Radio+Television Business Report

Al Sikes and Tom Wheeler have teamed up to pen an opinion piece for Newsweek that slams the current Chairman and President Trump for having "upended 90 years of precedent and Congressional mandates to transform the agency into a blatantly partisan tool."

In recent years, national spot TV became a target of one accident attorney specialist formerly known mainly in parts of Florida. Today, it is found across the U.S., and Spot TV efforts are helping make it a dominant brand.

His story is a true saga of the American Dream, and now Spanish Broadcasting System President/CEO and Radio Ink Executive of the Year Raúl Alarcón will join the Hispanic Radio Conference for an exclusive one-on-one conversation on his legacy and lessons learned.

All five FCC votemakers have OK'd a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would provide more coherent and clearly stated foreign ownership requirements for those seeking to purchase a radio or TV station in the U.S. This means a comment period in which the NAB will undoubtedly state its case is coming soon.

The FCC has agreed to new sharing rules that the Carr Commission believes will "bolster innovative commercial uses" in the lower 37 GHz spectrum band. With this proceeding, Chairman Carr believes the new licensing framework could unlock 600 MHz of spectrum for new and more intensive commercial services.

As 2025 began, an AM and FM pair serving a small city in the Southern Colorado Rockies concluded their broadcast service. Now, one of the station's former leaders has stepped up to bring that station back to life.

Thanks to The E.W. Scripps Co., the first-ever nationally televised pre-season contests for the WNBA will be coming to all stations aligned with its ION network. It's a double-header, and will see the WNBA Friday Night Spotlight on ION return on May 2 with a pair of exhibition match-ups.

It's a free app that gives consumers cash back on gas, groceries, and at restaurants, and over the last several years has turned to national radio to help increase and create brand awareness. Now, Upside is turning once again to Spot Radio to get more people to download and use the platform.

After decades with Cumulus Media’s Westwood One and the network’s predecessors, Vice President of Programming David Felker has departed the company. It comes amid a new round of consolidation that sees the discontinuation of seven 24/7 syndicated radio formats.

Thanks to the Congressionally passed PIRATE Act, the FCC is empowered to go after landlords of facilities found to harbor broadcast buccaneers. On Friday, Enforcement Bureau Region One Regional Director David Dombrowski did just that, as the pirate radio operator in question has ignored a forfeiture notice.

"In the realm of public speaking, real influence begins when you truly see your audience." Here are some valued tips from veteran public relations professional and public speaking coach Rosemary Ravinal on how truly seeing the audience can gain a level of trust and influence that puts you in the driver's seat.

"People close to the discussions" have told The Wall Street Journal that Paramount Global will continue "to abstain from particular corporate diversity initiatives," one step it will take to meet FCC approval of Skydance Media's proposed merger with the company through an acquisition of National Amusements, Inc.

He's formerly the SVP of Ad Sales at the Marquee Sports Network and played a key role in the relaunch of the RSN. Before that he was President of ABC National Television Sales and in the past was a VP for both WLS-7 in Chicago and WABC-7 in New York. Now, this broadcast TV ad sales vet is heading up WPEC-TV.

The longtime President/CEO of family-owned Morgan Murphy Media, a woman who led the company for some 43 years, has passed away at the age of 79 — just weeks after stepping down from the chief executive role to become board chair.

Tune to a hip-hop radio station to the west of Sydney, Australia, during the midday hours each weekday, and you'll hear "Thy." There's just one catch. There is no "Thy" — and there never has been over the six months this AI-generated air talent has been on the Australian Radio Network (ARN) station.

Chippewa Falls, WI – ABOUT CIVIC MEDIA Civic Media has built a state-wide radio and digital media network in Wisconsin with the goal of championing the practice of democracy by empowering honest and informative local voices. We’re merging the legacy of radio with the immediacy of digital to deliver high-quality content to a growing audience […]

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has awarded $177,697 in grants to 35 public television stations to develop plans to connect new PBS KIDS resources focused on science inquiry and literacy to the highest need children in their communities.

He was most recently the Chief Legal Officer and a member of the founding leadership team of the now-scuttled joint venture that would have seen ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery team up to launch Venu Sports. Introducing the newest member of the executive leadership team at iHeartMedia.

Broadcast Blinds, known for its daylight control products used at broadcast TV stations across the globe, used the 2025 NAB Show in Las Vegas as the launching pad for a new line of portable daylight control systems.

The multimedia company superserving African American consumers that has abandoned its plans to build a casino gaming resort in Virginia has determined when it will release and subsequently discuss its first quarter 2025 earnings results.