Headlines
FCC Head: Early TV License Renewal Orders About Potential Discrimination
As the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation sees it, “It is not government’s job to censor speech, and I do not believe the FCC should operate as the speech police.”
Mergers & Acquisitions
Sinclair Still Plans To Play in The M&A Market
But the broadcast ownership group faces obstacles as Scripps stands firm and Nexstar-Tegna is enjoined by a federal court.
As Ohio AG Settles, Five More Join California’s Nexstar/TEGNA Block
In a span of roughly 12 hours, the legal team working on behalf of the nation’s largest owner of broadcast television companies engaged in a substantial settlement with one state Attorney General regarding its merger with TEGNA to issuing a late-night statement in response to a confirmation from California’s Attorney General that five of his counterparts have joined his Sacramento-filed lawsuit against TEGNA and Nexstar Media Group — one that yielded a preliminary injunction on April 17, immediately ahead of the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas.
Radio
World Cup 2026 Offers Major Opening For Radio Advertising.
For advertisers, the tournament offers a rare combination of scale, emotion, and sustained attention, according to Katz Radio Group. When the competition returns to the U.S. in 2026 for the first time in more than 30 years, it will run from June 11 to July 19 across 11 host cities.
The Sales Talent Lessons Radio Needs From Hispanic Radio
In our upcoming May issue, Radio Ink asked the Medallas de Cortez Director of Sales/Sales Manager of the Year finalists how they attract and retain sales professionals to radio in an era of Big Tech competition.
FCC
First Disney, Now Carr Warns Radio Broadcaster Could Face Early License Review
After flagging Disney-owned local television stations for early license renewals this week, the Federal Communications Commission is poised to put a radio operator under similar scrutiny.
Zimmer Media Asks FCC To Remove All Radio Ownership Restrictions
A privately held licensee of broadcast radio stations found across the Show-Me State is largely to thank for the end of the FCC’s TV “Top-Four Prohibition,” as it successfully sued the Commission in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2025. Now, the company has written to the Commission to outright eliminate its local radio restrictions.
FCC Believes Redesign Will Bolster Its Disaster Reporting System
The Federal Communications Commission has released a draft report and order to be considered at its May open meeting that, if adopted, the FCC believes will “modernize” its Disaster Information Reporting System.
May 2026 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Comment Deadlines, Political Windows, and more
While May is one of those months that does not have any routine, scheduled FCC filing deadlines, there are still some regulatory dates and deadlines in May of which broadcasters should be aware.