Headlines
Growth in Florida’s Local Ad Market: BIA Shares Insights at the State Broadcasters Annual Convention
Florida’s local advertising landscape is flourishing this year, as showcased in a presentation by BIA’s Christina Hurley at the Florida Association of State Broadcasters’ Annual Convention in Palm Beach.
What Do the Radio Industry’s Most Powerful Think About Scale?
With all eyes on the FCC to act on ownership deregulation by the end of 2025, the conversation across the radio industry is shifting from if to how scale will reshape the business. Is bigger always better?
Mergers & Acquisitions
As FCC Ownership Rules Loosen, Two Divergent Futures Emerge For Local TV Stations
With the Federal Communications Commission poised to revisit long-standing ownership rules governing local broadcast television, a new wave of M&A speculation is once again rippling across the industry.
Deal Digest: Norsan Media Bulks Up In Austin.
Norberto Sanchez’s Norsan Media has filed a $2 million deal to buy the regional Mexican “Mexicanísima 99.3” KOKE-FM and Spanish AC “Magia 1260 AM” KTAE from Jason Nassour’s Genuine Austin Radio.
FCC
July 2025 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters –Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists, Comment Deadlines, Political Windows, and more
The lazy days of summer provide little respite from the regulatory actions of importance to broadcasters.
Trustworthy and Empowered, A Three-Vote FCC Moves Ahead
With three items on the agenda, including one that somewhat impacts broadcast television station owners, the FCC on Thursday moved forward with its June Open Meeting — welcoming newly minted Commissioner Olivia Trusty to the public and to the time-honored process of considering regulatory policies impacting everything from TTY rules to broadband data engineering reviews.
Radio
Senate Report: AM Radio In Cars Critical For Emergencies, Inexpensive To Implement.
Congressional Republicans are working to meet a self-imposed July Fourth deadline to pass a massive tax and domestic policy bill, and if that is achieved, it will allow lawmakers to turn to other issues — including AM radio.
Fiscally Troubled CapRadio Wants Out of Chico, Eureka
The parent organization of the NPR Member stations serving Sacramento and much of Northern California, mired in a state of fiscal fragility, has confirmed that it is planning to end its operating agreements with public radio stations serving listeners in nearby Chico, Calif., and across Humboldt County — putting these operations in an unknown state come 2026.
Pay TV
DirecTV locks up missing link for pay TV ‘Genre Packs’ with CBS, Paramount channels
DirecTV has announced the inclusion of the last missing major Hollywood studio link for its new “Genre Pack” pay TV packaging alignment.
Digital
Digital Out-of-Home: The audience opportunity local media is missing
I’ve been watching a strange disconnect in our industry. While local media companies struggle to find new revenue streams, Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) advertising is experiencing explosive growth — right in our backyards. Yet, many local media executives I talk with barely know this category exists.