Headlines
FCC Signals Ownership Limit Rollbacks As Carr Faces Heat Over Investigations
The Federal Communications Commission remains on a path to roll back some of its media ownership rules, based on comments from Chair Brendan Carr during a House oversight hearing Wednesday.
NAB: Radio, TV Powers $1.2 Trillion In U.S. Economic Activity
The NAB has distributed a communiqué touting how “free, local broadcast television and radio stations are more than trusted sources of news, emergency updates and community connection.”
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: K-Love Spins Off Detroit FM
Greg Horne and Christopher Hart’s Arkansas River Valley Radio have filed to buy 12 full-power stations and four FM translators from Bobby Caldwell’s East Arkansas Broadcasters for a combined $6.7 million. The deal comes together through a series of separate agreements.
Warner Bros. Slams Paramount's Motion To Expedite As Court Hearing Set
Warner Bros. Discovery responded Wednesday to Paramount’s motion for an expedited trial in Delaware Chancery Court, calling it “an exercise in urgency theatre — ringing a fire alarm in the absence of any flames or even smoke.”
FCC
FCC Issues Nexstar-TEGNA Protective Order
The FCC’s acting Media Bureau Chief late Tuesday adopted and released a Protective Order that codifies procedures that limits access to proprietary or confidential information in its consideration of Nexstar Media Group‘s proposed acquisition of TEGNA — a deal that cannot be done without Commission rule “modernization” or waivers.
Radio
Once Again, Measuring Radio's Yearly Growth Is A Matter of Faith
As of December 31, the FCC listed 15,686 licensed AM and FM stations, up 201 from a year earlier, a 1.3% increase, but the gains continue to hide a tale of two realities between ongoing commercial decline and noncommercial growth.
Media
Press Freedom Advocates Worry That Raid On Washington Post Journalist's Home Will Chill Reporting
The raid was made in context of a series of actions taken against the media during the Trump administration, including lawsuits against The New York Times and the BBC.
Verticals
AdImpact: Early 2026 Political Ad Spending Tops $1B As Issue Groups Dominate.
Political advertisers have spent roughly $1.05 billion so far across all 2026 races, according to new tracking from AdImpact, marking a sharp increase from the $934 million the firm had recorded as of Dec. 11 of last year.