Headlines
Why Audio Is a Trusted Anchor in a Digital World
During an ADWEEK House Possible panel, ADWEEK CEO Will Lee spoke with Rosie O’Meara, CEO at GroundTruth, and Lisa Coffey, chief business officer at iHeart Media, about how audio is regaining influence through trust—and how measurement is evolving to support it.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Texas Two-Step: Urban One Grows In Dallas With Double Deal
Urban One is simultaneously growing and streamlining its Dallas presence, acquiring two stations while handing off a third to a Spanish-language Christian broadcast ministry seeking a new flagship among the market’s massive Hispanic audience.
Gray closes deal to buy Allen Media Group stations in midwest, south
Gray Media has closed on its previously announced deal to acquire 15 of Allen Media Group’s television stations.
Television
Dentsu: AI Can ‘Bring Dollars Back To Local’ Linear
Dentsu’s Jennifer Hungerbuhler says agentic AI is making “dramatic changes” on the agency’s buying and go-to-market strategies when it comes to activating local TV in an exclusive TVNewsCheck interview.
Radio
Is It Human Or Is It AI? (And Does Anyone Care?)
“Is it human or is it AI?” is the question, and it oddly took me back 50 years ago to a marketing question that was cleverly captivating in its day. The campaign posed the question, “Is it live or is it Memorex?,” the latter being a brand of audio cassette tape.
FCC
Warning Becomes Action As FCC Hits Mississippi AM With Short-Term Renewal
Chair Brendan Carr said last week that the Federal Communications Commission would use the license renewal process to enforce its public interest obligation rules. His comments came amid a discussion about several Disney television stations, but Carr said radio would also be under the microscope.
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: April 27, 2026 to May 1, 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.