Radio+Television Business Report

As previously reported, Dan Finn will officially retire from Beasley Media Group at the end of March 2025 after a distinguished career in broadcasting. We now know who is succeeding him.

WARC says global ad spend has more than doubled over the last decade, growing 2.8x faster than global economic output since 2014, with more media channels available to marketers than ever before. But, should that excite linear media leaders who continue to experience core ad weakness with few growth prospects?

The conservative-leaning cable and digital news and political commentary network founded by Chris Ruddy is extending a preferred stock private offering a second time, due to high demand from investors.

Today was the final Open Meeting as Chairwoman of the FCC for Jessica Rosenworcel, who took the opportunity to share at length what her experience brought to her, and to America.

The Classical radio brand serving Portland, Ore., is the beneficiary of a Grants for Arts Projects cash award from the National Endowment of the Arts. The grant will support All Classical Radio's Access Recording Project, set to launch later this year.

He was known as the former owner of an AM today within the iHeartMedia family and an FM sibling in Little Rock that is today Signal Media of Arkansas' "103.7 The Buzz." From 1974-1975, he was President of the Arkansas Broadcasters Association. Now, many across the state are paying tribute to Ted L. Snider, who died Tuesday at the age of 96.

He was a retired state senator in Mississippi and also the owner of a Class D AM radio station with an all-important FM translator serving the city of Meridian. On July 1, 2024, N. Bradford Carter Jr. died at the age of 87. Now, his stations are being transferred to a trustee.

An AM/FM combo in an Arkansas city, along with two FM translators, are being transferred by a trust linked to King-Sullivan Radio to an entity that will give Sid R. King and his family full ownership of the properties.

In December 2024, Dan Abrams announced that he would conclude his three-year run as the host of Dan Abrams Live on Nexstar Media Group's NewsNation MVPD-distributed news and political commentary channel. As Abrams prepares to take a new role at NewsNation, a program schedule tweak has been revealed.

The Baltimore-headquartered broadcast TV station owner successfully renewed a new agreement with NBCUniversal that keeps station affiliation agreements in place for Sinclair's 21 stations carrying NBC network programming.

The South Carolina-headquartered company led by CEO Dale Ardizzone that is the parent of the MVPD-distributed "INSP" channel, plans to sell its broadcast TV stations in the coming months. A General Manager at one of the properties tells RBR+TVBR that all were informed by Imagicomm of their plans.

With a new Congressional session coming to Capitol Hill, could Washington legislators be swayed to approve any reintroduced bill, given what has transpired in Southern California since January 7? Janene Drafs hopes so.

For Janene Drafs, celebrating five years at the helm of KTLA-5 in Los Angeles may come at a later date. On Wednesday, she and her team entered their second week squarely focused on keeping viewers alert and informed on what's next with the devastating Palisades and Eaton Fires — and any potential new threats.

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has extended the submission deadline for the 50th Annual Gracie Awards to accommodate those in impacted areas of greater Los Angeles County experiencing wildfires.

"New Era. New Mindset." And now, a new way to watch the NBA's Charlotte Hornets, thanks to a fresh deal between the pro basketball franchise and Cox Media Group.

Sinclair Inc. broadcast tower subsidiary Dielectric has expanded its executive team with a promotion of a 25-year company leader to the role Vice President of Marketing and Business Services, retroactive to December 23.

For some viewers, having an ad-free for a fee experience is worth it. While some lament that marketing messages won't be seen, the TVB — the nation's advocacy group for ad-supported television programming outlets — has a new study that suggests broadcast TV ads will reach this audience successfully.

The industry lobbying group that is the face of small and independent cable TV service providers inside the Beltway has promoted from within to fill the SVP/Legal and Regulatory Affairs role.

A broadcast television station ownership group founded by CEO Bill Fielder that tapped Don Fisher as President and Chief Revenue Officer one year ago has expanded its local currency agreement with a competitor to Nielsen.

Sinclair Inc.'s "Sinclair Television Group Inc." group and "certain affiliated entities" have entered into a Transaction Support Agreement with a group of secured creditors — including lenders holding term loads under its existing credit facilities and some noteholders on the terms of new money financings.