Headlines
Paramount’s Potential Station Sale Puts Local TV In The Crosshairs
Paramount Global’s reported exploration of selling up to a dozen of its independent major-market local TV stations is an curious turn of events that invites both practical speculation about potential buyers, as well as strategic consideration of the broader implications for the local TV industry writ large.
Podcasters and Broadcasters – Disclose Those Sponsors!
This week, I spent some time at the Podcast Movement Annual Convention, this year held in the DC area.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: Three Eagle Sells Final Cluster, Salem Sells Second AM In Little Rock.
Jake and Emily Rishavy’s Highwater House Media has filed a $1.75 million deal to buy “Eagle Country 104.1” KBVC, Buena Vista, CA; classic hits “Hippie Radio 97.5” KWUZ, Poncha Springs, CO; hot AC “The Peak 92.3” KVRH, Salida, CO; and ’80s hits “The Valley” KGKG, Salida, CO (1340) from Rolland Johnson’s Three Eagles Communications.
Radio
Nielsen: Electronic Surveys ‘Marked Improvement’ For Reaching Key Listening Segments.
During the second in a series of webinars, Nielsen detailed its move from paper screeners and diaries to completely digital consumer surveys to measure radio listening.
As Gen Z Ditches Driving, Radio May Need To Plan A Pivot
The trend of declining car ownership among Gen Z is raising eyebrows as many in the younger generation forgo car ownership – once considered a rite of passage in America.
Digital
Beasley Media Group Unveils Augusta, GA News Site.
Beasley Media Group has launched Augusta Today, a new online news site that promises a focus on local news affecting Augusta and its surrounding communities.
FCC
September 2024 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – FCC Regulatory Fees, LUC Window for the General Election, Comment Deadlines on AI in Political Advertising and More
It is time for our update on the coming month’s regulatory dates and deadlines to which broadcasters should be paying attention – and the deadline that probably is most important to all commercial broadcasters is not yet known.
Verticals
Is Ring On Your Political Media Buy? (If Not, Maybe It Should Be)
In a crucial election year in which American's perceptions of crime rank as an important issue (see most recent Ipsos rankings below), the Pew-Knight Initiative this morning released new research showing that while local news outlets -- TV, radio, newspapers, including their sites and apps -- still are the sources that a significant percentage (26%) of U.S. adults turn to, the data also reveals it is a highly fragmented and rapidly changing information marketplace.