Is scale still the winning strategy in media, or has the math changed? A longtime financial analyst focused on broadcast media will tackle those questions on October 21 during an NAB Show New York session baring the name "The Future of Media: Consolidation or Spin-Off?"
The Texas Association of Broadcasters' TAB Show begins Wednesday (8/5), with two days of panel sessions and an exposition that includes the presence of a New York-headquartered company that for 50 years has attracted broadcasters for its video and, more recently, its fiber optic systems.
For years, audio advertising — broadcast radio, streaming audio and podcast alike — carried the same quiet problem. Buyers loved the format and they loved the audiences, but what they could not prove was reach. That is starting to change, and the whole category is better for it.
A trio of broadcast facilities serving a small Texas Panhandle city bisected by U.S. Highway 83 are being sold. What does this mean for "Perryton's Choice"? That will be up to an ownership group led by Oscar Hernandez.
In June 2017, she departed the FOX affiliate serving Panama City, Fla., for a crosstown role with Nexstar Media Group and most recently served as General Sales Manager of JVC Broadcasting's radio stations in the market. It turns out that leaving local TV after so many years just wasn't in the cards for Stacie Bolster.
The daily commute has become the place where Americans experience inflation most directly, from gas prices and tolls to parking, insurance and childcare. As such, newly released data from an Audacy study conducted in partnership with YouGov show these “rush-hour voters” could play an outsized role in deciding the midterms.
The second quarter 2026 earnings season has officially started, following last week's release of dollar-generation details from Graham Media Group's parent. Kicking off the publicly traded audio-and-video companies sharing their Q2 fiscal report card is the Washington, D.C.-founded organization led by CEO Alfred Liggins III.
USSI Global has promoted from within to fill the role of VP of Revenue Operations. This company veteran is tasked with leading initiatives focused on enhancing billing accuracy, customer services needs, operational efficiencies and developing scalable processes.
VMX is server-based and web browser accessible for mixing in any environment on a variety of devices. It can be installed on an existing server or a dedicated appliance and offers a selection of mixer tiles.
WorldCast Systems is bringing to market a new 1+1 control unit for Ecreso AiO Series FM transmitters. Combining Ecreso's decades of RF and FM transmission expertise with Audemat's heritage in monitoring, telemetry and control, the Ecreso SwitchOver is designed around a simple principle.
Violet Audio has announced the addition of a built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to its dMix 128 Digital Mixer platform, further expanding the system’s ability to integrate with software applications, control systems, automation platforms, and emerging AI-assisted workflows.
The North Carolina Public Radio Association has a little bit of a cash injection that will help it support initiatives designed to keep its 13 Member stations' lights on. A $85,000 grant from the North Carolina Local News Lab Fund has been accepted by the NCPRA, which will support the hiring of an underwriting salesperson.
In August 2021, the Asst. ND of KSNV-TV in Las Vegas relocated to Charleston, W. Va., to serve in a similar role atSinclair Inc.'s WCHS-TV and Cunningham Broadcasting-licensed shared services partner WVAH-TV. Starting in late August, he'll be taking on ND duties for Lockwood Broadcast Group's ABC affiliate in Wichita.
Beasley Media Group has decided to sell a Charlotte Top 40 station and an Alternative FM sibling serving the Las Vegas market to Educational Media Foundation. Once the transaction closes, the "KISS 95.1" morning show will relocate to another Queen City FM while KXTE's programming will move to KVGS-FM.
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.
