Radio+Television Business Report

The "LiMu Emu" origin story is getting told, a lot, at Spot Cable, based on the latest data from Media Monitors.  At Spot TV, the portrait is different, with an accident attorney specialist taking the crown.

This year's annual event is at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Tex., and runs through February 27. Located at Booth 1727, Aspiration will be the only production truck featured on-site at the event.

The station's owner said the station would shut down by year's end. That didn't happen. Now, a sale is about to transpire, and the future of a Jazz station serving Spokane and nearby Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, has been decided. The buyer will use the facility to further champion its devotion to the hits of yesteryear.

For nearly 19 years, she was associated with The E.W. Scripps Co., serving in roles culminating in the position of Director of Sales for KGTV-10 in San Diego. Now, this local TV sales veteran has been appointed VP/General Manager of Sinclair Inc.'s two stations in Fresno.

The senior U.S. Senator from Nebraska who has served the state in the upper body of Congress since 2013 committed “to advance sensible policies that will promote strong Nebraska families and communities” has been named Chairman of the important Senate Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media.

The man who has led Sinclair Inc.'s Omaha-Council Bluffs television stations since 2021 has just been appointed VP/General Manager of its two TV properties in Cincinnati.

The "local first" media company with a collection of radio stations in small and mid-sized markets and a growing digital and programmatic profile has entered into a sizable credit agreement with Bank of America, the details of which were provided to the Securities & Exchange Commission on Monday.

He's been the anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News” for a decade. As summer 2025 begins, so will his time away from the long-running afternoon broadcast. 

It's a question the VAB asks. Even after an in-depth analysis of Google parent Alphabet Inc.'s latest 10-K filing with the SEC, the organization dedicated to a fair, transparent and accurate TV measurement marketplace is "still left dealing with a lot of unanswered questions and non-disclosed facts."

As of October 2024, more than 25 different radio station ownership groups were among those that had signed agreements to use a spec spot production platform co-created by ENCO Systems, Benztown, and Compass Media Networks. The company headed by Mary Berner has been added to that list.

As of early March, WISC-TV in Madison, Wisc., will have a new VP/General Manager. He arrives at Morgan Murphy Media from Sinclair Inc., and a position overseeing sales and marketing for one of its stations in Salt Lake City.

Susan Larkin was appointed to the slot left vacant by Field by Radio Board Chair Collin Jones. Prior to becoming Audacy's COO, she served as Regional President for Audacy’s San Francisco and Sacramento markets, and as Market Manager for its New York stations.

SBS says a saboteur on Sunday clipped all of the wires to KROI-FM in Houston's transmitter. RBR+TVBR first learned of the incident on Sunday afternoon, putting the market return of Hispanic radio icon Raul Brindis at SBS's $7.5 million acquisition in an emergency situation. As of 11am Central Monday, Brindis was on the air.

He made national news headlines in late 2022 for openly challenging Cumulus Media's COVID-19 vaccination policy, and has enjoyed much attention for his conservative political ideology that has made him a popular podcaster. Meet the new Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

He's been known for his tower climbs. Now, he's at it again — this time as FCC Chairman. Brendan Carr spent a part of Monday with a crew working atop an 1,800-foot broadcast tower in Alabama.

Following the retirement of Jeff Genthner, Steve Simpson will assume oversight of the two FanDuel Sports Network regions and spearhead all team partnerships across the region. FanDuel Sports Network is the former Bally Sports RSN, owned by a subsidiary of Sinclair Inc.

Whether it’s a colleague who constantly interjects or a client who disregards your input, handling interruptions with professionalism and poise is essential. To do that you need some tools in your speaker toolbox. Public speaking coach Rosemary Ravinal obliges in this column.

He has experience at some of the world's biggest music conglomerates, including BMG, Bertelsmann, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group. Introducing the new Chief Commercial Officer at PURE Jingles.

A&D Incorporated is the licensee name representing Amy and Doug Driesel, the latter of whom has used the name "Doug DeForest" professionally. They've just struck a deal to acquire a pair of radio stations in the Show-Me State from Fred Dockins.

Travel between Lewiston and Eastern Idaho, and you'll be able to tune to Salt & Light Catholic Radio in four distinct geographical areas. Now, it is ensuring that its FM broadcast facility in North Central Idaho won't lose its programming in the coming years.