The Media industry has announced 4,107 cuts so far in 2025, down 51% from the 8,410 cuts announced in the first five months of last year. The News category, which includes broadcast, digital, and print, has also seen a significant dip in the number of job losses seen through the first five months of 2025.
An AM with an FM translator licensed to serve a rural swath of West Virginia above Interstate 64 near New River Gorge National Park is being sold. The new owner will be charged with bringing the facilities back from silence.
A stronger than expected first quarter was seen for U.S. advertising, and that's led respected media and marketing financial analyst Brian Wieser to update his firm's quarterly domestic advertising model. Wieser explains that it is being adjusted "to reflect revised expectations" for the remainder of 2025.
Nathan Simington, born in Canada and appointed by President Trump during his first term in office, has formally announced that he will step down as a FCC Commissioner at the end of this week. It's hardly expected, with no formal announcement seen ahead of the distribution of the FCC's Daily Digest on Wednesday.