Radio+Television Business Report

Broadcasters across the State of New York may soon have a legal tool to fight back against AI that secretly scrapes their news content. That's because the state legislature has passed legislation that would prohibit automated bots from disguising their identities when accessing station websites.

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.

In September 2025, RBR+TVBR first reported on a transaction that saw Relevant Radio acquire WLAT-AM 910 and W269DE at 101.7 MHz in New Britain, Conn. That left the seller with a remaining AM and its companion FM translator in Manchester, Conn. Those properties are now being sold by Gois Broadcasting of Connecticut.

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.

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.

He's the man behind The Video House, a Pittsburgh-based video production and editing shop he's operated since 1982. He's also the individual behind a licensee that is agreeing to purchase a low-power TV station in an Alabama college town.

Sinclair Inc. stockholders on Thursday elected the nominated nine Directors at the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting while also ratifying the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the broadcast media company’s independent registered public accounting firm for FY 2026. 

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.

Video serves as "a historically resilient, high-priority category, even as the entertainment landscape grows increasingly fragmented and competitive." That's the primary takeaway from TiVo's Q4 2025 Video Trends Report, released this week by the subsidiary of Xperi Inc.

The Arkansas Broadcasters Association has commenced its search for the organization's next Executive Director, ahead of the forthcoming retirement of the person that presently holds that role, Neal Gladner.

While YouTube is acknowledged as the biggest free streaming platform when it comes to ad revenue — some $20 billion was seen in 2025 — MoffettNathanson's trio of senior analysts point to Tubi and Roku Channel, both of which have driven FAST growth.

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.

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies and the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee has once again declined to include what APTS considers "essential" federal funding for facilities across the U.S. in its FY 2027 proposed legislation.

Entravision's radio division, now under the leadership of Eduardo Maytorena, is taking AI-powered air talent to another level. The company says Al Aire y Sin Permiso, which pairs host GeeGee Guzman with artificial intelligence-generated "personality" Coyotec at "José 97.5" has been successful in luring younger Latino males.

The NAB has released a new television spot as part of its new "Keep the Game On" campaign that highlights what the association led by Curtis LeGeyt believes is a growing concern among sports fans: the increasing number of games moving behind paywalls and subscription services.

With the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and SEC v. Jarkesy, questions arose as to whether or not the Federal Communications Commission had the authority to impose financial forfeitures for violations of its rules. The nation's highest judicial body has spoken.

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.

He's a media executive and advisor with more than three decades of experience "championing local media and its vital role in serving communities." As of June 15, this individual is the new President/CEO of the Washington State Association of Broadcasters.