Headlines
Media Planning and Buying in the Time of Tariffs
Your accounts’ media planning and buying budget may be seriously disrupted as a result of the turmoil surrounding tariffs.
NAB: Google Antitrust Ruling Proves Big Tech Harms Local Radio
A federal judge’s ruling that Google illegally monopolized key online advertising markets is drawing praise from the NAB, which says the decision validates long-held concerns about Big Tech’s influence over digital revenue streams critical to local journalism.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: Civic Media Further Expands In Wisconsin
Sage Weil’s Civic Media has filed a $1.4 million deal to buy classic hits “Retro Radio 102.3 The Bug” WAUH, Wautoma, WI and soft AC “The Wave” WRPN, Ripon, WI (1600) from Thomas Boyson’s Hometown Broadcasting.
Station Sales Week Of 4/18
Desert Mountain Broadcasting is exiting Butte MT as it sells Rock “The Zone 103.9” KMSM-FM Butte to K-Love Inc. for $50,000.
AMP Refuses To Walk Away From Lost $300,000 In Rocking M Deal Dispute
Allied Media Partners (AMP) has notified a Kansas court that it plans to appeal a decision that rejected its attempt to recover the $300,000 deposit it paid to Rocking M Media for a sale that never crossed the finish line.
Radio
Broadcast Radio Gets A Glum Outlook From Jacobs Media
“AM and FM radio is, at best, treading water,” might not be the prognosis broadcasters want, but it is the one they got from the anticipated 21st outing of Jacobs Media’s annual study of the evolving media habits of radio’s most dedicated users.
Joel Raab: Why Listener Appreciation Shouldn’t Be an Afterthought.
The benefits of showing your appreciation to your audience are vast, deep, and wide. As an entity, your radio station should show listeners that same level of appreciation.
CTV/OTT
Samsung TV Plus Says It Is The Top FAST Platform, With 700 Channels Streaming In U.S.
Samsung TV Plus says it is now the top provider of free, ad-supported TV (FAST) channels, with nearly 700 channels now streaming in the U.S.
FCC
UPDATED: Broadcasters Urge FCC to Hit the Delete Button on Antiquated Regs
TV Tech’s wrap-up of the filings shows that eliminating ownership rules is the top priority in submissions from the NAB, Nexstar, Sinclair, Gray Media and other commercial broadcasters