Headlines
Is This Thing Going to Happen or What? Broadcast Enters NAB 2023 Still Waiting For the ATSC 3.0 Train to Arrive
So-called NEXTGEN TV is a tech TV version of 'Waiting for Godot,' where an unspecified something is imminently arriving to make everything better ... yet never quite materializes
Can The Industry And Congress Keep AM Radio In The Dashboard?
Facing an existential moment in the 100-year history of the medium, AM broadcasters are banding together, calling on allies in Congress, and enlisting listener support to preserve their place in the automobile.
Mergers & Acquisitions
A Huge Purchase Price Revealed In Hearst’s ‘NBC2’ Buy
As RBR+TVBR was first to report on Wednesday, the privately held parent of Hearst Television is acquiring the NBC affiliate serving Southwest Florida owned by the Waterman family since 1979.
Audacy Sells WTSS (Star 102.5)/Buffalo, WLFP (94.1 The Wolf)/Memphis To EMF
AUDACY's AUDACY ATLAS LLC subsidiary is selling Hot AC WTSS (STAR 102.5)/BUFFALO and Country WLFP (94.1 THE WOLF)/GERMANTOWN-MEMPHIS to EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION for $15,500,000.
Sima Birach Sells Licenses To AM Destroyed In Fire
On the morning of August 18, 2022, fire swept through the offices and studios of an AM radio station at 540 kHz licensed for 500 watts of daytime power.
Television
Members of Congress Urge Review of Discovery-WarnerMedia Merger
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep David Cicilline lead group highlighting effect on jobs and competition in the industry and reduced choice for media consumers
ONE Media 3.0 Launches NextGen Pilot For Advanced Emergency Info
In conjunction with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, the program will provide free, over-the-air redundancy to emergency messaging currently sent by local governments via text, email. social media, and other system platforms. The broadcast platform will bring with it the efficiency of instantaneous and simultaneous delivery to all users.
FCC
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: April 3 to April 7, 2023
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
Idaho AM Gets New License After It Proves It Wasn’t Off The Air. But There’s A Catch
It took a year and dozens of pages of paperwork back and forth to Washington, but an Idaho station owner has achieved what he was after—a new license for KPCQ Chubbuck, ID (1490).
Sales
Closing Difficult Sales with Closing Ratios
How many times have you pulled out all the stops to close a piece of business only to lose it? How do you differentiate yourself and your station from the rest of the pack?
Alfred Hitchcock's Lesson For Radio
Your radio show can have a stronger emotional impact using practices from motion pictures, theatre, stand-up comedy, and improvisation. Director Alfred Hitchcock was known for planning.
These 11 Traits Separate Radio's 20% Who Write 80%
Today’s successful Account Executives have the mindset of being marketing consultants, not just spot salespeople.
