There's a new VP of Network Marketing at Weigel Broadcasting, the owner of an unaffiliated TV station in the Windy City, Milwaukee's CBS affiliate, and a collection of large digital multicast networks including MeTV Network.
It's an expanded role in which he will oversee the company's marketing strategy and audience engagement plans.
Gray Media has closed on a private placement of $70 million of aggregate principal amount of its 7.250% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2033. The “additional notes,” as Gray calls them, were sold to accredited investors at a price of par plus accrued interest from and including February 15, 2026, the company said.
For more than a decade, Gray Media and the former Raycom Media, prior to Raycom's merger with Gray, provided back-office services to five television stations licensed to a company founded in 2003 by Thomas B. Henson. Gray and Raycom also produced local newscasts for four of the stations. Now, Gray is buying them.
Cox Media Group has hired a Vice President of Local Revenue and Client Growth for its group of radio stations, a move the Apollo Global Management-controlled entity sees as "reinforcing the company’s strategic focus on strengthening client partnerships and accelerating revenue growth for both CMG and its clients."
A battle that has been waged for more than three years regarding union certification of employees at a CBS affiliate owned by Nexstar Media Group appears to be at an end, as a federal appeals court has sided with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) — ordering the company to recognize and bargain with NABET-CWA.
A Class B FM serving listeners across Harrisburg, York, Lancaster and much of Reading, Pa., as Top 40 "Hot 106.7" will soon be in a little bit of a meltdown. That's because the Hershey, Pa.-licensed facility and a Class A Sports Talk FM sibling north of Pittsburgh are being sold by Cumulus Media to a broadcast ministry.
News production, playout and workflow technology specialist Bitcentral has completed a transaction separating its broadcast production and playout operations from its streaming technology business, creating two independently operated companies.
Chairman Carr has proposed an Order the Commission will consider at its July Open Meeting that would allow the agency to hold an auction of 160 MHz of spectrum in the Upper C-Band in 2027. That's above the 100 MHz clearing proposal of the NAB, and puts into question the impact to radio and TV.
RBR+TVBR in early June learned that Dish's former treasurer — an individual employed by entities owned or controlled by Charlie Ergen for more than three decades — has acquired a 75% stake in a group of television properties under the HC2 Broadcasting banner. The FCC has now received the Form 314 filings tied to the deal.
The licensee that's directly linked to a group of digital multicast networks including the MeTV classic sitcom and entertainment-focused offering has agreed to acquire a low-power television station serving Birmingham. The seller is a church, and the facility will be shifting to commercial programming.
The Louisville Bats have strived to solve the challenge of up to 20 second broadcast call delays after fans began expressing frustration over radio airings of game calls while in the stadium. The fix saw the minor league baseball club turn to a Humboldt County, Calif.-headquartered audio technology company.
The NAB Leadership Foundation (NABLF), in partnership with Hearst Television, has unveiled the participants in the 2026 Emerson Coleman Fellowship, an immersive program designed to prepare the next generation of leaders in broadcast television programming and production.
For those disappointed with their Poshmark prowess, a similar resale opportunity with European roots is quickly gaining attention stateside. To help spread the word, Vinted decided to invest in a major Spot Cable campaign.
David Bozell has continued the Media Research Center's mission of serving as "a stronghold against misinformation, media bias, and distortion, promoting a culture of fairness, accuracy, and accountability" by petitioning the FCC to deny the early license renewals of ABC Owned Stations' eight properties. Here's why.
Denver-headquartered digital ad technology and services company AdCellerant has a new Chief Financial Officer, and it is an individual who will help guide the company’s financial strategy as it expands its platform, partner network, and omnichannel advertising capabilities.
Broadcast Electronics (BE), the longtime designer and manufacturer of broadcast products based in Quincy, Ill., has selected a new Director of International Sales, responsible for leading the company’s sales growth across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Canada. He'll be based in Toronto.
John Fuller has successfully closed on his company's acquisition of an AM/FM combo and an FM translator licensed to New Bedford, Mass., that largely serves the Providence, R.I., market to the immediate west. The seller is Hall Communications.
The founder and Chairman/CEO of Nexstar Media Group, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year as the nation's biggest single owner of broadcast TV stations, has snapped up nearly 12,500 Class A shares in the company. It's an investment of nearly $2 million, and comes at a high-profile time for Perry Sook.
David Hoffman and his HF Companies have suddenly captured the eyes and ears of the broadcast media world, as it has struck a historic deal with Audacy Inc. that gives Hoffman ownership of six audio brands in the Gateway City. He is also bringing back the cluster's former leader to run the stations for him.
Anna Gómez has spoken up in response to the Supreme Court decision released Monday that upends 90 years of legal precedent by allowing a president to dismiss an agency Commissioner such as herself. “This decision puts at risk how Congress intended independent agencies to function in American democracy," she says.
