by Mark Fratrik | Apr 6, 2018 | BIA, Blog, Radio, SAM
Transaction Volume High and Top Billing Radio Stations Remain the Same Our first edition of Investing In Radio® Market Report reports that the radio industry reported a 9.7% percent increase in online revenues, compared with a slight decline in over-the-air income of...
by Mark Fratrik | Jan 19, 2018 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, Radio
In terms of radio and television station transactions, the past year was strong but not overwhelming. As shown in the year end totals, BIA/Kelsey reports that the total number of television stations sold in 2017 were 107 for a total value of nearly $4.7 billion. For...
by Suzanne Ackley | Apr 26, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, Mobile-Social, Newspapers, Radio, SAM, SMBs
Core small businesses, those who spend less than $25,000 annually on advertising and promotion, had an average advertising budget of $5,504 in 2016, according to our Local Commerce Monitor™ survey of small businesses (Q3/2016). LCM dives into their spending,...
by Suzanne Ackley | Apr 4, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Conferences, Local Advertising Forecast, Radio
Broadcast radio advertising revenues in the Dallas-Ft. Worth radio market reached $306.4 million in 2016, according the first quarter edition of BIA/Kelsey’s 2017 Investing In Radio® Market Report. This $306.4 million revenue estimate, which only includes over-the-air...
by Suzanne Ackley | Mar 31, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Local Advertising Forecast, Radio
Hubbard Radio, LLC’s WTOP-FM has firmly planted itself atop BIA/Kelsey’s list of radio stations with the highest estimated gross revenue in 2016, according the first quarter edition of BIA/Kelsey’s 2017 Investing In Radio® Market Report. WTOP-FM, a staple...
by Mark Fratrik | Mar 17, 2017 | BIA, Blog, Local Advertising Forecast, Radio
Over the air radio broadcasters find themselves in an increasingly competitive marketplace for both listeners and advertisers. Satellite delivered audio programming, podcasts, and internet streaming services and online and mobile apps all provide alternatives for...
