Radio+Television Business Report

The Broadcasters Foundation of America honored three industry leaders at its annual Golden Mic gala on Monday evening, recognizing their contributions to the organization’s mission of supporting broadcasters in need, including former CBS Radio President Dan Mason.

Linear television remains the most important influence — by far — among a variety of different media platforms, through all stages of a consumer's purchase decision process. That's the key conclusion from a just-released TVB study that highlights the importance of media platforms that influence consumers during the purchase decision process.

Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG) is looking forward to the April 5 premiere of an original series, produced in an exclusive partnership with VoLo Foundation, that will air weekend mornings on CBS as part of its educational/informational programming block.

He's been the Station Manager at KTEN-TV in Sherman-Denison, Tex., and the Sales Manager of KETK-TV and KFXK-TV in the Tyler-Longview market. Now, this TV ad sales pro who led his own advertising agency is taking the post of Vice President and General Manager for a Sinclair Inc. station in Abilene, Tex.

This year marks 50 years since the OPTIMOD was launched. Orban Labs President David Day remarks, “Over the years, many things have changed in the market but one thing has remained consistent — between bandwidth issues, transmission methods and other considerations, audio needs extra treatment in order to make it pleasing for listeners."

Just a few years ago, John Morgan's accident attorney specialists were mainly known for their presence on Florida's West Coast. Not anymore. Morgan & Morgan has turned into a national powerhouse, and it is the biggest user of national TV spots to get its brand further engrained in the public consciousness.

Nielsen’s new “3-minute” rule, the future of the in-car experience, and geotargeting’s specific effect on Spanish-language broadcasters are just the tip of the topics to be broached and discussed at the 2025 Hispanic Radio Conference.

A Mississippi-based provider of hosted websites for radio stations has launched a new service that provides AM and FM broadcasters "fresh, locally focused online content" designed to drive SEO, engage audiences, and open new revenue opportunities.

San Antonio-based radio-focused software developer nextKast is heralding updates to the seventh version of its automation system, sporting new features ranging from enhanced reliability to a modernized user-friendly interface.

A Telos Alliance partner will be putting a spotlight on a products manufactured by a 35-year-old broadcast technology company based in Berlin, Germany. In particular, new features and capabilities are of note and will be shared at the 2025 NAB Show in April. 

Audiohook is growing its sales force, and it has just hired an Austin-based sales veteran who most formerly served as Director of Performance Marketing for Victory Home Remodeling and is a 2009 graduate of the University of North Texas who holds a Bachelor's degree in Jazz Studies.

Jake Daniluck, Tieline's VP of Sales for the Americas, comments, “After strong interest in Bridge-IT II at last year’s NAB Show, we’re excited to showcase the Bridge-IT XTRA II for the first time at this year’s NAB conference.”

It's been what he calls "an incredible journey" working at a pair of television stations serving the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Tex., market, to the east of Houston. Come March 24, he'll be leading the NBC affiliate in Cleveland owned by TEGNA.

With the departure of Allison Smith in December as News Director for KCCI-8 in Des Moines, the Hearst Television property was faced with selecting only the fifth ND in the station's history. President/GM Brian Sather turned to the station's Asst. News Director, and gave her a promotion.

In March 2021, an FM translator at 98.7 MHz was added to bring a little "revitalization" for a legendary property with its heritage embedded in the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).  Now, KMOX is getting a bigger FM home and branding that sheds the AM signal altogether.

A pair of Panama City, Fla., FM stations left for dead after a powerful fall 2018 hurricane are being sold again — and for a big profit. Once the deal closes, they will likely become non-commercial religious stations serving Bay County, west of Tallahassee.

The year was 2007, and they were the defending American League Champions. That's how long its been since Detroit Tigers baseball games aired on free-to-air television in the Motor City.  But, thanks to FOX 2 and the MLB club, that's about to change.

“Through this collaboration, NMC is able to extend its already extensive industry footprint to enable even greater access to our audience segments built on the industry’s most trusted data and most complete view of the consumer,” said Kirsten Cummings, General Manager of Outcomes at Nielsen.

The Big Sky Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships have taken on this nickname in homage to the region's potato farms. Wth a tip off coming in Boise to decide who goes to the "big dance" to participate in March Madness, the conference has reached a fresh five-year deal with Scripps Sports. 

An FM translator simulcasting the programming of a 1kw Class D daytime-only AM radio station licensed to a small agricultural community in North Carolina that has attracted first-generation Hispanic immigrants in recent years is poised to head to a new owner.