When one looks back at 2026, some may call it the year The King Came Back — at least in quick-service restaurant circles. With an aggressive "sorry" campaign for past corporate foibles, Burger King is quickly seeking to restore its past glory. This effort includes a heavy Spot Cable effort, as seen in the latest Media Monitors report.
An FM translator serving Fort Wayne, Ind., is being spun by the radio broadcasting company led by President Charles Fritz. The buyer operates with a mission to empower individuals with disabilities through inclusive broadcasting, media training, and community connection, fostering disability inclusion broadcasting in the process.
It is a move that comes after a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing made by its sibling, Dish DBS: EchoStar's satellite-based consumer market-focused Hughes Network Systems, has moved forward with its own bankruptcy filing. Why? The decision is primarily due to its inability to repay some $1.5 billion owed to debtholders.
Nexstar Media Group returned $56 million to shareholders in dividends during the first quarter of 2026, maintaining its regular quarterly cash dividend payout of $1.86 per share. The company founded 30 years ago by its leader, Perry Sook, has voted to do it again in Q2.
It had been the home of “The Fanatic,” offering a Sports Talk format under owner CRC Broadcasting. Today, the facility is officially under the ownership of Ken Brentlinger, in a transaction that saw Jon Yinger of Broadcast Properties LLC serve as the exclusive broker.
"These individuals have received induction by the determination of the Radio Hall of Fame 2026 Nominating Committee, who annually meet to determine inductees who contributed with greatness to the radio industry and have since passed away," the Chicago-based Radio Hall of Fame announced on Monday.
With the FCC signaling that it's perfectly fine with one company owning three full-power stations in a DMA, the life of WRTV-6 since its sale by The E.W. Scripps Co. has been rather fruitful. Now, Circle City Broadcasting — owned by DuJuan McCoy — has unveiled a fresh station theme and brand slogan.
Adam Jacobson
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