Radio+Television Business Report

The Bari Weiss era at CBS News has resulted in the shift from CBS Mornings to the anchor desk for the CBS Evening News. The change for Tony Dokupil comes on January 5, 2026. 

On October 9, Nexstar Media Group shares dipped below the $200 mark, and headed downward through November 14. One month later, growth in the company's stock price has resulted in another stab at an all-time high for "NXST" on Nasdaq.

Half of Generation Z (Gen Z) interns expect 20% of their jobs to be automated by AI when they start full-time roles, but 92% are confident in their ability to adapt to AI advancements in their fields. That's according to a new survey from KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm.

In recent years, he agreed to resurrect an AM left for dead by Beasley Media Group, and brought back three FM radio stations from the brink of extinction in Panama City, Fla., following Hurricane Harvey in October 2018. Now, Sam Rogatinsky is moving forward with a swap of FM translators. 

As the Closing Bell approached on Wednesday, it became very clear that "meme stock" players on social media — the very merrymakers that gave GameStop its historically inexplicable stock surge from $4.71 to $81.25 in January 2021 — were driving "BBGI" to unfathomable heights.

Scott Musgrave — a longtime Arbitron Radio figure who most recently was associated with Coleman Insights — has accepted a role at RadioAnalyzer, a Denmark-based predictive automated research specialist seeking to expand its services to North America from Europe. 

The entrepreneur has a fresh buyer in place for a low-power TV station serving San Francisco, after failing to sell it to Penny and David Drucker in February and, in 2024, to Scott Centers. Who's the new buyer? It's a face familiar to longtime viewers of KGO-TV who has made a name in South Asian-focused media.

The President of the Center for American Rights — a right-wing lobbying group intent on getting the FCC to probe NBC, ABC and CBS for "news distortion" — is suggesting the Commission should reclaim valued spectrum from any public radio or TV station should they fail to meet their respective operational budgets. 

The Association of Independents in Radio has received an investment from the Ford Foundation, which the group says strengthens its capacity and advances long-term support for independent audio creators. "This funding marks a significant moment for AIR and the independent audio field," AIR says.

The original series is cleared to air on Saturday or Sunday mornings. It is a 30-minute weekly offering set at an adoption center and sanctuary in picturesque Hopland, Calif., north of Santa Rosa along U.S. 101.

One of the nation's most listened-to Classical radio services will gain a new President/CEO on January 2, 2026, and it will see a well known figure in contemporary classical music who hosts the syndicated "Performance Today" relocate to the Rose City from New York. 

Hancock, MI – ABOUT OUR COMPANY Civic Media has built a state-wide radio and digital media network in the Midwest with the goal of championing the practice of democracy by empowering honest and informative local voices. We’re merging the legacy of radio with the immediacy of digital to deliver high-quality content to a growing audience […]

Standing up for AM and FM stations in the face of the ever-flailing American Music Fairness Act (AMFA) at a Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Intellectual Property hearing on Tuesday afternoon was the President of a small licensee in Greenville, N.C.

Over-the-air radio captures 34% of total audio time and 64% of all ad-supported listening among adults 18 and older, Edison research shows. Nearly two-thirds of the ad-supported audio heard in the U.S., including podcasts and streaming platforms, comes from radio.

The NAB's EVP of Technology and Chief Technology Officer will be leaving that role to join the association's Advanced Technology VP in taking on new roles dedicated exclusively to the ATSC 3.0-fueled Broadcast Positioning System initiative being championed by the broadcast industry's key D.C. voice.

Perry Sook told an investor conference on Monday that the proposed merger of TEGNA and his Nexstar Media Group, which pushes the No. 1 single owner of broadcast TV stations well above current regulatory caps, is the direct result of President Trump winning the 2024 U.S. presidential election. 

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday confirmed the launch of a new Democratic Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy that will convene throughout 2026. The commission is tasked with developing policy expertise in partnership with the innovation community, relevant stakeholders and committees of jurisdiction.

PQ Media has released its inaugural edition of a forecast devoted to media ad spend for brands and advertisers seeking to lure the LGBTQ+ consumer — a segment long-known for its affluence and vigorous spending habits. The big takeaway: LGBTQ+ media spend growth in the U.S. is on the way down in 2025.

The Byron Allen-controlled Allen Media Group has lured a former TelevisaUnivision ad sales veteran to serve as its Chief Revenue Officer of Advertising Sales. It puts him in a key role for all of AMG's assets — including owned-and-operated broadcast TV stations that will soon be under different ownership.

For nearly a decade, radio stations using the default Barix logins have been subject to hijack. In the most recent situation, a fake EAS tone played on a loop across the afternoon of November 23. The FCC chimed in. Now, Barix is addressing the long-standing issue.