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.
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.
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.
It is a Class C3 FM with coverage of Appleton and Madison, Minn., the latter locale being its city of license. As of today, it is licensed to a company led by Kerri Boyens. Soon, the entity operating the station known to locals as "Q-92" will become the owner, pending FCC approval.
A two-day gathering presented by the USBC and National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters is wrapping up on a high note, with a lunch-hour "Fireside Chat" featuring one of the top thought leaders in multicultural marketing and panel discussions focused on growing radio and TV dollars for African American-targeted media