Radio+Television Business Report

Radio imaging, voiceover, programming, podcasting and jingles specialist Benztown has augmented its audio production libraries with the launch of an AI-powered technology that gives its users a new way to swap their station V/O and brand voices for use in any imaging piece.

America's Public Television Stations and PBS believe the FCC should adopt "a locally driven transition" to the new ATSC 3.0 digital television standard, leaving it to "local broadcaster decision-making" rather than a Congressional or Commission mandated change date from the current ATSC 1.0 broadcast signal.

Nautel’s Radio Technology Forum, an annual shoulder event to the NAB Show in Las Vegas that attracts upward of 300 broadcast professionals, is relocating for this year's gathering.

Whether it’s shifting moods, triggering nostalgia, or anchoring your message into moments people truly care about, music gets under the skin of your audience faster than visuals ever could — making your ads more memorable and your brand more resonant, Katz Media says in a new communiqué.

"The new logo represents strength and a bold attitude while paying homage to the company's rich 135-year history and evolution across four distinct media pillars," Morgan Murphy Media said of the first major brand refresh in several decades for the family-owned radio and TV station ownership group.

On October 13, 2025, an app quietly arrived in the Microsoft Store for a self-described "lightweight, elegant" radio player — one that lives in the system tray of a Windows-powered computer. Now, thanks to a blogger and word-of-mouth, this tiny internet hub for AM and FM stations in gaining greater notice.

It's another week at the top of the peek into play count for commercials airing on the broadcast TV stations monitored by iHeartMedia-owned Media Monitors. What brand commands the biggest share of spots seen on national TV? It differs from that of Spot Cable, where auto insurers dominate.

It boasts a motto of "Teach. Talk. Jesus!" and at present can be heard on stations serving Evansville, Ind.; Louisville, Ky.; and both Huntington and Charleston, W. Va. Soon, this broadcast ministry's programming will be heard just west of the Twin Tiers of Pennsylvania and New York, as it is purchasing an FM in the small Western New York market.

It was a broadcast TV offering that mirrored CNN Headline News circa 1991. And, it saw Manoj Bhargava snap up a collection of LPTV properties to help build out NewsNet. Today, NewsNet is defunct. Former broadcast homes are being divested — including two Michigan LPTVs. Who's the buyer?

The broadcast TV group that's shepherding the industry toward ATSC 3.0 digital broadcasting services has announced when it will report its Q4 2025 earnings results. What do analysts expect to see from a company that very much wants to merge with The E.W. Scripps Co., despite that entity's firm no?

As first reported by Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink, Maire Mason is taking a key New York leadership role at the company that's parent to WBLS and "HOT 97," as well as the Estrella Media Spanish-language multimedia company. She's inbound from Spanish Broadcasting System's N.Y. station group.

The Executive Vice President for Content at American Public Television, an entity that offers syndication and program exchange services for educational noncommercial stations across the U.S., is preparing to exit the Boston-headquartered organization by the end of January.

A Hearing Designation Order has been sent to the parties involved in a transfer of control of a trio of El Paso radio stations serving Spanish-language audiences in the West Texas city — a matter with a tale akin to a telenovela script. At issue: an unauthorized LMA, an undisclosed loan and family shenanigans.

In 1965, he became a co-owner with his brother Norman of what would become "Radio Carlisle." Today, the operation includes an AM/FM combo and a pair of FM translators. These facilities are now in the hands of another family member, as Harold Swidler's passing has led to an involuntary transfer of control.  

NBC O&O WMAQ-5 in Chicago and its Telemundo sibling, WSNS-44, earlier this week christened a new state-of-the-art newsroom that NBCUniversal says is "designed to power the next generation of storytelling."

The rapid pace that defined Cumulus Media’s antitrust fight against Nielsen throughout the fourth quarter of 2025 is giving way to something far less dramatic, but far more consequential: a litigation calendar that will now be defined in months, if not years.

The final fiscal year 2026 "minibus" package has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, and while it does restore any of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting dollars that were rescinded in 2025, it does put dollars toward noncommercial broadcast media's Next Generation Warning System (NGWS).

Today, Substack is a publishing platform that helps writers, podcasters, and creators build and monetize their work through audio and video, too. This explains the beta launch of an app now available on both Apple TV and Google TV from a platform targeting the DIY content creator.

Operations of Cumulus Media's radio stations serving Kansas' state capital are being consolidated with the publicly traded company's Kansas City properties, located in a corporate office building in the suburb of Mission, Ks.

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is putting the finishing touches on its unique and free-to-air Spanish-language coverage of the National Basketball Association for the 2025-2026. It's possible thanks to the return of NBA telecasts to sibling network NBC.