Headlines
Are Sinclair’s News Market Closures Canaries In Local TV’s Coal Mine?
The closing of five news departments at Sinclair stations across the country may just be an effect of one company’s regional sports network gone sideways. It may also signal that a major local TV news shakeup is finally upon us.
Gray Television Stations to Use Generative Ai-Video to Create Local Ads
Waymark’s AI solution will be used by Gray’s stations to help local companies create video ads in minutes
Mergers & Acquisitions
Nexstar Buying Independent KUSI San Diego For $35 Million
It’s paying $35 million to McKinnon Broadcasting to add the independent to its station portfolio that already includes the market’s Fox affiliate, KWSB.
Idaho FM Sold; Price For Four Corners Deal Disclosed
LEE FAMILY BROADCASTING, INC. is selling Regional Mexican KXCD (LA PERRONA)/FAIRFIELD, ID to CSN INTERNATIONAL, INC. for $75,000.
Television
Eight CBS Stations To Ditch CW And Go Independent This Fall
The CW is about to lose eight important affiliates: the CBS owned and operated stations that are currently affiliated with the Nexstar-owned network will become independent in September.
Radio
The Curse Of The Long Tail
And then we'd head off to lunch, to a nearby eatery.
And inevitably after being seated and greeted by our waitperson, the GM would smile and ask:
“So, what radio station is your favorite?”
FCC
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: May 1 to May 5, 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.
A Lynchburg, Va., AM Faces A License Revocation
How serious is the FCC when it comes to non-receipt of regulatory fees in a timely manner? Just ask the owner of an AM radio station in Southwestern Virginia, who must now pay up for nine years of delinquency or risk losing his license.
CTV/OTT
Nearly Half of YouTube’s U.S. Viewership Is Now on TVs, Helping Drive Ad Shift
One startling statistic shows how YouTube is now unequivocally the king of TV. Its internal data indicate that close to 45% of overall YouTube viewing in the U.S. today is happening on TV screens, according to people familiar with the matter, compared with well below 30% in 2020.
Verticals
Presidential Campaign Advertising Already Heating Up For Gray TV
“For the first time ever in the year before a presidential election we are receiving significant presidential ad buys from all major candidates and parties. This is a great sign for this year and for next year,” said Gray Television Chairman-CEO Hilton Howell as he spoke with Wall Street analysts on the company’s quarterly conference call.
