Headlines
NextGenTV Broadcasts Used to Improve Security During Marine Corps Marathon
The ATSC 3.0 datacasting capabilities at WHUT and WIAV were used to monitor large crowds and protect participants during the 2023 Marine Corps Marathon
Nielsen: How Network Radio Delivers A Bigger Bang For Advertisers
As national advertisers and agencies map out their 2024 media plans, Nielsen presented a deep dive on network radio for its clients on the buy and sell sides Wednesday.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: MARC Radio Adds Third Melbourne Station; Flint Media Buys Two In Georgia
Kevin and Dustin Dowdy’s Flint Media has filed a $1.2 million deal to buy “Classic Country 106.3” WTUF, Boston, GA and adult standards WPAX, Thomasville, GA (1240) from Len Robinson’s Lenrob Enterprises.
Bruce Maduri Spins A Space Coast Radio Operation
It boasts a FM translator at 105.5 MHz with programming fed from a Class D AM that during daylight hours enjoys a 50kw signal audible from Jupiter to Orlando’s easternmost suburbs.
The Public’s Radio And Rhode Island PBS To Merge
The two public media operators in Rhode Island have announced their intent to merge.
Television
Bally Sports Could Stop Airing MLB Games After 2024, Giving Teams Time to Find New TV Partners, But Can it Survive?
Yesterday Bally Sports announced in a court lining that it had reached a deal with the MLB to get it through the 2024 season. After that it will stop broadcasting MLB games, giving the teams the ability to find new TV partners with minimal impact on fans unless a new deal is reached with Bally Sports and its creditors.
Radio
Katz Analysis Shows Radio Is A Good Way To Reach Black And Hispanic Voters.
With Election Day 2023 now behind us, the focus is on the next vote set for Nov. 5, 2024.
Advertisers Show Faith In Radio As Budgets Expand For 2024
A survey conducted by the World Federation of Advertisers and Ebiquity reveals that marketers are gearing up to expand their advertising efforts in 2024.
Freed AM Corp Ceases Operations Of Their Six Stations
The six stations owned by Robert Delgiorno’s Freed AM Corp. and MLS Broadcasting in the Ark-La-Tex have ceased operations.
Media
Alarming Emergency Alert Findings For Broadcast Media
For weeks, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in participation with the FCC, promoted the October 4 nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and the Wireless Emergency Alerts.
Verticals
90% Of Retailers Say 'Just For You' Offers Will Replace Traditional Sales In 3 Years
Retailers are holding on to the belief that Black Friday and Cyber Monday can produce powerful results. Fifty-eight percent of retailers surveyed by Coveo say holiday events are a strong source of revenue. But even with the data in this report providing a good representation of the future, hyper-personalized offers will change online purchasing.
