LVCC's $600M renovation puts NAB 2026 in a single footprint for the first time

A Radio Ink pre-show guide citing NAB EVP April Carty-Sipp details how the newly completed $600 million renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center's Central and North halls changes the physical layout of NAB Show 2026. For the first time in the show's history, all NAB programming is consolidated into a single LVCC footprint, eliminating the multi-venue split that has long added transit time to the attendee experience.

The TV and Radio HQ and the Broadcast Monetization and Management Track have moved into the renovated Central and North hall spaces. Futures Park, featuring emerging technology displays including products making their first US appearance, is integrated within the consolidated layout. The renovation also connects exhibition spaces to the Las Vegas Convention Center's West Hall via the Vegas Loop — the city's underground EV tunnel system — which cuts the transit time between venues from roughly 25 minutes on foot to approximately two minutes. The Loop is free to Convention Center attendees.

For radio broadcasters in particular, the single-footprint layout reduces the scheduling overhead of moving between conference sessions and the exhibit floor, which in prior years meant choosing between sessions in separated buildings. Carty-Sipp noted: "What might take you a 25-minute walk, you can do in a two-minute Loop ride."