Just in time for the 2026 NAB Show, which officially opens Sunday at the Las Vegas Convention Center, comes a new line of TV transmitters Anywave Broadcast Inc. has specifically created for LPTV station owners.
The entity that is focused on bring one-to-many data distribution and powering the “internet of things” via ATSC 3.0-based wireless networks has finalized the first Hybrid Network Operator (HNO) model by entering into a strategic partnership with a cloud-native IoT platform. For EdgeBeam Wireless, led by CEO Conrad Clemson, linking with Soracom will allow it […]
Among the most active participants in the FCC's recent LPTV rule modification effort is Jeff Winemiller, a familiar figure in the LPTV community. Winemiller has filed hundreds of applications to modify and expand LPTV station coverage. And, he's turned to a Sinclair Inc. subsidiary when it comes to equipment.
Advertisers deserve to chase the U.S.’s fastest-growing consumer base; many CMOs pulled back in 2025 and remain elusive and conservative with their media budgets. This means the executives who built Hispanic radio are having to move even faster to cash in and sway the skeptics. How are they doing it?
The Chairman of the FCC has stated that not only is the merger acceptable, but so is Erin Boone's approval as Media Bureau Chief, granted on delegated authority. Brendan Carr's comments were delivered in a written response to a formal inquiry from two key Senators seeking more about the Nexstar-TEGNA approval process.
She toured the U.S. in defense of the First Amendment on the belief that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr was abusing his position on behalf of President Trump, reinstating three "news distortion" complaints filed by the Center for American Rights. Now, the NAB Show is giving her a platform, along with other Carr detractors.
Podcast ad revenue crossed $2.9 billion in 2025, while the broader audio category held steady growth, but new IAB/PwC data points to an AI-driven disruption in digital discovery that could reshape how audio advertising reaches listeners in the years ahead.
With the 2026 NAB Show opening Sunday and the broadcast TV industry eager to finally bring NEXTGEN TV to critical mass, the Pearl TV marketing arm promoting the new digital over-the-air TV standard for the last several years has confirmed that a big marketing push focused on consumer affordability is a go for launch.
As Q1 came to a close, so did The E.W. Scripps Co.'s ownership of WRTV-6 in Indianapolis. The sale of the ABC affiliate to Circle City Broadcasting saw some bemoan the loss of a local news voice, as the WRTV team was combined with that of WISH-8. Now, WRTV is making a statement with new local programs.
For some, its time has come and gone, with industry leaders convinced ATSC 3.0 transition for the nation's TV broadcast stations is the best move forward for a business under siege from "Big Tech." A legion of low-power TV station owners think otherwise, and have hedged their bets on 5G Broadcast operations.
Travel to the Monterey Bay area and tune to a longtime AM radio station at 1410 kHz or its recently added FM translator at 94.7 MHz and you'll get an Adult Alternative blend of music that's attracted both locals and streaming audio audiences from afar. Now, that operation's future is in question.
In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson speaks with Joe D’Angelo, the Senior Vice President of Global Broadcast Radio at Xperi Inc. It's another great pre-2026 NAB Show briefing that also gives you the scoop on "Cocktails and Conversation" participation.
For some, it's a real life boogie and a real life hoedown. Now, others will soon get to experience women literally grabbing the bull by its horns. Thank Brian Lawlor and his team at The E.W. Scripps Co. for that forthcoming new programming opportunity, on live and local broadcast TV.
A company that has delivered such products to the radio industry as the XTrends weekly and monthly ratings analyses, and Analyst and Hook Exchange, is celebrating the promotion of a 16-year staffer to the role of VP of Operations.
Media workflow product specialist vCreative has brought a couple of new integrations to its clients. They connect the company's Cloud AutoDub technology directly to two platforms, enabling produced audio to flow from production to playout with no need for a locally based server.
Artificial intelligence-powered audio announcing opportunities are a key offering from Super Hi-Fi. Just in time for the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas, it has brought to market a music scheduling machine "built for the way the human brain experiences music."
Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, Inc., the non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of female leadership in radio broadcasting, has revealed the recipient of the 11th annual 2026 MIW Airblazer Award. It happens to be the woman who is one-half of the "MIX 104.1" in Boston morning show.
On March 14, 2025, Alexandra Communications agreed to purchase three FM radio stations in Eastern Oregon from Pacific Empire Radio Corp. Now, Alexandra — a licensee led by Tom and Cheryl Hodgins — has decided to sell one of those recently acquired properties. Who's the buyer of "98.7 The Ranch?"
One is known for its Connected TV and AI-fueled programmatic advertising offerings. The other is an "attention measurement" provider that offers "eyes-on-screen" attention and co-viewership data for TV. Thanks to a deal announced Wednesday, that data provider is now owned by the digital and streaming ad tech company.
The second bankruptcy filing from Cumulus Media in a decade is nearing a quick end. A Houston federal bankruptcy court judge on Wednesday approved an agreement sees the owner of broadcast radio stations across a wide variety of markets across the U.S., enter into a restructuring support agreement.
