Here is a look at the racial and ethnic composition of the U.S. electorate. National counts of eligible voters for 2026 are Pew Research Center projections, based on Census Bureau estimates. State-level counts and demographic characteristics are based on 2024 American Community Survey data.
In August 2024, at the age of 88, iconic daytime TV talk host Phil Donahue passed away. On Monday, Donahue, who interviewed authors and actors, politicians and polemics, over a decades-spanning career, was honored right where it began: a broadcast TV station serving the Miami Valley today owned by Nexstar.
It's a media company comprised of members of the famed Ingstad family, long-known as broadcasters in the Upper Midwest. Pending FCC approval, it will become the new owner of an AM with an FM translator and its full-power FM sibling serving the city of Jamestown, N. Dakota.
An asset purchase agreement submitted to the FCC for its regulatory approval is poised to bring Roger Bouldin's broadcasting company ownership of two AM, two FM translators and one full-power FM radio station serving a portion of Virginia's Appalachia.
IBC2026 is now history, and among the products to go to market for the first time at the international tech expo and conference held in Amsterdam is a new production tool fueled by Artificial Intelligence that cuts the time spent on video editing and content repurposing.
The Media and Democracy Project has urged a D.C. federal appeals court to compel the FCC to hold a full Commission vote on whether to grant or toss the advocacy group's petition linked to its ongoing desire to deny a regular license renewal for a Fox Television Stations-owned property in Philadelphia.
Continued strength in mobile advertising, coupled with a rise in political ad spend as the midterm elections near, has led BIA Advisory Services to update its 2026 U.S. Local Advertising Forecast. Now, it projects total local ad revenue to reach a dollar amount nearly 1% higher than its April estimate.
For National Spot TV activity, there's little dispute as to what the top brand by play count is. The No. 2 brand? Well, considering the start of the National Football League season and ramp-up of college football, there's hardly a surprise as to this advertiser activity.
Beasley Media Group has shared that it is deploying Futuri’s TopLine Enterprise AI revenue intelligence platform across all of its markets. The move is part of a multiyear agreement Beasley says is designed to "enhance" the company’s sales process and help local advertisers make more informed marketing decisions.
Wednesday, September 9, saw the man who has served as President of Zimmer Communications since September 1980 and since 2008 as the co-owner of Honolulu Coffee Company engage in key conversations "about the importance of ownership rules reform for small radio broadcasters" with all three FCC decisionmakers.
Some 111 local broadcast TV stations owned by Gray Media will now be able to distribute their local news and other station-originated programming to the nation, via the free streaming television platform owned by Allen Media Group.
He led Regional Reps Corporation for decades and built it into one of the radio industry’s longest-running independent sales rep firms. News of his passing was first posted on social media by his family and confirmed to Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink by a former colleague.
Attorneys representing Nielsen and Cumulus Media will be heading back to the federal Second Circuit appeals court, which on Thursday granted an administrative stay of a district court's order issued the day before — an act that amends the terms of a preliminary injunction the Second Circuit already affirmed.
Vincent Klepac has signed off on an asset sale agreement that sees a 4kw Class A serving an area due south of Salisbury and Ocean City, Md., wind up in the hands of a "Miracle" of a media operation offering two 24/7 music formats via syndication.
The 2027 Radio Awards features 14 category groups, offering recognition across a wide range of disciplines. Specialized category groups spotlight groundbreaking work in Digital, Podcast, and Audio Book content, while Programming Formats and Promotion/Open & ID recognize the creative standards and imaging innovation driving radio forward.
MaxxKonnect, the Josh Bohn-led company known for providing broadcast engineering and technology services to broadcasters, has brought to market a no-cost internet-based password generator built to help broadcasters comply with new FCC cybersecurity password rules that take effect on September 29.
The television platform subsidiary of HD Radio and DTS AutoStage parent Xperi Inc. has brought to market what it describes as "a new conversational AI-powered entertainment experience designed to transform how operators and entertainment platforms help consumers discover and engage with content across television and streaming environments."
On this 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we look back on that Tuesday morning with two key observations. First, it taught one news operation that having an emergency contact and operations plan was essential. Second, it showed the power of live broadcast media in a time of crisis — a fact that continues today.
A media workflow specialist founded 30 years ago has moved forward with the acquisition of an integrated playout, captioning, subtitling and broadcast workflow solutions provider led by CEO David Bowes.
When adtech platforms and TV buyers evaluate Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) data or device-level targeting, they typically rely on data feeds from a single smart TV OEM or streaming device. However, newly released data from the ARF DASH TV Universe Study reveal "a major flaw" in this approach: intra-household fragmentation.
