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Strong political ad performance. Incremental ad dollars from 2026 FIFA World Cup coverage across the company's FOX affiliates. Streaming-related ad dollars in "legacy" Nexstar markets are on the rise. Those are the key reasons why Nexstar Media Group had a "record" second quarter, with TEGNA financials woven in to the results.

AI is transforming the content search and discovery experience, but an ungrounded large language model (LLM) can only answer based on its training data. This, says Gracenote, limits its ability to stay current. In the world of TV, this limitation can have a negative impact on the user experience.

How did the company's Radio stations perform, as CEO Bill Wilson has stated it is Townsquare Media's digital revenue streams that are its growth engines? Radio is now the No. 2 dollar generator for Townsquare, which swung to a net loss due to a large non-cash impairment charge it opted to take against its broadcast properties.

The Commission says this marks "a significant milestone in the successful conclusion of the first-ever spectrum Incentive Auction." Furthermore, the FCC notes, "The return of these funds reflects the FCC’s commitment to fiscal responsibility, efficient program administration, and reducing the national deficit."

A 13kw Class B FM reaching Pittsburgh from the northwest and parts of Youngstown, Ohio, is being sold by the radio licensee led by Lynn Deppen. The buyer is a non-secular licensee that will use the property and an FM translator serving Pittsburgh from atop Spring Hill to spread the word of Jesus Christ.

Nearly two years of union negotiations between the owner of the ABC, CBS and FOX network affiliates serving California's Central Coast and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) have failed to reach a resolution, leading IATSE Members to strike across Wednesday.

The station went silent in late 2025

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Rolf Taylor suggests developing around the tower site

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The ratings company says it has offered Cumulus its national data at a “commercially reasonable rate”

The post Nielsen Says Injunction in Cumulus Suit Is “Moot” appeared first on Radio World.

The broadcast television station ownership group that also owns tower manufacturer Dielectric and has emerged as the ATSC 3.0 industry shepherd delivered what CEO Chris Ripley called "strong" second quarter results.  Indeed, revenue and adjusted EBITDA each grew year-over-year. But did they meet analyst expectations?