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.
In mid-July, the FCC’s Media Bureau signed off on the transaction. As the month came to its conclusion, the deal officially closed —making "ABC 36" a sibling to the NBC affiliate serving Lexington, Ky.
TEGNA's NBC affiliate in St. Louis, which must remain in a "hold separate" state despite its ultimate ownership by Nexstar Media Group, has chosen a lead anchor for its local evening newscasts — another sign that becoming a full sibling of KTVI "FOX 2" and KPLR-11 is potentially years away.
Some 31 days after California's streaming loudness legislation was enacted, the law is already marking a turning point in how the industry thinks about audio consistency, viewer experience, and regulatory accountability in the OTT era. Costa Nikols of Telos Alliance offers a special report on the matter.
On August 1, CBS viewers in seven markets will need to switch channels in order to continue watching the network's TV programming. On September 1, the ABC network affiliation in St. Louis will see a shift. This is disconcerting to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who says the agency is closely examining one affiliation move agreement.
The parent organization of the PBS and NPR Member stations serving Florida's First Coast and Brunswick, Ga., to its north, has selected its next President/CEO. She'll begin her new role on August 31 and is an "accomplished leader with deep ties" to WJCT-TV and WJCT-FM in Jacksonville.
For Graham Media Holdings, the second quarter of 2026 was a strong one. Revenue rose 7% to $1.3 billion as operating income grew to $83.6 million, from $72.8 million. The increase is due, in part, to a winning performance for Graham Media Group in Q2.
"Auction 114" is scheduled for February 2, 2027, and the Commission has moved forward with sharing information tied to filing requirements, minimum opening bids, upfront payments and other procedures of note.
In mid-June the ATVA warned of a potential "blackout" of the FOX and MyNetwork TV affiliates in Central New York on Verizon FiOs systems. That's now occurred, and the pro-MVPD lobbying group is pointing fingers — naturally — at the TV station ownership group led by Webb Collums.
It is an operation that dates to July 1990, when WBGW-FM 101.5 began broadcasting from a remote corner of Gibson County in Southwest Indiana. Today, it has a network of six total FM signals in addition to WBGW, and WBGW-AM, too. Soon, it will be adding three FMs and two FM translators to its stable of non-secular broadcast properties.
In March 2018, owner Donald Pugh Sr. transferred an AM and its FM translator companion to his Eternity Media Group. Now, it seems, the FCC has been waiting an eternity for the station's annual regulatory fees. As such, it has ordered Pugh to pay up or risk losing the Laurel, Miss., stations' licenses.
In September 2024, Great Plains Media agreed to sell an FM licensed to Lawrence, Kansas, to a leading Hispanic market media operation in greater Kansas City. An extension was granted in February 2025. Now, the deal has crumbled, leading the seller to go back to the drawing board on finding a buyer.
With YouTube TV grabbing NFL Sunday Ticket rights from DirecTV, restaurants and bars across the U.S. have been grappling with the transition. Some shifted services, while others are forking over dollars for both. Now, thanks to a new deal, every National Football League game will be made available via DirecTV For Business.
A Montréal-headquartered provider of real-time video network and visual collaboration products is placing a spotlight on its video transport platform and its mobile video transmitter at the upcoming IBC 2026 conference scheduled for the same weekend as the Jewish New Year.
He joins UPR following leadership roles in both commercial and public broadcasting, most recently serving in senior management at Penn State University's WPSU Radio. During his career, he has overseen broadcast operations, programming, and audience development at university-affiliated media organizations.
