by Rick Ducey | Mar 14, 2023 | BIA, BIA Podcast, Blog, Broadcast
ATSC3 is now in its “lighthouse phase” whereby local TV stations must share frequency on just one or two TV stations in a market to host all ATSC 1.0 services to free up other spectrum to introduce ATSC 3.0 services. At some point, the stations acting as “lighthouses”...
by Thomas Buono | Nov 15, 2018 | Blog, Broadcast
It’s difficult to look at the trends and see the positive in the radio industry over the last few years. Local advertising continues to decline, the public stock prices have slid significantly against the S&P 500, and radio’s share of local advertising...
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 Mark Fratrik | Aug 17, 2016 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, Radio
On July 29th, the FCC opened a window for FM translator sales. Each week, we will report on activity throughout the open window period that ends in late October. More details and analysis are here. _______ Since the July 29th window opening for FM translators, there...
