Radio Hall of Fame Inducts 2026 Honorees
The Radio Hall of Fame has inducted its 2026 class of honorees, with a ceremony and dinner honoring eight notables from across the AM and FM radio dial at the Fairmont Chicago in Millennium Park.
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PQ: Global Product Placement Spending Surges
How big is product placement, which over the last two decades has become commonplace on network TV and many local TV entertainment and lifestyle shows? The U.S. accounted for 56.5% of the global market for product placement in all media, new data from PQ Media show.
Gray Closes Term Loan, Revolving Credit Facility ReFi
Gray Media has closed a new $600 million Term Loan G maturing July 15, 2030. The publicly traded company has also reduced its existing $750 million revolving credit facility, while announcing Friday that its launched a new "incremental term loan" while redeeming some of its 2029 notes.
Update: SCOTUS Overrules Fourth Circuit Decision On ‘LUR’ Ruling
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts late Thursday effectively blocked a mandamus order from the Fourth Circuit in Richmond — a decision that came just hours earlier.
What does this mean for the FCC with its need to issue a ruling on its “Lowest Unit Rate” policy as discussed in a controversial Public Notice?
Best of Show: Ecreso FM AiO Series 5 kW
A compact, modular solution to reduce complexity and operating costs
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Station Logs Catch Alaska EAS Test
A reminder to broadcasters to set incoming test filters before November's nationwide test
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Public Radio Audience Continues “Impressive” Financial Support
Techsurvey reveals little sign of donor fatigue since federal defunding
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Global Ad Boom, Led By Online Listening, to Lift Audio
Global ad spend is forecast to rise 11.9% to $1.34 trillion in 2026, according to WARC Media’s Global Ad Spend Forecast Q3 2026. That follows 10.0% growth in both 2024 and 2025. WARC cites corporate AI investment and major events including the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup, and the US mid-term elections as drivers. It names further escalation of global tensions as a downside risk.
An Angel Investor, Acquiring Montana Stations
Jo Ann Jean Juliano has emerged as the seller-to-be of an FM translator in Sheridan, Mont., associated with an AM/FM combo in Dillon, Mont., with Angel Broadcasting signing off on a purchase agreement submitted for regulatory approval with the FCC.
It’s Clear: Gerald Benavides Finally Sells A South Texas Combo
A longtime licensee of broadcast radio stations in the Lone Star State has agreed to sell an AM/FM combo and an FM translator in a small South Texas city. What is Benavides and his Claro Communications Ltd. earning from the deal? That's a question with an answer sealed some 15 years ago.
