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There were fewer commercially licensed radio stations — significantly less, it turns out — at the end of the third quarter of 2026. It continues a trend seen in the previous two quarters, the latest Broadcast Station Totals report from the FCC shows.

Global media agency Carat, Comcast streaming advertising unit FreeWheel, Comcast's NBCUniversal unit, and marketer-focused Newton Research have united to bring to market a programmatic agentic media product they believe is "built to optimize upfront investment" — allowing clients to balance brand analytics and automated reporting across NBCUniversal platforms.

Once again, executives at The E.W. Scripps Company will allow investors and Wall Street analysts to digest the company's quarterly earnings report along with a full dinner and a good night's sleep, as it will release the results on a Thursday afternoon but hold off on the commentary until the following morning.

Following WHYY’s acquisition, former WITF executive takes the helm as GM

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Program for women pursuing technical careers expands to include broadcast tech partners, vendors

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A group comprised of 10 state and regional cable TV service associations has told the Commission that it will be moving forward with a Petition for Stay and injunction, pending judicial review, of its formal repeal of a Congressionally mandated national television ownership reach limit.

The National Association of Broadcasters has unveiled the new look of its Radio Board and its associated executive committee, selecting a key Townsquare Media C-Suite leader as the first vice chair of the executive committee for the board overseeing member AM and FM station licensees.

With its pending emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, creditors that include many foreign investment groups will hold majority control of Spanish Broadcasting System. That's unsettling to the Hispanic Marketing Council, which asked the FCC to carefully consider its concerns before saying yes to the court-approved deal.

The nation's largest owner of broadcast television stations — regardless of its "hold separate" situation involving TEGNA — has announced when it will unveil its earnings report for the third quarter. What are analysts expecting to hear from CEO Perry Sook, CFO Lee Ann Gliha and the rest of the Nexstar C-Suite?

Reliable operation and user comfort are key considerations

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