Headlines
BIA Identifies Key Radio Advertising Opportunities For 2027
Radio sellers have several reasons to approach 2027 with confidence, according to analysis from BIA Advisory Services, even as the absence of a major election is expected to weigh on total radio revenue.
ATSC: A Key ‘Broadcast-to-Everything’ Milestone is Met
The broadcast standards association for over-the-air television has reached what it calls “an important milestone” in the development of Broadcast-to-Everything (B2X) technology.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: K-Love Closes San Jose, Charlotte, And Las Vegas Deals
Robert and Ashley Stevens’ Broadcast Communications Inc. has filed a $995,000 deal to buy country “Froggy 94.9” WOGG and classic hits “99.3 The Pickle” WPKL from Lynn Deppen’s Forever Media.
Television
What Happens To CBS’s Local Stations Now?
CBS now shares a corporate home with HBO, CNN and Warner Bros., along with roughly $80 billion in net debt. With the Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition complete, Skydance is targeting at least $6 billion in annualized savings within three years.
Radio
FCC Totals: Commercial AM and FM Licenses Dip
The number of both commercial AM and commercial FMs stations in the United States continues to drop, bit by bit.
First Amendment Concerns Delay Radio's AI Deepfake Shield
Another piece of legislation sought by broadcasters will have to wait.
Nielsen: Christian, Alternative Remain Growth Formats
With three-quarters of 2026 now in the books, there are clear trends for radio formats in key demos for this year, and year-to-year, according to Inside Radio’s analysis of average-quarter-hour share data in PPM markets, covering Monday-Sunday 6am-midnight.
FCC
Fourth Circuit Denies Stay Of FCC Need To Release ‘LUR’ Ruling
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has denied twin emergency motions that would have put a hold on the court’s demand that the FCC rule on whether or not the “lowest unit rate” includes Political Action Committees or is limited to the candidates themselves.
Pay-TV Operators Ask FCC to Pause TV Station Ownership Cap Rules
A group of state and regional cable industry organizations representing the nation's pay-TV operators is asking the FCC to delay its decision last August to eliminate the 39% national TV station ownership cap, pending judicial review.