Radio & Television Business Report

A new report released Monday by the House Judiciary Committee takes aim at the National Football League, alleging it has stretched an antitrust exemption created by the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 beyond its original purpose "to the detriment of American consumers."

Go to Century City, and there's a good chance you'll see a celebrity walking through the doors of Creative Artists Agency (CAA). For the entertainer, artist representation can mean a lot. Salem Media now recognizes this, and is launching its own venture "focused on helping faith-centric and family-friendly talent" grow their careers.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has been asked to dismiss the appeals filed in the combined Free Press v. FCC case designed to thwart Nexstar Media Group's regulatorily approved merger with TEGNA by not only Nexstar, but by the Commission itself.

Weigel Broadcasting's business model, focused largely on digital multicast networks, has been largely successful. As such, the company is wary of a "mandated flash cut" to ATSC 3.0-powered NEXTGEN TV as proposed by the NAB. The company owned by Norman Shapiro says it is very much a matter of economics.

As January began, it was made known that one of two PBS Member stations in the Toledo DMA would end its relationship with PBS because of the loss of federal funding through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Now, Bowling Green State University‘s TV station will be keeping PBS thanks to a Toledo savior.

Jorge Pabón “Molusco”, Alí Warrington, Pamela Noa y Robert “Fantacuca” Maldonado — hosts of “La Tendencia de Molusco” — have generated monster ratings in afternoons for "KQ105" in Puerto Rico. Now, Molusco and his co-hosts are getting the opportunity to share their success across the continental U.S.

Travel 100 miles east of Graceland in Memphis, Tenn., and you'll find the small city of Selmer. It's home to a Class A Rocker, and will soon be minus another possible Class A FM, as it is being deleted from the FCC Table of Allotments for the municipality.

Even if the radio broadcasting company led by CEO Caroline Beasley repays nearly every dollar on loan, the publicly traded entity's debtholders could still walk away with 80% of the company. That's the math embedded in a charter amendment filed June 4 and signed by Ms. Beasley.

A 99-watt FM translator serving much of the City of Detroit and neighboring Dearborn, Mich., that's one half of the "La Tricolor" regional Mexican brand is being sold by Beasley Media Group. The buyer? Look no further than the multicultural audio content pioneer today led by the son of its late founder.

It is a Class B AM radio station with a signal blanketing the Seattle-Tacoma market offering a Spanish-language Christian-themed format. Until now, it has been owned by Bustos Media. Pending FCC approval, this station and a companion FM translator will become the property of a Hispanic broadcast ministry.

On October 14, 2025, longtime multicultural radio broadcasting pioneer Sima Birach died at the age of 86. Now, his son has taken the helm at Birach Broadcasting, and he's signed off on the acquisition of an FM translator with a translator atop the Willis Tower in downtown Chicago.

In the roughly three months that Circle City Broadcasting has owned WRTV-6, the company has made a full-court press touting its commitments to local news and how it is adding to the marketplace while serving as a blueprint for further industry consolidation. Now, CCB is readying the debut of a new modern news studio for WRTV.

OK, so Domino's is more than just a pie these days. That's integral to its branding messages, and for the first week of June, the venerable quick-service delivery brand opted to step up its marketing with a deeper commitment to Spot Cable.

Most Americans say it’s crucial to keep up with key news topics. However, far fewer say they’re highly informed themselves. That's the big takeaway from a just-released study from Pew Research Center.

The Radio Advertising Bureau is launching a new four-part live presentation series designed to help local broadcasters harness artificial intelligence to support sales efforts, uncover opportunities and drive revenue growth.

Nielsen has agreed to collaborate with Mediaocean by providing reporting on advanced audience segments for data-driven linear (DDL) national TV campaigns. The result is the expansion of an integration of Nielsen's Big Data + Panel audience measurement product directly within Mediaocean’s Prisma platform.