Headlines
Broadcast Groups Use Duopolies To Position For Post-Cap Expansion
Local broadcast television is edging toward one of the biggest consolidation waves in its history. But it’s not starting with blockbuster mergers garnering trade press headlines.
BIA
BIA 2025 Forecast Update: $169B In U.S. Local Advertising And 2.4% Year-Over-Year Decline
Revised outlook, with and without political advertising, is a 1.5% decrease from the firm’s March 2025 forecast.
BIA Revised 2025 Outlook: $169B In U.S. Local Advertising, 2.4% YoY Decline
BIA Advisory Services has updated its 2025 U.S. Local Advertising Forecast, now projecting total local ad revenue of $169 billion this year, a 2.4% decline vs. last year.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: Controversial St. Louis FM Sale Filed With FCC
Gateway Creative Broadcasting has filed an $8.75 million deal to buy variety KDHX (88.1) from Double Helix.
Connoisseur/Alpha Deal Gets FCC OK, With Market Cap Waiver
As part of the overarching larger merger of the companies, the FCC has approved Alpha Media’s waiver of the Commission’s local radio ownership rules to transfer control of its five licensed stations in the Tyler-Longview, Tex., market to Connoisseur Media.
Television
Sinclair’s Multicast Broadcast Networks Add Affiliates
Charge, Comet, Roar and The Nest today announced a series of national distribution agreements, channel upgrades and new multicast affiliate launches.
Radio
All Treats No Tricks with Radio
With Christmas in July behind us, is it too early to start thinking about Halloween? The answer to that is no.
House Support for AM Radio Act Builds - Even On August Recess
Congress may be on recess until after Labor Day, but support for the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act continues to build in the US House of Representatives.
Tech
FAA Considers New Rules for How Newsrooms Use Drones
The News Media Alliance has published an extensive analysis of how the NPRM on unmanned aircraft systems could impact news operations