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After reaching its highest diversity levels on record, radio newsrooms experienced a significant setback in workforce diversity during 2025. According to the Radio Television Digital News Association, minority representation dropped nearly five percentage points, erasing gains made since 2023.

The junior United States Senator from California has sent a formal letter to the Chairman of the FCC asking him to "clarify" the terms and conditions for approving the $8 billion merger between Skydance Media and Paramount Global — "including any role played by President Trump or his associates in influencing the FCC’s actions."

It calls on FEMA to assume responsibility for distribution of existing funds

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The passage of the Rescissions Act of 2025 defunded the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and left the organization without operating funds for the next fiscal year. This led to a wind-down of CPB operations. Now, the CPB says it can't absorb the costs and manage the Next Generation Warning System grant program.

In broadcast TV, sports partnerships are becoming more numerous than ever. AM and FM radio remain equally important for pro and collegiate sports, and a new partnership will pair University of South Florida Athletics with a group of stations owned by Beasley Media Group.

A Class D AM with 1kw daytime power and 22 watts after dark to protect CFRB-AM in Toronto and WINS-AM in New York has been sold, along with its all-important FM translator serving a city along the banks of the Ohio River.

The publicly traded parent company of Hispanic consumer-focused Estrella Media and of venerable New York radio brands WBLS and "HOT 97" has a new Chief Revenue Officer, reporting to CEO Albert Rodriguez.

The Gray Media-owned dual NBC/The CW affiliate serving Wisconsin's state capital as "15 News" has selected a new News Director. She'll assume the role on September 8.

On August 12, Sinclair Inc. said its board of directors had authorized “a comprehensive strategic review for its Broadcast business.” It's now clear that, as part of this initiative, it is seeking to gain ownership of more stations it controls so it can then spin them to another party free of any shared services agreement needs.

"As radio stations nationwide grapple with AI adoption in creative departments, we're seeing a troubling trend in commercial quality," said Yaman Coskun, founder of yaman.AI and a former creative director with more than two decades in radio creative.