Radio+Television Business Report

Gray Media and the Military Basketball Association have forged a broadcast partnership to air select MBA playoff games and other content on the broadcast TV station ownership group’s local television properties and associated over-the-air sports networks.

The owner of broadcast TV stations including flagship properties WBFF-45 and WNUV-54 in Baltimore and The Tennis Channel, in addition to broadcast tower manufacturer Dielectric, has moved forward with its "strategic entry" into the media-for-equity space. What does this mean for publicly traded Sinclair?

Leaders who have made an impact on both broadcasting and community service while bringing attention to and raising funds for the group's mission were in the spotlight early Wednesday as the Broadcasters Foundation of America hosted its annual Leadership Awards Breakfast — an unofficial annual close to the NAB Show.

The largest media company superserving Black consumers across the U.S. is moving to its third outside independent accounting firm in under two years, according to a SEC filing made late Wednesday. This sees a switch from EY less than two years after Urban One dumped BDO.

The 2025 NAB Show has come to a close, with a new logo unveiled by the association across a multi-day affair that has seen its registered attendance plummet since its pre-COVID days at the under-construction Las Vegas Convention Center.

CBS Sunday Morning host Jane Pauley, a former Gracies Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, will present the award to the weekly newsmagazine's longtime correspondent, honoring her extraordinary legacy and influence on the media industry.

With 10 astronauts in the room and many of her family members present, Olivia Trusty was warmly received by both Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday morning, as President Trump's nominee to serve as the next Federal Communications Commission's GOP-aligned Commissioner was heralded on Capitol Hill.

A Class C 1kw AM radio station licensed to East Liverpool, Ohio with a pair of FM translators is poised to become the property of a Bellaire, Ohio, media company led by Cody Barack. That's according to an asset purchase agreement submitted with the FCC for its regulatory approval by the buyer's legal counsel, Allan G. Moskowitz.

Traditional linear ads can now be substituted with internet-based personalized advertising — at least in a world where NEXTGEN TV powered by ATSC 3.0 and in a future Brazilian marketplace. That's the key takeaway shared by Mirakulo as it wrapped up its presence at the 2025 NAB Show.

A new biennial all-star competition featuring elite athletes across six sports presented by venerable sports journalism brand Sports Illustrated is coming to Southern California this autumn. It will see action televised on the national broadcast TV network owned by The E.W. Scripps Co.

The Spring 2025 Radio + Television Business Report quarterly magazine is now available, from our dual kiosk with Radio Ink in the entrance to the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Not at the 2025 NAB Show? Here's your access to our digital version of this full-color 48-page publication.

The use of AI by Radio is already underway. One Phoenix radio station is already delivering AI-produced local newscasts to listeners. Now, this technology is poised to bring radio stations across the nation the ability to bring AI-powered news programming to the air, with website content driving the broadcasts.

The government entity headed by Arielle Roth is on its next step to reauthorization, thanks to a swift voice vote on H.R. 2482 held Tuesday at a full House Committee on Energy and Commerce markup session. The committee reported 20 total pieces of legislation to the full House of Representatives.

A "member town hall" held during the 2025 NAB Show on Tuesday served as the venue for the unveiling of "broadcasters' policy priorities" to guide advocacy in the current Congress, delivered directly to the group by the President/CEO of the nation's key advocacy organization for over-the-air radio and TV.

What does this mean? According to Apollo Global Management-controlled CMG, the partnership "more than doubles the reach of content that helps consumers protect their money, spend wisely, grow wealth, save for retirement, avoid scams, and much more."

TEGNA's Denver television station branded as "9NEWS" will continue as the "Hometown Television Partner" of the city's National Football League franchise.

Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, Inc. (MIW), the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to advancing female leadership in radio broadcasting, is honoring a radio industry veteran presently serving as the Vice President of Industry Relations and Licensing for BMI.

The syndicated radio host was recognized for her five decades in broadcasting with the fourth annual Insight Award from the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation during the Morning Session of the 2025 NAB Show in Las Vegas.

The E.W. Scripps Company has appointed new Station Managers for its duopoly serving the Motor City and for its FOX affiliate along the Wasatch Front. The new leader for WXYZ and WMYD begins his role on April 14. At KSTU, the new local head takes on her new duties a week later.

Federal income tax returns are due in one week, and for those that still need to prepare and file them, there's one brand that stepped up last week to help build its sales. And, that effort was seen at Spot Cable, the latest data from Media Monitors show.