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She was a Regional VP at Cox Media Group and most recently served as Chief Operating Officer of Audacy Inc. Now, she’s joining iHeartMedia-owned RCS Worldwide to oversee the RCS brand of radio programming software, in addition to the Media Monitors, Mediabase and Florical Systems product lines.

In August 2025, RBR+TVBR first shared the details surrounding an agreement signed by Gray Media to acquire a group of television stations across 10 markets from Allen Media Group. On Monday, the FCC's Media Bureau granted the transfer of control request, allowing the deal to proceed toward closing.

In an internal memo shared to Audacy staff by Regional President Mark Hannon, the company confirmed that the Sr. VP and Market Manager for the company's stations in the City of Brotherly Love will be concluding his career in Radio. It ends 36 years in the industry for David Yadgaroff, starting in late May.

Could Nexstar Media Group's now completed merger with TEGNA somehow be unwound? The latter is what California Attorney General Bonta and seven other state Attorneys General seek, as Rob Bonta filed a motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) on Friday in an effort to reverse what's already been done.

The Media Bureau head granted, with minor conditions, Nexstar Media Group's merger with TEGNA. It all but erases the 39% national ownership cap, setting up a court challenge being waged by eight state Attorneys General and DirecTV. Divestures have been agreed to, but the terms make it clear any sales are unlikely.

It's not so much a surprise that it happened, but that it happened on March 19 perhaps caught some industry observers off-guard. The $6.2 billion transaction that rewrites local media ownership rules is now complete, with both the Department of Justice and the FCC granting approval of TEGNA's takeover by Nexstar.

It played an integral role in getting the word out that eight Attorneys General have sued to try to stop Nexstar from completing its merger with TEGNA. Now, DirecTV has confirmed that it has filed its own federal antitrust lawsuit with the aim of doing what Washington lobbyists couldn't — killing the transaction.

A new study released Wednesday by Pearl TV, the NEXTGEN TV marketing arm, suggests a large majority of viewers of broadcast TV that rely on an antenna would invest in a set-top box to get ATSC 3.0-powered channels — a move that would "preserve access to free local television."

A new study from the Video Advertising Bureau finds that Americans "overwhelmingly trust" TV news over any other digital media source. When isolating that group of respondents to potential voters, the VAB finds that they are almost nine times more likely to trust TV news than social media platforms.

As of July 1, 2026, the Arkansas PBS operation was to transform to "Arkansas TV" with the elimination of PBS programming as a result of a contract lapse. That was the result of a 6-2 vote by Arkansas PBS's governing body to not renew the PBS contract. It seems there's a bit of a change of heart.

Townsquare Media CEO Bill Wilson says "strong expense management" helped the NYSE-traded operator of radio stations in mid-sized and small U.S. markets achieve year-over-year adjusted EBITDA margins that were "constant," ex-political, during the final three months of 2025.

Don't let the glum spending habits of today cloud what's to come. For Brian Wieser and Luke Stillman of Madison & Wall, it's "so far so good, with meaningful risks" for the economy. That's why they are raising their U.S. advertising forecast again. But is the upward momentum absent of broadcast media?

He spent 11 years as an "Eyewitness News" anchor, and later helmed local newscasts for the CBS and FOX-owned stations serving the New York market. He was also heard on the radio, at WABC-AM. Now, many across the region are pausing to remember Ernie Anastos, who has died at the age of 82.

Saga maintains "the most pristine balance sheet" in the business, CEO Chris Forgy said to open the company's Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings call. That's not to say challenges do not persist, as the fourth quarter was one in which a wider net loss was seen.

Gray Media-owned television stations whose viewers rely on Dish for their local channels are now prevented from accessing any Gray-owned property. Blame it on the latest retransmission consent impasse to impact consumers.