Radio+Television Business Report

Every dollar matters for the noncommercial secular radio and television properties found across the U.S. That's why noncommercial station licensees may have great interest in a private underwriting and sponsorship marketplace purpose-built for public media.

Sigma Audio Networks is expanding its national audio platform by putting Estrella Media's "Don Cheto al Aire" into national syndication while handling national ad sales. Concurrently, it is offering its WQHT "HOT 97" in New York morning show to all interested parties across the U.S. in a new syndication deal.

In May 2024, E Radio Network LLC agreed to acquire an AM/FM combo with an accompanying FM translator in Vivian, La., from MLS Broadcasting Inc., in a deal that required bankruptcy court approval, as the seller had filed for Chapter 7 dissolution. Now, E is selling those three Bayou State audio properties.

Scripps Sports can celebrate winning a fifth pro hockey team, thanks to a "landmark" multi-year rights deal with the on-ice home of Filip Forsberg. The agreement begins with the 2026-2027 season, thus avoiding any late-season "blackouts" as Scripps' two Nashville broadcast TV stations aren't available on Xfinity systems.

Peter Jones led national and local go-to-market strategy and oversaw the revenue organization as Vice President of Revenue at Premion, a TEGNA company. Now, he's taking a key sales role at local advertising platform Madhive.

In June 2026, RBR+TVBR and select attendees of a "Radiovana" event hosted by Dielectric received their first look at a new RingMaster series of high-efficiency FM antenna systems. Now, Sinclair-owned Dielectric is readying the formal public debut of the new product at the upcoming NAB Show in Las Vegas.

“The AWM Foundation and Hallmark Media share a deep commitment to telling stories by, for, and about women,” said Becky Brooks, president of the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation. "The Make Her Mark Student Scholarship marks a meaningful step toward supporting the voices that will shape the future of women-led storytelling."

How are sales and marketing leaders adopting artificial intelligence to drive alignment, efficiency, and growth? Where are there still significant gaps? A just-released report from RevOps firm LeadG2 seeks to provide answers based on data from 154 cross-industry revenue leaders.

The Director of Communications and Social Media and Communications Coordinator at the NAB now have a VP of Communications as part of their team, and she's inbound from Alexandria, Va.-based bipartisan reputation management PR firm Purple Strategies.

One of two FCC cybersecurity workshops placed on the calendar for mid-May is specifically designed to educate radio and television station owners, and will feature speakers from the Commission, federal partners and industry experts.

EdgeBeam Wireless and its CEO, Conrad Clemson, have gained attention for their non-traditional revenue opportunities associated with ATSC 3.0 technologies beyond NEXTGEN TV. Now, EdgeBeam is investing in its future by acquiring Broadspan distribution platform.

Broadcast Supply Worldwide (BSW) has signed an agreement allowing it to bring Lawo’s radio production and broadcast infrastructure solutions to stations across the United States. This includes integrated packages built around Lawo’s IP-based workflow technology.

The demonstration is intended to show real-world applications for virtualized EAS and shows a complete transmission chain flow featuring a pair of OPTIMOD 5950 HD, with analog FM plus HD-1, HD-2, HD-3 and HD-4 feeding an exporter/exporter and exciter into a dummy load.

Boston-based Backbone Broadcast is preparing to introduce a refreshed product at the 2026 NAB Show that offers what it describes as "a self-contained, cloud-connected digital radio network," one that is immersive and low-latency during live events, a key tech need for broadcasters.

The product allows radio stations to monitor up to 25 devices — including transmitters, STL links, audio codecs, sound processors, modulation monitors, networking equipment, and environmental sensors — through a secure cloud-based dashboard.

The Cumulus Media-owned conservative-leaning spoken word FM serving the National Capital Area has selected its next Operations Manager. And he'll be taking the role after moving from California, starting May 4.

The goal is to reduce the need to switch between tools and allow editors to build a first pass of sound design as they cut picture. Introducing the newest product from Krotos, which enables editors to access the media technology company's "Video to Sound" technology directly within the timeline.

A 15-page petition, from no less than twelve attorneys representing DirecTV, comes as TEGNA stations spent the last several days restoring their familiar logo to newscasts and websites, as TEGNA Inc. is effectively a subsidiary of Nexstar until the courts decide what's next.

The CEO of a major American automaker publicly suggested cutting all radio from entry-level vehicles at the 2026 New York International Auto Show this past week, raising fresh alarms for broadcasters still waiting on Congress to act on saving the AM band, let alone FM.

With peers announcing when they will release their Q1 2026 financial results, the company led by CEO Caroline Beasley is gearing up for the release of its fiscal 2025 Profit & Loss report. What can investors including Mario Gabelli expect to hear from the company?