CBS TV stations announce plans for WLNY-TV
CBS Television Stations announced the closing of its acquisition of independent, full-power WLNY-TV NYC (Channels 10/55) from Local Media TV Holdings LLC and initial...
Newcastle Brown Ale launches first TV effort
The new national campaign, “No Bollocks,” marks the first time Newcastle has invested in national TV ads, created by the brand’s new AOR Droga5....
Senator Arlen Specter fires up on Jason Lewis Show
Former PA Senator Arlen Specter threw a bit of a temper tantrum during a live interview on Genesis Communications Radio Network’s Conservative talker The...
NAB announces election winners
The votes have been counted and the results are now available: New members will be joining the National Association of Broadcasters’ Radio Board and...
FCC deletes unwanted FM allotments
If you are an FM allotment sitting in the FCC’s allotment shelter, and no qualified bidder comes to rescue you after a certain amount...
Emmis shareholders approve preferred trust for employees
The outcome was never in doubt, since CEO Jeff Smulyan controls 64% of the voting power, but a
Chesterman flips KSJZ-FM
Chesterman Communications of Jamestown, ND and Radio Consulting Services announced the launch of a “MIX 93.3,” effective 4/2, following a brief stunt. The station...
Election results for NAB Radio and Television Boards
The ballots have been counted and the National Association of Broadcasters announced the results of the 2012 NAB Radio and Television Board elections. The...
CKE Restaurants tap Kate Upton for Southwest Patty Melt (video)
CKE’s Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s are known for their use of pop-culture icons in their advertising, so casting Kate Upton as their latest spokeswoman...
Thieves steal $30,000 worth of copper from radio towers
About $30,000 worth of copper was reported stolen from two radio towers in West Palmetto, FL on 3/31, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said.
Between...
Missouri CP sold from one noncom to another
$17K KKWW-FM CP Shelbina MO from The Power Foundation (J.R. McClure Jr.) to New Life Evangelistic Center Inc. (Lawrence W. Rice Jr. et al)....
Local Media TV buys LPTVs in Los Angeles
$8.8M KNLA-CD/KNLA-LP Los Angeles CA from Venture Technologies Group LLC (Lawrence Rogow, Paul Koplin) to Local Media TV Los Angeles LLC (Monish Kundra, James...
USC acquiring interest in 3rd SF-area FM
The University of Southern California is a driving force behind license companies bringing Classical music to San Francisco in the wake of Entercom’s departure...
Three more stations going to NRJ TV
A bankruptcy deal is allowing Ted Bartley and Robert Andrews to add to their growing stockpile of television stations. The latest deal will bring...
Dueling watchdogs on bullying documentary
The MPAA has turned down numerous requests to remove the R rating it has attached to “Bully” – a documentary for and about teens...