Radio+Television Business Report

The ABC affiliate serving the Delmarva Peninsula has a new News Director. It is a marketing and public relations leader who has a print journalism background and has served as the News Manager for crosstown WBOC-TV.

Gray Media's FOX affiliate serving the Crescent City has agreed to a five-year extension of its long-standing partnership with the local National Football League team, a move the company says will reinforce "their shared commitment to providing the community with unparalleled sports coverage and access to the region's biggest and most impactful teams."

In January, HPRN agreed to sell 10 stations, and paperwork for that deal has now been submitted to the FCC for regulatory approval. So has a second agreement dated April 15 that will see 10 Texas radio properties see a change in control. Once the deals close, who will be the new owner?

In this newly created role, a former Head of Media at Betr will lead strategic growth initiatives across AMP Media’s expanding portfolio, including original podcasts, social-first video series, and digital franchises.

“ Mad Dog Sports Radio” will debut on Tuesday, September 2. A separate current events and pop culture show will debut in September on a date to be announced.

Two groups integral to the proposed development and rollout of 5G Broadcast technology, which the NAB and key stakeholders in ATSC 3.0 advancement are against, have filed documents discussing the alternative to NEXTGEN TV — a plan submitted for FCC consideration by LPTV owner HC2 Broadcasting.

A trio of FM radio stations in the Rocky Mountain State are poised to see a change in its owner roster, due to the death of one of its key equity interest holders.

President Trump’s recission package was sent Tuesday to Capitol Hill. This came after his proposed FY 2026 budget proposal was sent on Friday. Public media leaders are aghast.

The founder of New Hampshire’s largest network of addiction treatment centers, has been arrested and federally charged in connection with a series of coordinated vandalism attacks against New Hampshire Public Radio journalists.

Even with this boost in total funding, the Commission is planning to reduce its regulatory collection workforce to 1,404 full-time equivalents (FTEs), down from 1,478 in FY 2025, marking the lowest staffing levels in the agency’s modern history.

Introducing the new Area President for its newly consolidated South Carolina-Georgia region, expanding his oversight to include 67 radio stations across Charleston, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, Florence, Savannah, Augusta, and more markets.

A pair of low-power broadcast TV stations serving the Southernmost Point in the U.S. are being sold to an individual who is all about "Fair Play" — based on the name of her Tallahassee, Fla.-based operation.

While Arthur Belendiuk is largely known for his work as an attorney in Washington, D.C., he's also been the 50/50 equity holder in a broadcast licensee. That's about to change, as paperwork filed at the FCC for its approval will see him sell all of his shares to his 50/50 partner in Impact Radio.

He's the General Manager of his family's Milwaukee radio assets. On May 7, he signed off on an asset purchase agreement with an effective date of June 1 that makes Bustos Media — pending FCC approval — the owner of an FM translator that has, until now, served as a competitor.

The licensee of an AM/FM combo and three FM translators serving the Chico, Calif., radio market is moving ahead with the transfer of the stations' licenses to a property trust. It is a move requiring FCC approval that comes following the passing of the licensee's head.

At the 2025 Hispanic Radio Conference, The Future on the Dash: AM Battle Reboot! takes on urgent new relevance as Hispanic broadcasters rally behind the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. Though the bipartisan bill stalled in the last Congress, its reintroduction gives the industry a critical second shot — one we can’t afford to waste.

It's described as "a key move underscoring the company's commitment to fueling its digital future." Introducing Audacy's new President of Digital Sales, and he's being promoted from within.

In late March, a Tulsa-headquartered owner of broadcast media stations in such markets as Merced and Monterey-Salinas, Calif.; Rochester, N.Y.; Medford, Ore.; and Yakima, Wash., sold its assets in one mid-sized Louisiana city. Now, Stephens Media Group is preparing to exit a second market in Cajun Country.

The number of CEO changes at U.S.-based media companies rose on a month-to-month basis in April, while increasing by 50% from one year ago, fresh data from global outplacement and business and executive coach firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas show.

Nielsen and VIZIO’s Inscape have extended strategic data relationship, building on a collaboration that began in 2022. The multi-year agreement, the companies said on Tuesday, "reinforces our shared commitment to delivering comprehensive insights into what audiences are watching across broadcast, cable, and streaming."