Headlines
FCC Plans Spending, Regulatory Fee Revenue Reductions in FY 2027
The Federal Communications Commission has submitted budgetary estimates to Congress for fiscal year 2027 that call for $398.3 million in budget authority from regulatory fee revenue, down 4.3% from $416.1 million in FY 2026.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Locality Acquires Deben To Advance Data-Driven Broadcast
Locality, a provider of local TV advertising platforms connecting brands to audiences across broadcast and streaming, has acquired Deben, a media planning software company focused on cross-channel planning and optimization.
Radio
Audacy: The Six Forces Powering Modern Sports Fandom.
A new industry report argues that the business of sports fandom extends far beyond game day, with sports radio emerging as a central driver of fan engagement and advertising performance.
CTV/OTT
Why audio and metadata will define the next phase of FAST and OTT
As streaming, free ad-supported streaming television (FAST), and connected TV (CTV) evolve from their early phases into core distribution platforms, they are beginning to face the same pressures that broadcast faced a decade ago. Viewers no longer differentiate between a linear broadcast channel and a FAST channel delivered over IP.
Print Media
How This Billionaire Plans To Save The Nation's Local Newspapers
In just four years, billionaire entrepreneur David Hoffmann has gained control of 131 titles around the country including the Aspen Daily News, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Omaha World-Herald.
FCC
FCC renews AM radio station license, despite multiple rules violations
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week agreed to renew the broadcast license of a Mississippi-based AM radio station, despite finding the station and its owners made false statements to the agency and implemented an unauthorized transfer of control of the outlet, among other rules violations.
2026 First Quarter Issues/Programs List Advisory for Broadcast Stations
Broadcasters’ next Quarterly Issues/Programs List (“Quarterly List”) must be placed in stations’ Public Inspection Files by April 10, 2026, reflecting information for the months of January, February, and March 2026.
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: March 30, 2026 to April 3, 2026
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.