Anna Eshoo supports online TV political ad posts
The FCC’s proposal to move the public files of television stations online, and particular, the posting of information on political advertising run on the...
TNN making a comeback
After a run of 17 years, The Nashville Network (TNN) abandoned its Country Music roots in 2000 and Viacom eventually morphed it into Spike....
Bankers “testing the waters” at NAB 2012
Dave Schutz, President, Hoffman Schutz Media Capital, in attendance at the NAB Show in Las Vegas
Merlin debuts “Hannity 106.9” in Philly
Well, it looks like Merlin Media/Randy Michaels’s 4/16 launch of “Hannity 106.9” WKDN-FM 106.9 (after the purchase from longtime owner
KRLA-AM, KTIE-AM re-brand in California
Beginning Monday, 4/23, there will be a new morning show, new attitude, and new brand for Salem Communications' News Talk radio stations in Los...
TV and digital again strong units for Gannett
Q1 saw publishing revenues decline again for the world’s largest newspaper company. But Gannett
Small deals in South Carolina, Texas
$1K WKER-FM McCormick SC from Mediatrix SC Inc. (F. Gary Towery) to Saint Paul Radio Inc. (John Prohaska et al). Cash.
$100 FM CP...
Emmis moves closer to cashing out LA LMA
Three years ago Emmis Communications inked a put and call agreement with Grupo Radio
Mobile500 Alliance demos mobile DTV product (audio)
This week at the NAB Show, the Mobile500 Alliance--the broadcast consortium comprised of 50 member companies with the goal of creating a new growth...
Pandora local sales highlighted in New York Times
“A dollar spent on Pandora is better than a dollar spent on terrestrial radio” is the key quote from Pandora Media founder and Chief...
FCC puts closed captioning cases up for comment
Small producers of video programming used to be able to receive exemptions from closed captioning requirements by making a showing that such provision would...
NBC: “Grimm” wins at 9:00 in 18-49
Friday Primetime Results:
* At 8 p.m. ET, "Who Do You Think You Are?" (0.9/3 in 18-49, 4.7 million viewers overall) grew week to week...
ABC finishes #1 on Friday in Adults 18-49
ABC finished #1 on Friday night in Adults 18-49, tying CBS with its 2-hour Lionel Richie music special, while defeating NBC by 25% and...
FCC awards media study contract
The University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communications has earned the right task of preparing a review of literature concerning the information needs...
Watchdog urges noncoms to reject negative political ads
Free Press has seen the Ninth Circuit ruling on political advertising on noncommercial stations and it is not happy. It is asking noncoms to...