New York.

The Administrative Law Judge at the Federal Communications Commission has ordered the former President of a Spanish-language broadcast television ministry to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for all but ignoring his regulatory obligations while overseeing seven low-power TV stations across the U.S. 

The seating of Trusty, which will come in time for the FCC's June 26 Open Meeting, came despite strong opposition from Democrats to her nomination. Republicans successfully overcame any opposition, voting affirmatively to pair of cloture motions that ended debate and any further delay on action.

Is it true, or is it a report littered with misunderstandings about the continued resilience of broadcast radio and TV? That's what some industry leaders may question after digesting the findings of a report released Tuesday from Attest, which used an online survey to gather its results.

Streaming reached a "historic milestone" in May as its share of total television usage outpaced the combined share of broadcast and cable for the first time ever. That's according to the latest installment of Nielsen’s monthly report known as "The Gauge."

A MVPD owned by Cincinnati Bell has filed a bad faith complaint with the FCC against Nexstar Media Group. Why? Altafiber claims retransmission consent negotiations involving WDTN-2 in Dayton, Ohio, come with a must-carry clause for the NewsNation cable TV channel.

Media owners' net advertising revenues (NAR) will reach $979 billion this year, growing by 4.9% over 2024 but slowing down from 10.3% in 2024, new data from MAGNA show. Neutralizing the significant impact of cyclical events on ad spend in 2024 and in 2025, "the market slowdown is still real but more modest."

The FCC has no quorum to conduct regular business or vote on any items on its agenda for the upcoming June Open Meeting. A leading Republican in the U.S. Senate wants to change this as soon as possible. Yet, his effort could be thwarted in a vote block from Democrats wanting a member of their own party seated concurrently.

A battle in California between media mogul Byron Allen, who is selling nearly all of Allen Media Group's television stations to address debt concerns, and one of the world's largest Quick-Service Restaurant chains has come to an end, RBR+TVBR has confirmed.

By a mere two votes, the full House of Representatives on Thursday afternoon approved the Rescissions Act of 2025, a move considered a victory for the Trump Administration in its quest to curtail all government funding of public broadcast organizations PBS and NPR.

U.S. ad market prospects have been cut by half a point by WARC, as its global growth forecasts for advertising spend have been downgraded further this year. This follows an initial $20 billion cut seen in March by the research firm.

It is a locally owned radio station launched in 1994 to target the growing Hispanic population in Memphis. Now, it is scrambling to resume over-the-air broadcasts of its AM radio station after becoming the victim of copper theft at its transmitter.

Disney CEO Bob Iger in September 2023 suggested the company was “open to considering a variety of strategic options” for its linear businesses. It is now clear that Iger is no longer actively seeking a buyer for its traditional TV properties.

Technology has helped in paving a divergent path for a news organization that vigorously competes against NBCUniversal, Nexstar Media Group's storied KTLA, KABC-7 and FOX Television Stations' KTTV "FOX 11."  Now, the tech advantage is tilting toward CBS L.A., they believe.