Headlines
Radio Execs Dig Into Deals, AI, and the AM Act at Forecast 2027
Deal valuations got a hard second look, disruption got a keynote, and the AM Act got an urgent plea.
Edison: Radio Owns the Car, YouTube Owns the Couch
As radio works to finish the fight to ensure it can be found in the automobile dashboard for years to come, new data shows that AM/FM enjoys a wide home-field advantage in the car, while other media platforms win at home, at work, and elsewhere.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Station Sales Week Of 11/13
J. Carroll Buckley’s KXO Inc. sells Oldies 1230 KXO and Hot AC 107.5 KXO-FM El Centro CA/Mexicali MX to Eric Rodriguez’s KXO Radio LLC for $300,000.
Sinclair Takes An Ownership Stake In Agassi Sports Entertainment
The sports, media, and technology company focused on “the global racket sports ecosystem” and built around iconic tennis stars Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf has entered into media agreements with Sinclair Television Group and The Tennis Channel.
Television
Don't Fund The Newsroom Based On A Political-Year Peak
Broadcast TV stations can look strong on paper in an election year while still heading for a cash squeeze the next when political money disappears and fixed costs remain.
Radio
Names From This Week’s Cumulus Cuts Continue To Become Known
Following their round of cuts in August, another round of cuts has begun at Cumulus Media.
Candidate Loses Election. Sues Two Top Radio Hosts
A Tennessee politician has filed a $2.1 billion lawsuit against two nationally syndicated radio shows, claiming that comments made on the programs were secretly directed at her and damaged her career, business and political ambitions.
CTV/OTT
CTV Has Trust Issues
They’ve spent years positioning connected TV as a vehicle for driving outcomes, not just reach and frequency – but getting advertisers to believe it is another matter.