Headlines
Sinclair CEO: Monetizing spectrum is $4 billion opportunity for broadcasters
Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley said a mandatory transition to NextGen TV would allow his company and other broadcasters to repurpose and lease spectrum currently used for video transmissions.
Mergers & Acquisitions
DOJ Wants Closer Look At Fox-Roku Deal
Competitive concerns over the proposed $22 billion Fox Corp.-Roku merger are now focused on two free streaming channels: Tubi and the Roku Channels, according to analysts.
FCC Clears WHYY Acquisition Of Penn State’s WPSU
The Federal Communications Commission has approved the transfer of WPSU’s broadcast licenses from Penn State University to news/talk WHYY Philadelphia (90.9), clearing the principal regulatory hurdle for a transaction designed to preserve public media service across central and northern Pennsylvania.
Radio
Connected Cars Create New Opportunities For Radio
Connected-car technology is changing how drivers access and interact with audio, with artificial intelligence, voice controls, larger screens and autonomous-driving features creating new opportunities for radio, according to Audacy’s 2026 Connected Car Study.
Edison: Radio Owns 70% Of Gen Z's Ad-Supported In-Car Time
Radio isn’t just holding on with young listeners in the car; it’s dominating
Digital
“Many have said it couldn’t be done”: Local news site Lookout Santa Cruz is profitable thanks to ads and memberships
Buried in an opinion piece about California’s Community NEWS Act is the announcement that Lookout Santa Cruz has achieved something remarkable (and rare) in local news: It’s profitable.
Print Media
The McClatchy Massacre
The newspaper chain gutted newsrooms from Miami to Sacramento in what staffers told Status was a haphazard, painful bloodletting. One editor said the cuts amounted to “slicing out” the “vital organs” of the company.
Media
Do You Remember Where You Were When...
Of course you remember where you where, what you were doing, and the media you were consuming exactly 25 years ago this morning when the impossible happened.
The Six Broadcast Engineers Who Lost Their Lives on 9/11
Six New York City broadcast engineers were among the more than 2,750 lives lost 25 years ago in the World Trade Center attacks.