Radio+Television Business Report

Jeff Winemiller, one of the most prolific buyers and sellers of low-power TV stations, has struck another deal. This time, it involves his company's acquisition of six properties in the state of Washington — including one in Seattle.

He's been linked to a spoken word AM radio station associated with CBS Radio since it purchased the property in 1932 from General Mills. Now, he has officially retired from the property that is today owned by Soros Fund Management-controlled Audacy Inc.

The National Association of Broadcasters on Friday announced the results of its 2026 NAB Radio and Television Board of Directors elections. The two-year terms of the elected board members will begin this month.

The owner of a Class B1 FM serving downstate Illinois communities such as Centralia and its city of license, Mount Vernon, and an AM radio station in Cairo, Ill., has received two Notices of Violation from the FCC. A lack of white obstruction lighting is one of the matters at hand for Benjamin Stratemeyer.

"We’re making audio more measurable, targetable, and performance-driven through identity-based tools, large-scale audience reach, and major partnerships." That's how the nation's satellite radio operator describes its new expanded relationship with LiveRamp, one designed to support "scalable identity solutions" across programmatic audio. 

The Commission on Friday adopted its proposed general application cap, as well as a holding period for construction permits granted in an upcoming filing window for the first FM translators associated with a noncommercial full-power MHz band station.

As the 7pm hour began across the East Coast of the U.S. on Sunday, every TV station owned by The E.W. Scripps Co. was effectively obstructed under federal law from those who receive local broadcast television stations via DirecTV. The reason? A new carriage deal could not be reached, and each party blames each other.

El Dorado Broadcasters is the High Desert’s largest media company. Along with the area’s most listened to radio stations, we promote the High Desert’s premier family events and deliver digital marketing solutions (online advertising) for clients across the country. Marketing Account Managers work with business owners, managers and advertising agencies, driving campaigns across our platform. […]

The FCC on Thursday made it clear that it wants broadcasters "to review and modify their operations to ensure compliance." The reminder comes in a politically charged environment, one in which The Walt Disney Co. is being subject to an early license renewal of its ABC Owned Stations and questions over "The View" as a bona fide news program.

A silent and licensed FM radio station serving Forsyth, Ga., is in the process of being handed to a new owner, thanks to an asset purchase agreement that's just been submitted to the FCC for regulatory approval.

The FCC under Brendan Carr has generated many conversations about "ridding broadcasters ills by letting everybody buy each other." That's an observation veteran D.C. communications attorney Frank Montero offered as he opened the second day of the 2026 Hispanic Radio Conference with a lively panel discussion.

The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology within the House Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a hearing on June 4 that could place the NAB's Broadcast Positioning System (BPS) in a key Congressional spotlight.

The FDA’s crackdown on deceptive drug advertising is having a negative impact on pharma advertising across multiscreen TV platforms, the VAB notes. But, that has resulted in a boost for broadcast television. The VAB now finds that pharma's TV spend has increased significantly, with dollars shifting from the digital realm.

The fifth Executive Producer in the history of CBS' Sunday early prime newsmagazine "60 Minutes" has been named. And, it is the first to bring experience from outside linear television to the program.

The war of words between the Carr Commission and The Walt Disney Co. over the FCC's strict scrutiny of the ABC Television Network — and ABC Owned Stations, giving the Commission the authority to speak — escalated on Thursday as the company now led by CEO Josh D'Amaro submitted eight license renewal applications "under protest." 

Until May 27, she served as the Chief Legal Officer, Executive VP/General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Nexstar Media Group. Following moves in the legal team announced earlier this month, this 25-year CG has departed the company that is fighting to fully integrate its acquired TEGNA assets.

The nation's biggest owner of broadcast radio stations and the top podcast producer has committed to contributing "significant" on-air and digital marketing support to help promote the recruitment efforts for USA Bobsled and Skeleton.

She's best-known for her 1979 Disco-era classic "I Will Survive." While that may not be the best mantra for broadcast radio and TV companies in the mid-2020s, it will most likely be a signature theme at the Anthem in Washington, D.C., come June 9 during the NAB Leadership Foundation's Service to America Awards.

As far as the three senior analysts at key Wall Street investment house MoffettNathanson are concerned, the debate as to whether streaming is as good a business as the legacy linear video business it replaced has long since settled: It isn’t. Why is that the case? The streaming business was, and is, "rather pedestrian."

The publicly traded company behind a spotless AM/FM app and what it calls an "emerging artist discovery platform" has received a "Notice of Allowance" from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a foundation patent that covers the company's core artificial intelligence technology.