Headlines
FCC Commissioner Starks to Resign `This Spring’
Federal Communications Commission commissioner Geoffrey Starks has issued a statement saying he plans to resign from the regulatory agency “this spring.”
Mergers & Acquisitions
Saga Will Consider Offers for Some Tower Sites
Saga Communications says it has had “multiple interactions” with tower companies about selling off some of its tower sites. The radio broadcaster says it expects to evaluate offers in the coming months.
Television
Why ATSC 3.0 – Not 5G Broadcast – Is The Best Path Forward
ATBA’s Lee Allen Miller: Unlike 5G Broadcast, whose market tests have yielded uncertain results, ATSC 3.0 is already in widespread use with FCC approval locked.
Radio
There's No Place Like (At) Home
I was looking over our new Techsurvey 2025 data yesterday, and found a new key datapoint: only three in four (75%) of core radio listeners in our survey now own a working radio in their homes that they use.
More Cumulus Stations Fall Silent
Cumulus Media says it is focused on efforts to “allocate resources effectively,” and that means more stations — both FM and AM — across the country have been taken off the air.
CTV/OTT
Peacock officially debuts four NBC Sports RSNs
NBCUniversal has officially followed through on its long-gestating plan to add its four regional sports networks to Peacock as paid subscriber add-ons.
Media
Citing Trump-Era ‘Negative Factors,’ Wieser Revises U.S. Ad Outlook Downward.
Advertising spending in the U.S. is likely to grow over the next five years, but at a significantly slower pace than previously believed.