Radio+Television Business Report

“ Mad Dog Sports Radio” will debut on Tuesday, September 2. A separate current events and pop culture show will debut in September on a date to be announced.

Two groups integral to the proposed development and rollout of 5G Broadcast technology, which the NAB and key stakeholders in ATSC 3.0 advancement are against, have filed documents discussing the alternative to NEXTGEN TV — a plan submitted for FCC consideration by LPTV owner HC2 Broadcasting.

A trio of FM radio stations in the Rocky Mountain State are poised to see a change in its owner roster, due to the death of one of its key equity interest holders.

President Trump’s recission package was sent Tuesday to Capitol Hill. This came after his proposed FY 2026 budget proposal was sent on Friday. Public media leaders are aghast.

The founder of New Hampshire’s largest network of addiction treatment centers, has been arrested and federally charged in connection with a series of coordinated vandalism attacks against New Hampshire Public Radio journalists.

Even with this boost in total funding, the Commission is planning to reduce its regulatory collection workforce to 1,404 full-time equivalents (FTEs), down from 1,478 in FY 2025, marking the lowest staffing levels in the agency’s modern history.

Introducing the new Area President for its newly consolidated South Carolina-Georgia region, expanding his oversight to include 67 radio stations across Charleston, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, Florence, Savannah, Augusta, and more markets.

A pair of low-power broadcast TV stations serving the Southernmost Point in the U.S. are being sold to an individual who is all about "Fair Play" — based on the name of her Tallahassee, Fla.-based operation.

While Arthur Belendiuk is largely known for his work as an attorney in Washington, D.C., he's also been the 50/50 equity holder in a broadcast licensee. That's about to change, as paperwork filed at the FCC for its approval will see him sell all of his shares to his 50/50 partner in Impact Radio.

He's the General Manager of his family's Milwaukee radio assets. On May 7, he signed off on an asset purchase agreement with an effective date of June 1 that makes Bustos Media — pending FCC approval — the owner of an FM translator that has, until now, served as a competitor.

The licensee of an AM/FM combo and three FM translators serving the Chico, Calif., radio market is moving ahead with the transfer of the stations' licenses to a property trust. It is a move requiring FCC approval that comes following the passing of the licensee's head.

At the 2025 Hispanic Radio Conference, The Future on the Dash: AM Battle Reboot! takes on urgent new relevance as Hispanic broadcasters rally behind the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. Though the bipartisan bill stalled in the last Congress, its reintroduction gives the industry a critical second shot — one we can’t afford to waste.

It's described as "a key move underscoring the company's commitment to fueling its digital future." Introducing Audacy's new President of Digital Sales, and he's being promoted from within.

In late March, a Tulsa-headquartered owner of broadcast media stations in such markets as Merced and Monterey-Salinas, Calif.; Rochester, N.Y.; Medford, Ore.; and Yakima, Wash., sold its assets in one mid-sized Louisiana city. Now, Stephens Media Group is preparing to exit a second market in Cajun Country.

The number of CEO changes at U.S.-based media companies rose on a month-to-month basis in April, while increasing by 50% from one year ago, fresh data from global outplacement and business and executive coach firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas show.

Nielsen and VIZIO’s Inscape have extended strategic data relationship, building on a collaboration that began in 2022. The multi-year agreement, the companies said on Tuesday, "reinforces our shared commitment to delivering comprehensive insights into what audiences are watching across broadcast, cable, and streaming."

As controversy around AI legislation arises from President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," the U.S. House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology has scheduled a hearing on Wednesday morning focused on how artificial intelligence is reshaping communications.

Introducing the Annuncicom 4000, a professional Intercom and Paging device that comes with 8 contact closure inputs, 8 relay outputs, balanced line level audio interfaces and redundant power.

In early 2021, a WarnerMedia veteran who came on board with the appointment of Wade Davis as TelevisaUnivision CEO played an integral role leading U.S. ad sales and marketing for the biggest Spanish-language content creation and distribution company in the world. Come June 9, she'll be replaced.

After 31 years of alignment with CBS across three different ownership groups, WANF on August 16 will become an independent news-focused flagship property owned by Gray Media doubling down on its "Atlanta News First" branding introduced in fall 2022. Where's the CBS affiliation going? An CBS O&O is grabbing it.