Headlines
In The Face Of Crisis, Local Stations Must Go Back To The Future
TV stations can ride the thermals of genuine community connections and smart strategic reporting partnerships to success in 2025, whether or not their network partners are still by their side.
Pearl TV: NextGen TV Now Available in 76% of U.S. Homes
As the rollout of NextGen TV broadcasts hit a deployment milestone making them available in more than three out of four (76%) of U.S. households, Pearl TV is highlighting how local stations are adding new technologies offering improved audio and video capabilities as well as interactivity and other innovative features for TV viewers.
Television
How Harris and Trump are shifting their TV advertising in sprint to Election Day
The campaigns of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump made strategic adjustments to the content of their TV advertisements between August and September, a CNN analysis of ad tracking data shows, amid a contentious fight to define the transformed race for the White House.
Florida presidential TV ads vanish but big money spent on 2 amendments
While Florida Democrats continue to talk up the possibility of a political comeback powered by surprise election victories in November, TV ad spending may suggest that neither party sees that as likely.
Radio
Tampa Bay Radio Digs In for Category 5 Hurricane Milton
As Central Florida braces for Hurricane Milton, radio is at the center of emergency plans for the second major storm to hit the region.
Congress Expected To Pass Law Requiring AM Radio In All New Cars
Congress is expected to vote on the AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act later this year. The bill would require all new automobiles to be equipped with an AM radio tuner and accessible to listeners at no additional cost
CTV/OTT
NAB Pushes for New Regs on vMVPDs in FCC Visit
NAB’s Curtis LeGeyt and Rick Kaplan pushed for reclassification of YouTube TV, others as pay TV operators in meeting with Commissioner Anna Gomez and staff
FCC
To Gauge The Aftermath Of Hurricane Milton, The FCC Is Measuring The Before.
Ahead of arrival, the Federal Communications Commission has had staff in the region, with experience from past storms showing that the best way to understand the status of broadcasters and telecommunications is to take stock of things before a storm hits.
FCC’s Quarterly Station Count: Noncommercial FMs Continue Fast.
The number of AMs slid again, while the tally of licensed FMs also slid during the third quarter, according to the latest tally by the Federal Communications Commission.
