FCC Finalizes Its Foreign Content Disclosure Rules
The updated framework, adopted on a 3-2 vote in June 2024 and partially effective since August 15, requires radio and television licensees to verify whether airtime lessees are acting on behalf of a foreign governmental entity and to disclose that relationship at the time of broadcast.
Bevins, Okesson Take New Roles As Connoisseur Readies Alpha Takeover
With Connoisseur Media moving forward with the proposed acquisition of Alpha Media’s radio stations, a pair of leadership changes will take effect June 9 that the company says reflect its "commitment to continuity, growth, and the integration" of new properties into the Connoisseur family.
Media Industry Job Cuts Half Of Early 2024’s Losses
The Media industry has announced 4,107 cuts so far in 2025, down 51% from the 8,410 cuts announced in the first five months of last year. The News category, which includes broadcast, digital, and print, has also seen a significant dip in the number of job losses seen through the first five months of 2025.
Unveiling The Broadcast Best Finance Leaders of 2025
In 1997, Glenn Krieg joined Morgan Murphy Media as its Chief Financial Officer. Today, he's new to the Radio + Television Business Report's Broadcast Best Finance Leaders rankings for 2025. Where does his rank? The answer is in our just-released Summer 2025 magazine, a 40-page digital publication available now!
Anna Gómez: Speaking Out On FCC Policing Of Political Bias
On Thursday and again on Friday, the FCC Commissioner used consecutive speaking appearances to double down on her belief that the agency where she will soon serve as the lone Democrat has gone way too far.
Lightning Strikes Scripps Sports With Tampa Bay OTA Deal
The National Hockey League franchise serving the Tampa-St. Petersburg market will soon be bringing its telecasts to broadcast TV, following the lead of its in-state rivals, the Florida Panthers, and two NHL teams in the Western U.S.
Mitts Deal Fits Like A Glove For Sinclair
One of the two stations in Nebraska's biggest market that John Hannon will lead is today operated via an LMA agreement between its owner and Sinclair Inc. This will soon change, as Sinclair is moving forward with buying the property outright, creating a duopoly.
Telemundo Studios Content SVP Named To NYF Advisory Board
In October 2024, she was named SVP of Content and Development for Telemundo Studios. Now, she's adding the role of advisory board member for the New York Festivals Television and Film Awards.
Dielectric Expands OptiLoad Series with Two Models
OptiLoad broke ground at the 2024 NAB Show with new design innovations to better detect and prevent transmission system failures in liquid-cooled UHF & VHF TV systems. "Those innovations deliver a convergence of passive RF equipment, electronics and sensing that Dielectric as now adapted for radio and less rigorous UHF environments," Dielectric said.
A ‘Pirate Radio’ Station is Spun by Ackley In USVI
A Class A FM radio station licensed to cover the U.S. Virgin Islands' territories of St. John and St. Thomas is being sold by Gordon Ackley, a longtime operator of broadcast properties in this English-speaking Caribbean commonwealth under FCC jurisdiction.
It’s Official: Connoisseur Media Is Acquiring Alpha Media
For weeks, media brokers and industry observers have been awaiting news on a transaction that many believed would be announced one month ago, as radio business leaders gathered in Las Vegas for the 2025 NAB Show. Now, rumors have become reality: Jeff Warshaw has secured the financing needed to move forward with his Connoisseur Media's acquisition of Alpha Media.
Northeast of Cleveland, A Deal That’s Spun ‘Gold’
It's a 6kw Class A FM serving an area of Northeast Ohio between Mentor and Ashtabula, and airs a regional Oldies format that in the 4pm hour featured Detroit act 100 Proof (Aged in Soul) and the America track "Daisy Jane." Soon, this unique Oldies station will be in the hands of a new owner.
Wax Poetic: Simington, New Chief of Staff Want ‘Reverse Comps’ Reform
Nathan Simington and his new Chief of Staff, Adam Wax, have joined together for an opinion piece for an online news organization in which they emphatically support the FCC's investigations into CBS over alleged "news distortion." At the same time, Wax and Simington want big changes to "reverse compensation."
Nexstar’s Erie Choice As Duopoly’s GM
The two television stations owned by Nexstar Media Group serving Erie, Pa., now have a new VP and General Manager. He arrives at the stations after 7 1/2 years at Sinclair Inc., working in Oklahoma.
A Pirate Radio Warning Is Issued To Boston Buccaneer
The owner of a Boston-area building found to be the home of an unlicensed radio station has received a "Notice of Illegal Pirate Radio Broadcasting" warning them of a potential fine for harboring the unlicensed FM station using 107.5 MHz.