Radio+Television Business Report

Denver’s Kroenke Sports & Entertainment is expanding its executive bench, naming two individuals tasked with overseeing commercial partnerships and data operations across the organization.

It was first noticed by RBR+TVBR on Wednesday, with the release of Q4 2025 results by Beasley Media Group. For some reason, the company's stock was on the rise. That reason was wholly linked to a "meme stock" campaign alerting followers to buy "BBGI" on the Nasdaq exchange. That effort continued on Thursday.

TelevisaUnivision's domestic Univision Communications Inc. subsidiary has moved forward with a Tender Offer that puts to potential debtholders the privately held Hispanic media entity's outstanding 8% senior secured notes due 2028 up to a maximum tender amount.

In this fresh InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Skyview Networks head and now full-owner Steve Jones shares with Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson a little bit more behind his decision to buy Skyview, along with what’s ahead for NAB Show attendees come April 19 in Las Vegas. This includes a new product launch.

Nexstar Media Group, which faces a possible preliminary injunction from a Sacramento federal district judge that will prevent it from integrating TEGNA Inc. assets into its mix of owned-and-operated TV stations, has decided when it will report its Q1 2026 results — and maybe deflect analyst questions about TEGNA.

Join us in Phoenix for a powerhouse lineup of creators and personalities who live and breathe Gen Z engagement every day. From TikTok to terrestrial radio, Gen Z Hispanics are shaping the future of our industry — and one dynamic Hispanic Radio Conference session will show exactly how to meet them where they are. 

With the decision to make WUPA-69 in Atlanta an O&O CBS Network home, shifting the network from Gray Media-owned WANF-46 last August, Paramount decided to invest in creating a whole new TV news option for the South's largest media market. Now, CBS Atlanta is expanding its local newscast offerings.

As automakers continue to test the waters of complete radio removal from their vehicles, Edison Research's first public look at its Q1 2026 Share of Ear data shows AM/FM still commands 55% of in-car audio time among US listeners 13 and older.

Just in time for the 2026 NAB Show, Broadcast Devices Inc. (BDI) has brought to market an SNMP-enabled control platform designed to simplify and safeguard RF switching in high-power dual-cabinet transmitter systems that use hybrid power combiners.

BIA Advisory Services is increasing its total local ad revenue forecast by $2.8 million. How is that possible, given the well-publicized core revenue woes of many publicly traded radio broadcasting companies? The short answer is political advertising in a mid-term election year.

Just in time for the 2026 NAB Show, radio broadcast transmitter company Nautel has broadened its collection of NX Series AM transmitters with two new digital/analog low‑power models. The new transmitters bring Nautel’s AM modulation and digital transmission capabilities to lower power levels for the first time.

Spanish Broadcasting System — the company founded in 1983 by Raúl Alarcón Jr. — has moved forward with a restructuring support agreement that sees it intend "to commence voluntary Chapter 11 cases" under U.S. bankruptcy code in a Delaware court.

Seaboard Networks, a Maryland-based provider of syndicated programming and 24/7 radio formats, has announced a new strategic partnership with Local Storm Center to deliver localized weather services to its affiliate stations nationwide.

A press conference has been scheduled for the afternoon of April 19 at the NAB Show in Las Vegas that will serve as the official unveiling of a new artificial intelligence-driven offering from DigiCAP that is designed to assist ATSC 3.0 — the new broadcast TV standard powering NEXTGEN TV.

Madison & Wall's Brian Wieser on Wednesday painted a picture of the new reality for TV account executives: influencer marketing is perhaps usurping the television industry as a default channel for brand building. Linear media is now secondary.

He most recently served as the Marketing Director for Gray Media’s trio of TV brands serving Cleveland, as well as the Rock Entertainment Sports Network, an Ohio-based regional sports network partly owned by Gray. Now, he's at the helm of WTHI-TV in Terre Haute, Ind.

Gray Media has announced when it will host a conference call to discuss its operating results for the quarter ended March 31. What do analysts anticipate to see from the broadcast television industry's second-largest licensee of UHF and VHF stations? 

Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG), the producer and distributor of unscripted programming owned by Hearst Corporation, is cheering a new strategic partnership with a content distributor it believes will accelerate the growth of HMPG’s digital presence across leading social and video platforms.

As RBR+TVBR first reported in November 2025, NRG Media is exiting a trio of markets in Nebraska by agreeing to a sale that came ahead of an agreement to sell its Omaha-Council Bluffs properties to the same buyer. That first transaction, brokered by Kalil & Co., closed on April 7.

For Beasley Media Group CEO Caroline Beasley, last year wasn't easy, but she believes the company founded 65 years ago by her father did what was necessary to steer through Class V rapids and avoid any cascades.