Radio+Television Business Report

The company could be under new ownership in a year, but that's not stopping a 12-year CNN veteran from joining TEGNA as its new VP of Content, overseeing its television stations in the northeast and leading morning news strategy across the company’s 64 stations.

The National Association of Broadcasters, joined by "a broad coalition of broadcast companies," has submitted reply comments in the FCC's review of its 39% national TV ownership reach cap by standing by its calls for its repeal. 

Publicly traded Gray Media has become the first broadcast group to upconvert to HDR across all of its "Big Four" network affiliates, just in time for the upcoming NCAA collegiate football and National Football League seasons. At the same time, it is taking pride in a ATSC 3.0-fueled achievement at its FOX affiliate in New Orleans.

Available through the company’s broader GatesAir Care program, the service provides TV and radio broadcasters with a dedicated team of GatesAir RF experts to monitor transmitter performance, analyze RF conditions, and proactively respond to issues that affect quality of experience and uptime. 

IBC2025, the broadcast media technology industry's second-largest global event behind the annual NAB Show, is scheduled for September 12-15 in Amsterdam. For U.S.-based ENCO, the event is poised to fuel further international interest in its captions and translations products.

What's driving the surge in iHeartMedia shares to a price last seen seven months ago? Perhaps a sizable stock purchase acquisition made by Bob Pittman sparked "IHRT."

There's a new individual responsible for national sales across the Eastern U.S. for Solid State Logic's Broadcast and Live Audio production systems unit. Specifically, he joins SSL's domestic distributor Group One Ltd. as part of expanding its business development and customer relationships — reporting to SVP of USA Sales Rick Naqvi.

What does the loss of ABC affiliation at WPLG-10 in Miami mean for the BH Media station, and perhaps for Sunbeam Television, now the operator of "ABC Miami"? RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson sits in with Life After News host Jason Ball, a veteran of local TV news, for a 30-minute on-demand chat. 

The Acting Chief of the FCC's Media Bureau on Friday signed off on a Protective Order that establishes two procedures linked to its review of the national television multiple ownership rule, a matter that sees the end of reply comment submissions at the close of Friday's business day.

The two-day curriculum focused on the specific needs of women in radio leadership as well as those aspiring to move into leadership positions. The program worked to enhance their overall knowledge and skills, starting with a virtual session on August 12 and continuing with in-person sessions on August 19-21.

Earlier this week, RBR+TVBR first shared the news that Amador Bustos had struck a deal to acquire a big FM radio station serving a wide swath of the Seattle-Tacoma DMA's southern tip, including the Washington state capital of Olympia. Now, his Bustos Media Holdings is selling an AM further south in the Rose City.

Wurl, known for its work in the streaming TV industry, has selected a new Chief Executive Officer as Ron Gutman is retiring from the role.  He reports to Adam Foroughi, CEO of AppLovin, which acquired Wurl in 2022.

Born in Houston, Garcia Stone worked for one of the early Spanish-language radio groups prior to industry consolidation, Tichenor Media System. Under Mac Tichenor Jr., Garcia Stone worked at both KLAT-AM and KLTN-FM in Houston for more than 13 years, starting in 1981. It was there where she met Gary Stone, marrying him.

The Major League Soccer club catering to fans across the National Capital Region for nearly three decades is agreeing to bring "re-airings" of its matches to the FOX Television Stations station branded as "FOX 5."

In a message to staff following a Wednesday all-hands meeting, The Public's Radio and Rhode Island PBS head Pam Johnston confirmed staff members are being offered voluntary buyouts, with potential layoffs on the table, after a $1.1 million annual funding cut tied to Congress' rescission of CPB funding for 2025.

In the distant past, it was Southern California's top-rated spoken word station. Today, KABC-790 is seeking to rekindle some of the magic it enjoyed when Michael Jackson — the talk host, not the singer — brought listeners by teaming up with the University of California, Los Angeles. 

It serves Fort Rucker, Enterprise and Elba, Ala., cities due west of Dothan, as a simulcast partner with a heritage AM radio station sporting the "WOOF" call letters. Soon, this FM will be owned by a different party.

On Tuesday, Nexstar and TEGNA formally announced that they've reached an agreement in which the stations owned by the company formerly known as Gannett would be acquired by the nation's largest single owner of TV properties. That hasn't stopped TEGNA from naming a new leader at its Indianapolis operations.

The LABF has confirmed that NBC’s centennial milestone will be honored among this year’s distinguished Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts. LABF’s annual tribute recognizing "trailblazers and historic contributions" to the broadcasting industry will take place on November 14.

It is a Class C3 FM serving the Alexandria, La., market. Pending FCC approval, it will become the property of the entity behind "97.7 The Cajun" in nearby Marksville, La. Could a simulcast be in the works, once the transaction closes?