Headlines
Local TV Vs. Google: The 2026 SEO Fight Nobody Saw Coming
Every month, millions of people visit the websites of their local television stations. They check the forecast, read breaking news and watch clips from the morning shows they missed. Search engines observe all this activity, and they take careful notes.
June 2026 Broadcast Media Transactions: Television Activity Remains Quiet While Strategic Radio Acquisitions Continue
Broadcast transaction activity remained measured in June, with television recording just two Class A station sales while radio generated 19 commercial station transactions totaling nearly $11.5 million.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: Phoenix’s ‘Hot’ Finds Religion.
Draper Media has filed a $2.5 million deal to buy five stations from Forever Media.
DirecTV, states accuse Nexstar of violating Tegna separation order
DirecTV and a bipartisan coalition of 13 state attorneys general asked a federal judge Wednesday to remove current and former Nexstar executives from Tegna’s board, arguing that its composition violates a previous order requiring the broadcasters to operate independently.
Television
Nexstar To Launch Daily Primetime Local Newscasts In Dallas and Phoenix
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. today announced that it will launch primetime newscasts Monday through Sunday in Dallas and Phoenix in mid-August, bringing local news content to millions of new viewers in two of the nation’s top-12 markets.
Radio
Fight Against ‘AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act’ Ramps Up
As summertime weather goes in the Nation’s Capital, Wednesday thunderstorms are poised to bring several days of pleasant weather and uncharacteristically cool mornings through Monday. While that may be welcomed by many inside the Beltway, the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act may be a frozen as a kid’s popsicle from a community pool snack bar.
Tech
Jericho Receivers unveils ATSC 3.0 receiver for mobile broadcast technology
Jericho Receivers LLC has introduced a new ATSC 3.0 receiver designed to improve mobile broadcast reception, data delivery and connectivity for consumer and professional applications.
FCC
FCC Chairman Carr: ABC decision to skip Trump speech will factor into license review
A decision by the Walt Disney Company’s ABC to not pre-empt prime-time programming in order to carry President Donald Trump’s address to the nation last week will factor into an ongoing investigation at the Federal Communications Commission into Disney’s eight local TV broadcast licenses, the head of the agency affirmed on Wednesday.
NAB backs FCC ownership cap repeal, warns local TV could follow newspapers' decline
The National Association of Broadcasters threw its support behind the FCC’s plan to eliminate the 39% national television ownership cap, with President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt framing the move as necessary to prevent local broadcast television from suffering the same contraction as the newspaper industry.