Saturday, May 9, 2026

Stocks ended Q1 with an advance

A Commerce Department report that consumer spending rose in February added to optimism on Friday as stock traders bet on a recovering economy as...

WOGL holding 25th Anniversary concert

CBS Radio’s Classic Hits WOGL-FM Philadelphia announced its 25th Anniversary Concert featuring Philadelphia’s own Daryl Hall and John Oates at the historic Tower Theater...

WAMU changes schedule for 88.5 HD3 “Intersection”

American University’s WAMU-FM 88.5 DC has made changes to the weekday schedule for its Intersection 88.5 HD3. From 10-11 a.m., Monday-Friday, Intersection will air...

Hampton Hotels launches “Feel the Hamptonality” (video)

Hampton Hotels’ newest campaign, “Feel the Hamptonality,” is geared towards male and female business travelers, leisure travelers and millennial travelers. Each spot highlights a...
CBC Radio

Canada to slash CBC budget

The federal budget delivered by Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty 3/29  shows $115 million in cuts to pubcaster Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) over the...
Sirius XM

Liberty Media may be launching hostile takeover of Sirius XM

John Malone's Liberty Media his filed three Form 312s with the FCC seeking consent to the transfer of de facto control of SiriusXM Radio's...

A peek at the Peak radio group restructuring

N/A KFXD-AM/KAWO-FM, KCIX-FM, KIDO-AM, KSAS-FM & KXLT-FM Boise ID (Boise, Garden City, Nampa, Caldwell, Eagle ID) from Peak Broadcasting of Boise Licenses LLC Debtor-in-Possession...

Details on multi-faceted Corpus Christi TV deal

$7.5M KUQI-TV Corpus Christi TX from High Maintenance Broadcasting LLC (Lauryn Hoffman) to KUQI License LLC (Lester Langley Jr., Shelya S. Langley), license assets;...

IHR converting leased station to O&O

KHOT-AM Madera CA sits to the northwest of Fresno and brings Catholic programming to the area, putting a primary signal over that corner of...
Chart

Survey says that CEO confidence is on the upswing

The Vistage quarterly CEO Confidence Index is moving skyward, and at a rapid pace, with the current score making it into triple digits. Even...

ACA wants to tier up over sports costs

American Cable Association President/CEO Matt Polka thinks he sees what’s coming next after the new suitors expected to acquire the Los Angeles Dodgers close...
EBU-UER / European Broadcasting Union

EBU looking to establish dot-radio domain

The European Broadcasting Union is hoping to create an internet domicile for radio broadcasters on a global basis. It is seeking on “a robust...
New York Times

Emmis preferred fight gets NYT attention

The battle between Emmis Communications and some major holders of its preferred shares has
CRE / Council for Research Excellence

CRE issues RFP for mobile media consumption

The Council for Research Excellence’s RFP is for a study to understand if and how mobile media devices impact overall television viewing behavior.  CRE...

Chrysler debuts new “Imported from Detroit” spots (video)

Four new 60-second TV spots from the Chrysler/Fiat group via Wieden +  Kennedy, Portland make up the latest entry in automaker's campaign that began...