Radio+Television Business Report

The CBS affiliate serving the Wausau-Rhinelander, Wisc., market will have a new General Manager. She'll take on the role starting July 21.

It can be heard across no less than four FM frequencies and a Class B AM with a signal that can go as far as Evansville, Ind. It also happened to be ranked No. 1 overall in the Louisville market in the March 2025 Nielsen Audio ratings.  Soon, this unique Classic Hits station will become the property of one Randy Michaels.

FOX Television Stations (FTS) has revealed who will take on the role of SVP/General Manager of "FOX 2" in Detroit, as Greg Easterly is retiring from the role. At the same time, we now know who will lead FTS's L.A. properties, and it is someone who will add that role to her current duties in Seattle.

The Carr Commission has entered into a Consent Decree with Sinclair and the shared services partners that absolves them of any rule violations tied to an August 2024 forfeiture that sought $3.34 million in fines. Instead of dealing with that big penalty, Sinclair will make a sizable but less-hefty payment to the U.S. Treasury.

The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten reports are out for Cable and for national TV, and when it comes to MVPD-distributed channels, there's no question as to what brand is at the top by spot play.

He has held sales roles at KGW-8; Comcast Spotlight; KOIN-6 (where he rose to Local Sales Manager); and KPTV-12 in Portland, Ore., and then relocated to the Treasure Valley of Idaho — for the first time — for a radio sales role. Now, he's been selected to lead Sinclair's trio of owned and/or operated properties in Boise.

He joined the broadcast ministry in 1996 after building a career in New York’s cable and sports television industries and was promoted to the COO role in 2009. Since 2013 Eternal Word Television Network's President, too, he's retiring from the global Catholic media organization.

The Broadcast VOICES Act has emerged in both houses of Congress, bringing a fresh effort among legislators to boost broadcast ownership diversity through the return of tax incentives for the sale and donation of stations to women and other minority-led groups.

"After 43 years, it is truly a privilege and a blessing to finally be in Tampa," said EMF CEO Tom Stultz. "Our mission is to be a trusted source of compelling media linking people everywhere to the hope of Christ." How much is EMF paying Beasley for WPBB? We have the answer first.

More than four years after a big rebrand and substantial effort to draw audience and advertisers to its exclusive podcasts and streaming audio, Audacy Inc. is breaking the silo and has agreed to place its content on an app other than its own.

In 1978, he first took a job in Radio as an on-air personality, with stations in Madison, Wisc., and in Milwaukee. By 1997, he played a pivotal role in the formation of what would eventually become iHeartMedia's Wisconsin holdings. Now this lifelong radio industry veteran is concluding a nearly five-decade career.

Six of the ten inductees were selected by a panel of more than 900 radio professionals who cast votes via a confidential ballot overseen by Miller Kaplan. The remaining four were chosen by the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee.

The nation's largest owner of broadcast TV stations — as well as NewsNation and WGN Radio — has completed refinancings of revolving credit facilities and a pair of term loans. It is something that not only impacts Nexstar Media Group but also the independently owned variable interest entity it enjoys a cozy relationship with.

On June 30, 2020, iHeartMedia brought to life a 24/7 nationally distributed audio services "dedicated to providing an objective, accurate and trusted source of continual news coverage with a Black voice and perspective." Today, BIN: Black Information Network continues to meet that objective for iHeartMedia.

Low-power television station owners looking to navigate "the complexities of selling their assets in today's dynamic media environment" are being invited to an essential upcoming webinar featuring a leading media broker and a longtime owner of LPTV properties.

It was founded nine years ago by Jenna Weiss-Berman and Max Linsky and was acquired in 2019 by the company formerly known as Entercom for $18 million. Today, that audio content creator and distributor is known as Audacy. And, it is officially ending operations at that podcast arm.

An Orlando-based technology company touting "one free app to search, watch and stream everything" is in the midst of promoting a new-to-market offering for programming partners that it says "leverages cutting-edge advancements" in both broadcast and streaming technologies.

A multi-year distribution agreement has been agreed to between the owner and operator of seven digital multicast networks and a virtual MVPD that is in the process of being acquired by The Walt Disney Co. 

It has become an annual tradition in the Nation's Capital, and it will continue in 2025 with law firm Hogan Lovells playing host. The Seventh Annual Former FCC Chairs' Symposium is coming in late July, courtesy of the Multicultural Media, Telecom & Internet Council (MMTC). 

The rate of new CEOs who are women stayed at just 25% during the month of May, equal to the percentage seen in April and below the 29% of new CEOs who are women appointed in January-May 2024. Meanwhile, 56% of the women who are leaving their roles are being replaced by men, a new report shows.