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Respected media advertising-focused financial analyst Brian Wieser's Madison and Wall has updated its ad forecasts for 2025, thanks to a second quarter that "came in even stronger than we anticipated." Given the Q2 reports for publicly traded radio and TV broadcast companies, are digital, social and OOH solely to thank?

A change in ownership is coming for a daytime-only Class D AM radio station serving the county seat of Wyoming County, N.Y., and six associated FM translators, paperwork submitted for FCC approval indicates.

Zeno Media has brought to market what it is calling "an all-in-one broadcast toolkit built on cutting-edge AI to help radio stations and podcasters produce, distribute and monetize content." For CEO Morris Berger, “Zeno Plus gives broadcasters the tools to not just survive in the digital age but to thrive.”

With the sale of WKEY-FM in Key West, Fla., it was understood that Buddy Shula would put all of his efforts into the two-brand audio content creator and distributor serving listeners in Western New York. Indeed, that is happening.

It serves Rolla, Mo., from a tower near Salem, Mo., and serves a portion of the Show-Me State due east of Fort Leonard Wood. Now, the husband and wife team that have owned and operated this Rocker are selling the Class C3 FM after 21 years of service.

Its parent company has a partnership with Shopsense AI that's about to get a bit sporty. That's because Bell Media-owned TSN, styled as the Canadian equivalent of ESPN, is now included in the mix. Introducing the new TSN Shop, delivering a "curated shopping experience for TSN viewers through Shopsense AI’s leading shoppable TV technology."

The broadcast technology company known as swXtch.io has extended a partnership with Bridge Technologies that sees the two companies coming together for the monitoring and validation of "high value" media streams.

The licensee of low-power broadcast television stations led by CEO Randy Weiss has signed off on a deal that will see a transfer of control of a LPTV property serving Little Rock to an entity co-owned by Larry Morton and Greg Fess.

The American Education Foundation has signed off on an asset sale agreement that will see Spoon City Media, a La Porte, Ind., based entity led by Matt Moore, purchase its Class B AM serving Peoria, Ill., along with two associated FM translators. 

Bank of America Securities analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich has initiated coverage on Paramount Skydance Corp. Investors will hardly be excited over Ehrlich's initial analysis, which points to a long, slow growth trajectory for the company led by David Ellison. What could this mean for peers of the CBS parent?