Headlines
Carr Calls ABC Suit 'Meritless'
In response to ABC’s lawsuit seeking to block the FCC’s early license renewal proceedings for ABC-owned stations, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has blasted the lawsuit as “a meritless case based on their own campaign of disinformation,” and insisted that “the FCC will follow the facts and the law wherever they go.”
Mergers & Acquisitions
Station Trading Roundup: 3 Deals, $5,036,000
The purchase of WGWG Charleston, S.C., by Sinclair Broadcast Group tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Advisory Services.
Television
Local TV Strategies: Firing Up The Future Of Local TV Revenue
Leaders from Sinclair, Fox Television Stations and Media Inno will consider how the industry can collaborate on ways to present a new face to the marketplace — streamlined, multiplatform, interactive, in a panel at TVNewsCheck’s Local TV Strategies conference at the Nab Show New York on Oct. 21.
Local TV's Unique Window Of M&A Opportunity (TVNewCheck Plus subscription required)
Fast-approaching midterm elections could alter the regulatory climate further; capital market officials are scratching their heads and Nexstar is facing off against 13 state attorneys general and DirecTV.
Radio
What Radio Broadcasters Can Learn From Data-Hungry Retailers
Or maybe not. Too often, radio stations use their email databases as afterthoughts or simply send out blasts to support client and nonclient promotions. Rarely is there much of a strategy behind these marketing activities.
Disney's FCC Suit Could Set Precedent For Radio Licenses
With the FCC using the broadcast licensing process to examine programming under the Communications Act’s “public interest” standard, Disney and ABC have filed a lawsuit against the FCC that could ultimately have implications for radio’s license holders.
Out of Home
Why Are Brands Suddenly Betting Big on OOH?
Brands are increasing their investment in out of home (OOH) advertising, driving U.S. OOH revenue up 10.7% in the second quarter of 2026 to $3.16 billion, marking the first time quarterly OOH revenue has surpassed $3 billion, according to new data from the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA).
Tech
Exclusive: NBC News strikes ad sales deal with Taboola for programmatic display ads
Ad tech giant Taboola has struck a deal with NBC News to exclusively power all of its programmatic, or automated, display advertising sales, CEO Adam Singolda tells Axios.
AI Won't Replace Local Expertise—It Will Make It More Powerful
In the latest episode of In the Vicinity, host Tim Hanlon sits down with Madhive Chief Innovation Officer Aaron Brown to explore why local advertising remains one of AI's toughest challenges.
FCC
FCC Considers Expanding Lowest Unit Rates As Court Decision Looms
FCC Chair Brendan Carr has circulated a rulemaking proposal to his fellow commissioners that would formally expand qualification for lowest unit rates beyond candidates to all authorized campaign committees.