Saturday, June 20, 2026

Big Deal In ‘Big D’ For Urban One and a Broadcast Ministry

Two heritage radio stations serving Blacks across North Texas for decades are being sold to Urban One. This results in the company led by Alfred Liggins III agreeing to sell its FM at 94.5 MHz to a regional broadcast ministry that plans to switch that station to Spanish-language Christian programming.

FCC Moves Forward With ‘Audible Crawl Rule’ Update

The FCC on Thursday unanimously voted to amend its "Audible Crawl Rule" and eliminates what the NAB, TV stations owners and the FCC all agree is "a technically unworkable provision" while ensuring that people who are visually impaired continue receiving the critical emergency information they need.
Jeff Winemiller

Winemiller Scores A Three Rivers LPTV Deal

His Lowcountry 34 Media has emerged as a major operator of low-power TV stations and even had a 2026 NAB Show floor booth in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Jeff Winemiller sees money in LPTVs, and that explains why he's invested in a property serving Pittsburgh.
Andie MacDowell

Andie MacDowell Honored As A 2026 Gracies Icon

She's an actress known for such 1990s classics as Groundhog Day and Four Weddings and a Funeral. On May 19, she will be bestowed with the Gracies Icon Award at a Beverly Hills ceremony from the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation.

KNX Simulcast Ending With Shift To Sports Talk

Some 53 months and two weeks ago, Audacy pulled the plug on the Top 40 format and "NOW" branding for an FM radio station in Los Angeles in favor of a simulcast of its Class A 50kw all-News AM. Now, the company has decided to end the simulcast by directly going after iHeartMedia.

Rex Tackett Signs Off On Lone Star State Combo Spin

An AM/FM simulcast offering spoken word programming that includes The Mike Gallagher Show, Sean Hannity and a locally hosted "Going Home" show in the 5pm hour is being spun. Who is buying these stations, which serve small cities south of Abilene and northeast of San Angelo, Tex.?
Sirius Closer Billboard

But Siriusly: iHeartMedia Merger Rumors Fuel Potential Possibilities

As the week came to a close on Friday, one big rumor began spreading like wildfire based on a pair of unconfirmed reports: an engagement announcement between SiriusXM and iHeartMedia was in a preliminary exploration phase.
Kids watching TV

FCC Wants Input On TV Parental Guidelines’ Age Ratings

Do you think the Media Bureau within the Federal Communications Commission should make any amendments to its TV Parental Guidelines age ratings system, to ensure that it is responsive to the issues that parents confront today? If so, this docket is for you, with a comment period established.

SiriusXM Media Inks Exclusive YouTube Ad Rep Deal

Advertiser access begins in autumn, giving them the ability to buy "guaranteed audio ad impressions against YouTube’s high-value audiences at scale for the first time" through SiriusXM Media—within AdsWizz Inc.’s ad tech platform.

Not So SMARTBOX? Gray Accuses Dish Of Carriage Violation

Gray Media's main attorney at Washington law firm Cooley LLP has submitted a formal complaint to the FCC that claims DISH Network is in violation of retransmission consent rules. How so? A Knoxville hotel is bringing its CBS affiliate to viewers via a DISH-owned platform.

A Vizrt Pledge To ‘Kill The Green Screen’

Vizrt, which seeks to grow its clientele by pitching itself as "the AI platform for visual storytelling," is heralding the NAB Show launch of its AI Keyer, a product designed to further enhance visual media's virtual and extended reality (XR) scenarios.
Greg Guy

Greg Guy: What Broadcast Media Dealmakers Are Thinking About

What is the top talking point for clients of a leading media broker as the 2026 NAB Show hits full tilt in Las Vegas? For Tideline Partners founder Greg Guy, the answer points to two main things.

An AI Router for Live Media Workflows Arrives

The company known as swXtch.io has launched a new brand, and its premier product is a platform that brings AI into live media production through a simple chat-driven interface. Introducing the swXtch AI Router, from swXtch.ai. 

Skyview Formally Unveils A Cloud-Based Distribution Platform

With the 2026 NAB Show quickly approaching, Skyview Networks is officially moving forward with the launch of a new cloud-native, broadcast-grade audio distribution platform. Introducing Cirocast, designed to give broadcasters a new way to increase revenue as companies invest in the modernization of their operations.

Local TV Webcasts Get AI Boost From AccuWeather

A new weather presentation system that shows the weather "with greater realism in 3D" has earned itself a 2026 NAB Show spotlight at the booth hosted by AccuWeather. It's another demonstration of how "AR" is shifting newscast weather reports into the AI era.