Headlines
The 2027 Budget Season Is Here. How Are You Planning For Next Year?
Broadcasters’ 2027 budget problem isn’t the advertising market — it’s where advertisers are placing their budgets.
Build Vs. Buy: How TV Station Groups Are Deciding Their AI Roadmaps
Executives from E.W. Scripps, Fox, Hearst, Circle City, Genna and the Weather Company explain how station groups decide what to build, what to buy and where AI delivers measurable gains in a panel at TVNewsCheck’s Local TV Strategies conference.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Hoffmann Gets FCC Go-Ahead To Buy Audacy’s St. Louis Stations
The Federal Communications Commission has cleared the way for Hoffmann Media Group to acquire Audacy’s six-station St. Louis radio cluster, rejecting an objection that raised concerns about media consolidation, editorial independence and the future of local journalism.
Television
Disney’s multiplatform Super Bowl plan frustrates ABC affiliates
ABC station owners are irritated with Disney’s recent decision to air the Super Bowl on many different platforms, including Disney+, ESPN2, NFL Network and ESPNU. The game is already airing on both ABC and ESPN.
Radio
Can Radio Ads Drive Online Sales? Katz Tracks The Results
The road from the car radio to the online shopping cart is getting easier to trace
The Commercial Is the Gateway to Something Bigger
There is a powerful connection between broadcast radio listeners and the personalities, morning shows, radio station brands and communities that are part of listener’s daily lives.
FCC
Gomez Urges Broadcasters to Push Back on Election-Year ‘Intimidation’
“This Administration is running a coordinated, government-wide effort to reshape the media into its sanctioned messenger, and the Federal Communications Commission has become one of its most active instruments.”
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: October 19, 2026 to October 23, 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.
Verticals
Midterm spending throws spanner into advertiser holiday plans
Political media spending in the run-up to November’s midterm elections has inflated TV and streaming ad prices for regular advertisers.