Headlines
AI Misuse May Be Leading To Radio Ad Underperformance
As AI tools become faster, smarter, and more accessible, radio stations are exploring new ways to streamline local spot production. But a new study suggests that when creative expertise is removed from the process entirely, the results may fall short.
FCC
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 11, 2025 to August 15, 2025
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
Television
Anxiety Builds at CBS News Over Potential Moves by Skydance
The journalists at CBS News are eager to report out details of what might happen to their own workplace.
Radio
Workforce Diversity in Radio News Reverses Course, Per RTDNA
After reaching its highest diversity levels on record, radio newsrooms experienced a significant setback in workforce diversity during 2025, with minority representation dropping nearly five percentage points, erasing gains made since 2023.
Format Scorecard: Country, Classic Rock, Christian All Up Since January
While most formats tend to stay the course from one survey to the next, several have seen significant growth trends since January, according to Inside Radio’s analysis of cross-market average quarter-hour share data in 45 of Nielsen’s PPM markets (covering Monday-Sunday 6am-midnight).
Why Many Local Radio Ads Are Failing At Effectiveness
Upward of 60% of locally produced radio commercials fail to meet effectiveness standards, with automotive and legal ads performing worst. That’s according to a six-month analysis of 5,693 spots across 108 markets by yaman.AI, and there’s a big reason why this is happening, he says.
Pay TV
Not Selling Cable Networks? Not Paramount... At Paramount
Paramount Skydance wants to “redefine” its cable channels' "brands" -- not sell them off.
Media
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Ends Its Next Generation Warning System Grant Program
Recent loss of funding halts distribution of public safety grants, jeopardizing local stations’ ability to serve and protect rural and disaster-prone communities, the CPB said