Headlines
Want More Longevity, Local TV News? Amp Up Your Local Content
Local TV stations must increase their local story counts to remain attractive to viewers and advertisers. Covering more area businesses, zoning meetings, real estate and government meetings are all good places to start.
BIA
Webinar: 2025 Radio Revenue Outlook
The story for Radio in 2025 sounds very similar to the story for Radio for the past 10 years: over-the-air revenues will continue to decline as digital revenues grow. That’s not news or newsworthy for anyone familiar with Radio.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $1.08 Million
The purchase of WJKF-CD Jacksonville, Fla., by TV-49 Inc. tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Advisory Services.
FCC OK Needed For Father-to-Daughter Station Transfer
A Class C3 Country station serving a string of communities to the north of Houston will stay in the family, pending FCC approval of a plan that transfers control of “KStar Country” from its owner to his daughter.
FCC
Brendan Carr Clears FCC’s Decks, Pulling All Pending Proposals From Circulation
With new management in charge of the FCC, the focus has been on what Chairman Brendan Carr plans to do during his tenure. A better first question may be, what won’t he do?
Radio
“Dear Curtis”: Gary Shapiro Asks NAB to Drop AM Bill
If U.S. broadcasters continue to push for a law requiring AM radio in new cars, the consumer electronics industry will press Congress to pass performance royalties for radio.
New York Proposes Tax Incentives for Local Radio Advertising
A newly proposed bill in New York aims to further incentivize small businesses to invest in local radio advertising.
The Audacy Chapter 11 Reorganization Officially Comes To An End In Court.
Just a little more than a year after Audacy went into bankruptcy court with a plan to rework its debt and emerge as a more financially stable company, the last remaining pieces of the courtroom proceeding have come to an end.
CTV/OTT
What does it take to create and operate a FAST channel?
The free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) market picked up steam at a rapid pace in the U.S. over the past few years as new and established players introduced channels and services added them at a clip.