Headlines
TV Has One Advertising Edge Over YouTube: Trusted Environments
Dollars keep slipping away to brand-unsafe corners of YouTube. It’s time broadcasters did a better job of reminding advertisers that where a brand appears matters.
A quiet shift in how Americans perceive local news
Local news was a space seemingly insulated from political polarization. That’s changing.
Radio
Radio's Digital Revenue Conundrum
Next week, Paul Jacobs and Chris Brunt will be hosting a free webinar devoted to the pursuit of digital revenue, that still-elusive pot of money that radio broadcasters continue to chase
Audio Beats Video on Attention, Credibility in Podcast Study
“Audio is going places where screens simply don’t go.”
Are Layoffs Undercutting Radio's Consolidation Argument?
The same week that programmers and air talent were cut across many iHeartMedia markets, reply comments were already in the docket at the FCC arguing that radio’s pattern of layoffs is a case for the status quo when it comes to ownership caps.
Media
Broadcast Employment Climbs In June Despite Slower Overall Job Growth
There was a relatively large month-to-month increase in the number of people working in broadcasting and content creation in June.
FCC
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: June 29, 2026 to July 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.
Pressure Builds To Delay FCC Translator Window
The first-ever reserved-band FM translator filing window is drawing growing resistance from across the noncommercial radio community.
Gomez: FCC Using ‘Regulatory Authority as a Cudgel Against Broadcasters’
Democratic commissioner blasts Media Bureau’s dismissal of a petition by former FCC officials seeking to repeal its ‘news distortion policy’
Verticals
Political Ad Spending Smashes Midterm Record Pace, Tops $4.4 Billion
The record-breaking pace of political ad spending continued last month as $449.7 million of ads aired during June, according to AdImpact.