Headlines
Nielsen: Hispanic Audiences Drove 2 Trillion TV Minutes
Nielsen’s 2026 Hispanic Diverse Intelligence Series finds Hispanic viewers accounted for 2 trillion minutes of TV in the first half of 2026, with streaming, Spanish-language viewing and family co-viewing driving much of the audience.
Mergers & Acquisitions
More Stations, Smaller Price Tags Define Radio Deal-Making In August
Radio dealmaking continued to show momentum in August, although the latest numbers suggest smaller transactions are driving much of the activity as the number of stations changing hands surged even as dollar volume declined from July.
Station Trading Roundup: 3 Deals, $574,000
The purchase of KADO-CD Shreveport, La., by HC2 Holdings tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Advisory Services.
Television
How FAST, Free Sports And New Formats Are Remaking Local TV
In Episode 27 of In the Vicinity, Tim Hanlon looks at the experiments pointing toward local media’s next act — from Local Now’s expanding collection of local FAST channels and KPRC Houston’s reimagined nightly newscast to new sports partnerships involving Amazon, DAZN and Miami’s WPLG.
Radio
For Radio, Is This The Turning Of The Screw?
After more than a century, radio broadcasters are beginning to put their fundamental business model to the test. Just last week, two very different broadcast radio organizations announced they are moving full speed ahead on new ventures that will test brand new ways of creating and monetizing audio and video content.
From “Someday” to “Right Now”: Radio Builds the Connection
Radio offers these businesses a platform to deliver consistent messaging that builds familiarity long before a consumer needs their services. And the audience is there.
CTV/OTT
White House launches 24/7 ‘Trump TV’ streaming channel
The White House has launched “Trump TV,” a round-the-clock streaming channel built around Donald Trump’s speeches, appearances and other administration-produced video.
FCC
FCC Issues FAQs on Compliance with New EAS Cybersecurity Rules Taking Effect on September 29
On September 29, new rules go into effect requiring broadcasters to secure their EAS equipment and other equipment in their program chain that is connected to the internet – the FCC wanting to avoid false emergency alerts being transmitted on broadcast stations (see our articles providing details of this new obligation here and here).
Verticals
Ohio stations ignore Max Miller’s legal threat, run Democratic challenger’s ad
Ohio television stations are so far choosing to ignore a legal threat from GOP Rep. Max Miller and broadcast an ad from his Democratic challenger centered on the allegations of domestic abuse Miller faces from his ex-wife.