Radio+Television Business Report

The radio broadcasting company founded by the late Ed Christian and today led by CEO Chris Forgy has announced when it will reveal its financial results for the final three months of 2024.

The battle for supremacy among auto insurance specialists, with respect to broadcast and cable TV spots, appears to be titling in favor of the company that has made its mark with a series of commercials featuring a wannabe 1970s-styled cop and his furry, flightless sidekick.

For a quarter-century, he was associated with radio stations in Philadelphia and, before that, Miami. Now, he's joining EVP Randy Chase and CEO Carl Parmer at a Birmingham-based owner of radio stations carved from a group of properties once under the Cox Radio banner.

She's a household name in parts of the Upper Midwest and is a former NAB Television Board Chair. Now, the National Association of Broadcasters will honor her with the Chuck Sherman Television Leadership Award on Tuesday (3/4) in Washington, D.C.

It owns eight radio stations serving such Illinois communities as Clinton, to the north of Decatur, and Taylorville, to the southwest. Soon, these properties along with a trio of online platforms and a digital division will be assets held by another locally based owner, with its operations outside Springfield, Ill.

The FCC at its February Open Meeting last week moved forward with a Notice of Inquiry that seeks comment on whether, and if so how, to free up additional mid-band spectrum for new services in the Upper C-band (3.98 GHz to 4.2 GHz).

At NAB Show 2025, where Dielectric will be at West Hall Booth 3000, the Sinclair Inc. subsidiary plans to highlight how its recent technology innovations have prepared it for business growth in FM radio — and for the future of NEXTGEN TV as broadcasters inch closer to planning ATSC 3.0 single-frequency networks (SFNs).

AudioScience, a German audio hardware company, has forged a strategic partnership with MaxxKonnect, a provider of advanced broadcast and connectivity products. Together, the companies plan to offer its customers scalable and customizable offerings designed to enhance broadcasters’ audio and streaming capabilities.

SiriusXM is expanding its entertainment lineup with the launch of Page Six Radio, a new daily morning show bringing the latest pop culture news from the New York Post’s famous Page Six celebrity news and gossip section to the airwaves.

Fubo is being acquired by Disney. As such, its financial health is of keen interest to those within ESPN, ABC Owned Stations and elsewhere across The Walt Disney Co. How did the "sports first" virtual MVPD perform during the final three months of 2024?

Many of public speaking coach Rosemary Ravinal's clients struggle with pre-presentation planning. That’s why she created The Ultimate Speech Presentation Checklist — a 20-point guide that starts with setting your intention before you put pen to paper or your fingers to a keyboard.

Since August 2022, he has served as Executive News Director for the two TV stations owned by Allen Media Broadcasting in "Acadiana." Now, he's taking on the VP/GM role as Nanatte Lavergne moves on for "a new opportunity in local media."

What are some of the skills required to excel in a station leadership role today? How does one get the necessary training and skills? These were some of the key questions asked during a TVB webinar that offered women tips and suggestions on what to do if they want to be a General Manager at a broadcast television station.

For more than 25 years, unlicensed radio broadcasts have littered the FM dial from West Palm Beach to Homestead, Fla. Today, broadcasting buccaneers persist across South Florida. Now, the FCC seeks to stop two elicit airwaves users in Miami-Dade County.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr had much to share on Thursday in a "Fireside Chat" at digital media publication Semafor's "Innovating to Restore Trust in News Summit" — an event that also saw the head of NPR defend its underwriting policies as it is being probed by the Commission for potential non-comm licensee violations.

When it came time for an AM radio station serving Vietnamese-language audiences in Houston and its ESPN Radio-branded sibling to upgrade their automation system, the Gow Media properties opted for a product from Broadcast Electronics.

The nation's No. 1 audio content creation and distribution company concluded a long parade of companies presenting their fourth quarter 2024 earnings reports on Thursday. And while the day began with a sobering fiscal health review from Cumulus Media, industry peer iHeartMedia shared Q4 results that saw net income rise and adjusted EBITDA increase, too.

The company that boasts it is the parent to the largest podcast network in the world has signed a multi-year partnership with the government of Qatar, in the Middle East, with the intent of creating "a thriving podcasting industry" in the region and in nearby North Africa.

"Our fourth quarter financial results mark a strong finish to another successful year for Nexstar in which we delivered $5.4 billion in total net revenue — the highest in our company's 28-year history," Nexstar CEO Perry A. Sook said as he opened the company's Q4 earnings call. Was he downplaying Nexstar's fiscal health?

Would MVPDs and voices of the cable television industry protest a NAB petition with the FCC requesting mandated transition dates for TV stations to adopt ATSC 3.0 broadcast signals? Perhaps. If so, the Consumer Technology Association, which had fought against the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, has their back.