July 2025
Gray Media to Acquire WSYM-TV from Scripps
Gray Media, Inc. and The E.W. Scripps Company have entered into agreements to swap television stations across five mid-sized and small markets, resulting in the creation of new duopolies for each group. The local broadcasters anticipate these transactions will give them the market scale and depth to strengthen their financial durability, in turn allowing them to preserve and deepen public service to their communities with essential local news and sports programming.
Read MoreCivic Media Expands Footprint into Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Wisconsin-based Civic Media is acquiring five stations in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula from J&J Broadcasting. Civic Media says the deal will be completed through a newly formed partnership between Civic Media and the Michigan Independent Media Group. Included in the deal are WJMS-AM and WIMI-FM in Ironwood; WUPY-FM, Ontonagon; and WKMJ-FM and WMPL-AM in Hancock-Houghton.
Read MoreDetroit Radio Icon Buzz VanHouten Passes Away at Age 81
VanHouten had a successful decades-long radio career in sales and management at Detroit radio stations, including WABX, WJR, WRIF, WLLZ and 97.1 the Ticket. Following his radio days, he became a digital consultant in the advertising and marketing industry. He most recently was a consultant to Blarney Stone Broadcasting in Graying.
Read MoreDetroit TV Veteran Ryan Ermanni Joins WJR As New Afternoon Host
Cumulus Media has announced that longtime Detroit media personality Ryan Ermanni is joining the company’s WJR-AM (Detroit) as afternoon host. Ermanni is best known as co-host of “The Nine” on “Fox 2 Detroit” WJBK-TV. He began his new shift this past Monday (7/7) and is on the air from 2 – 4 p.m. Eastern.
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