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43 Years of Leadership, Innovation & Service: The BIA Journey
Over the years, BIA has evolved and grown through key acquisitions, new capabilities, and a commitment to staying ahead of a rapidly changing industry.
Television
Boston becomes latest CBS market to debut AR/VR news studio
Paramount is rolling out another augmented-virtual reality television news studio at one of its CBS-owned stations this week.
Parks: Live TV Still Important Factor When Choosing a Streaming Bundle
Having a live TV bundle option is still important to half of all consumers surveyed in a recent Parks Associates report.
National Station Ownership Cap Vote Reveals Bigger Issue
The big news in the broadcast industry in August was the Federal Communications Commission’s vote to eliminate its TV-station ownership cap.
Radio
The Road to the Ballot Box Runs Through Radio
Every election cycle brings a flood of political advertising as candidates and campaigns work to reach voters, communicate their positions and, ultimately, motivate people to cast a ballot.
Google Research Shows It's the Wrong Time To Cut Radio Ads
Brand awareness spend often gets cut first when budgets tighten, treated as a nice-to-have rather than a growth driver, but new research from Google puts a number on why that’s a mistake. The results make a powerful case for maintaining radio ad budgets.
Country Stations Post First Gain Since December
While religion – including stations featuring religious teaching, hymns and other related content – has been the most-programmed format in the U.S. since February of this year, passing longtime champ country, country has managed to reverse its steady decline in total stations since December of last year, according to Inside Radio/PrecisionTrak’s latest monthly station counts.
FCC
FCC Raises Regulatory Fees for TV Stations
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a Report & Order that will raise regulatory fees for broadcast TV stations for its fiscal year 2026 by more than 6%. The regulatory fee schedules also include increases for radio stations.
NAB Rebuffs FCC's Proposed 72-Hour EAS Fix Deadline
When cell networks went dark for weeks during recent disasters, radio stations kept broadcasting emergency alerts throughout. That track record now anchors the NAB’s response to portions of a major FCC proposal, which it says could undermine EAS reliability.