Headlines
Senate Set to Confirm Trusty Today, Giving Carr One-Vote Majority
The Senate last night announced that the body would vote this afternoon to confirm Trusty for a five-year term starting July 1, plus for a term ending June 30, which represents the unexpired portion of the term of former Democratic FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.
For the first time, social media overtakes TV as Americans’ top news source
For years, social media and video apps weren’t quite able to overtake good old television as Americans’ most-used source for news. That’s finally changed, according to Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) in its 2025 Digital News Report, out Monday.
Television
Survey: 28% of Americans Don’t Watch Live TV on an Average Day
Figure jumps to 41% for U.S. consumers under 30 as TV viewing continues to decline
Sinclair’s Multicast Networks Report Double Digit Audience Growth
Charge, Comet, Roar and The Nest reported audience growth for 2024-25 season and program acquisition plans for the next season
Weigel Broadcasting To Launch WEST Network
Debuting this fall, WEST joins MeTV, MeTV Toons, Start TV, Heroes & Icons, Catchy Comedy, MeTV+, Story Television, Dabl and Movies! in the company’s portfolio of networks.
Radio
Radio Could Lose $150M+ in Ad Revenue Under New Senate Bill
What began as speculation and worry in broadcasting circles is now taking legislative shape: a sweeping attempt to ban prescription drug ads from radio is on the table – not from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but from a coalition of Democratic Senators.