Radio+Television Business Report

How did the nation's largest audio content creation and distribution company perform in the final three months of 2025? While there was a small revenue increase, a net loss was seen as adjusted EBITDA finished in the mid-point of company guidance. The Q4 and full-year 2025 results were released following Monday's Closing Bell.

The parent of Estrella Media and heritage New York radio stations WBLS and WQHT "HOT 97," is welcoming a new Director of Local and National Sales Development. His principal tasks including working closely with MediaCo’s Political Sales Team to strengthen the company’s position heading into the upcoming election cycle.

The media company superserving African American consumers that boasts a group of broadcast radio stations, two cable TV networks and a national radio arm will be sharing its Q4 and full-year results with investors and analysts on the morning of March 12.

G. Brint Ryan and Malinda Flenniken, the current Managing Partner of KBest Media, agreed to a deal that sees Kbest Media LLC spin two FMs and an AM with an FM translator in Big Spring, Tex., to Ryan Media. Deal terms including the price Ryan is paying have now become known.

“Podcasting today is no longer audio or video - it’s both,” said Leah Reis-Dennis, Head of Podcasts at Audacy. “This evolution underscores Audacy’s broader commitment to empowering emerging creators with flexible distribution, streamlined workflows, and scalable revenue.”

The radio production company co-owned by National Radio Hall of Fame inductee Dr. Laura Schlessinger and Crossover Media Group has promoted from within to fill the role of VP/General Manager.

Since March 2023, she served as the Integrated Sales Manager for the CBS affiliate serving Portland, Ore. Late last week, a LinkedIn post signaled her departure from the station, calling her time at KOIN-6 "truly special" as she thanked her colleagues. It is now known she's moving to the Central Valley of California.

It's a "watershed moment" in consumer technology adoption, and according to new data from AI User Metrics from Edison Research at SSRS, it signals that Artificial Intelligence has crossed from early adopter territory into mainstream usage.

As January 2026 ended, the FCC formally granted the transfer of control of the FOX affiliate serving Florida viewers from Port Charlotte to Marco Island. Now, the transaction has formally closed, making it the first of two notable asset sales for The E.W. Scripps Co.

A newly released advertiser study on media spending and priorities in the planning, buying, and measurement of Connected TV and Over-the-Top advertising conducted by Advertiser Perceptions on behalf of TEGNA-owned Premion finds that 70% of respondents expect to increase their Connected TV spending in 2026.

Tysons, Va.-headquartered TEGNA made the declaration as part of its distribution of its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, which saw the company led by CEO Mike Steib achieve or exceed all previously announced full-year guidance.

Pizza, anyone? Or how about some of the other items from a brand that shed "Pizza" from its name several years ago? No matter what you consider Domino's, chew on this: it is a significant investor in spot TV and spot cable.

From KLOS-FM to "Arrow 93" in Los Angeles, he was an admired and affable on-air talent. He was also heard on Classic Rock stations across the U.S. as a syndicated program host. Now, many fans and radio industry veterans are pausing to pay tribute to Benson, who has lost his battle with Parkinson's Disease.

He'll also be charged with working on digital broadcast television technology in emerging markets for ATSC, which is shepherding the shift from the current over-the-air standard in the U.S. to ATSC 3.0, which empowers NEXTGEN TV and BPS technology.

It’s the biggest night for one of broadcasting’s most outstanding charitable organizations, and WNYW-TV in New York anchor Natasha Verma is set to emcee the Broadcasters Foundation of America’s 2026 Gala and Fundraiser on Monday, March 9 at the Plaza Hotel.

With speculation rampant that the FCC will grant approval of Nexstar Media Group's rule-busting merger with TEGNA, issuing waivers of its ownership cap, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau has given the green light to a $34.5 billion merger that will reshape the cable television and broadband services business.

BTPM head Tom Calderone calls the shifts for WNED-FM and WBFO-FM — Western New York's noncommercial Classical and NPR-fueled spoken word stations — part of a long-term sustainability plan drafted in the wake of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's dissolution.

The sale of four radio stations serving the small cities of Luverne, Minn., and Madison, S.D., are now officially licensed to Christensen Broadcasting. That's according to Kalil & Co., the broker of record in the deals involving the company founded and led by Jeff Warshaw.

For Mike Steib and the TEGNA C-Suite, it is very much business as usual as the company patiently awaits word from the FCC and DOJ that its game-changing merger with Nexstar Media Group will receive regulatory approval. With Q4 results arriving soon, TEGNA's board has just declared a regular quarterly cash dividend.

The NAB has announced that it will expand the "Sports Summit" aligned with its annual conference and expo in Las Vegas to a four-day affair, bringing leaders from across leagues, teams, broadcast networks, streaming platforms and technology companies to the hub of television and radio's present and future growth.