Headlines
Hubbard Radio’s WTOP-FM is Top Billing Radio Station in 2022
Local Radio Topped $13.6 Billion in 2022, Growing Just Over Seven Percent Year over Year, according to BIA Advisory Services Estimates
FCC NextGen TV task force will strategize shutdown ATSC 1.0, Sinclair says
Executives at Sinclair Broadcast Group on Wednesday said a task force currently being developed by federal regulators and key industry stakeholders will chart a course for the eventual shutdown of broadcast signals using the ATSC 1.0 standard.
BIA
A ‘TOP Biller Once Again For Broadcast Radio
The top 10 radio stations by over-the-air revenue as compiled by BIA Advisory Services for 2022 has been released.
BIA: Local Radio Reached $13.6 Billion Last Year. WTOP Repeats As Top Biller
New revenue estimates released today show the radio industry delivered a second consecutive bounce-back year in 2022 from the COVID ad pullbacks.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: Polish-Language Programmer Polnet Spins Its Only Station Outside Chicago
New Mexico & South Dakota– American Christian Radio has filed a one dollar deal to buy KYAS, Artesia, NM (88.7) from New Hope Baptist Church.
Suburban New York AM, FMs In Nebraska And Kansas Donated
SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING INC. is donating Silent KNEF/FRANKLIN, NE and Silent KOKN/OKETO, KS to CSN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Television
Gray Television Stations Set To Launch Generative-AI Video With Waymark
Gray Television Stations and Detroit-based Waymark, provider of generative-AI video production platform, have signed a deal that will feature Waymark’s IP rolled out across all of Gray’s TV stations.
Sinclair Shutters Five News Markets: 'We Just Turned Off The Lights For Many'
Sinclair stations in Ohio, Oregon, Nebraska, Florida and Iowa were given notice last week that their news operations will be shutting down imminently. “Information is power, and we just turned the lights off for many,” said one fired employee.
Tech
Broadcasters Put New Demands On Their Cameras
Broadcasters’ demands on cameras are increasing, from asking for IP readiness to standards flexibility and better control in multicamera environments. Vendors are answering the call.
Ransomware attack forces Dallas to shut down courts, disrupts some 911 services
The City of Dallas in Texas has confirmed a ransomware attack has downed key services, including 911 dispatch systems.
