Sunday, May 10, 2026

Deal

Newport Television group said to be on the block

Providence Equity Partners formed Newport Television LLC and acquired radio giant Clear Channel’s television assets about four
Chart

Consumer confidence continuing to climb

The latest look at consumer confidence by BIGinsight shows the upward trend is still in place. In fact
Broadcast Tower

Radio licensee can’t sell what no longer exists

The FCC has slapped the dreaded “D” in front of the call letters for WLMA(AM) Greenwood SC – when it reads DWLMA(AM) that means...
Sirius XM

¡Inspírate! launches on SiriusXM

Radio veteran Carey Davis is back with a new venture for WorldBand Media. ¡Inspírate!, an inspirational Spanish-language talk channel, launched Monday (3/26) on SiriusXM...
Kelley Blue Book

Strong car sales expected for March

Kelley Blue Book is projecting that US new car sales will hit 1,425,000 units in March, which would be the highest level since 2007....
Emmy Award

Jimmy Kimmel to host Emmy Awards

ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel has been chosen to host the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, to air live Sunday, September 23rd on ABC....
WLLD FM Wild 94.1

Wild 94.1 stops the music two hours for Trayvon

CBS Radio’s WLLD-FM Tampa (Wild 94.1) held an on-air forum in their studio 3/24 to discuss and give listeners information and understanding on the...
FOX

FOX offering myFOX app on feature phones

myFOX features content from local myFOX stations across the country. Targeting feature phones rather than smartphones, the app will be
Moody's

Moody’s gives an upgrade to Local TV’s FoxCo group

Local TV LLC is privately owned so not much is known publicly about its financial performance. However, its two groups of stations have debt...
AOL / America Online

AOL looking to sell patents

AOL has hired Evercore Partners to find a buyer for its more than 800 patents. The company is exploring the option as a revenue...
Gavel

Emmis sues its preferred shareholders

We called that one right! Even as RBR-TVBR was writing Friday (3/23) that a new round of litigation might
Music Master

MusicMaster releases version 5.0

A-Ware Software, developers of MusicMaster for Windows music scheduling software announces the official release of Version 5.0. It includes increased capabilities for both single...
ABC

ABC dominates non-sports competition

ABC finished a strong second on Friday to CBS with its NCAA Basketball coverage in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49.  Overshadowing its non-sports competition,...

ESPN 980 to launch “Inside the Locker Room w/ Doc Walker and Brian Mitchell”

The recent ending of The John Thompson Show w/ Doc Walker, which aired its last episode on 2/29 of this year, left Zebra Broadcasting’s...

The Game re-signs John Canzano

Alpha Broadcasting announced 750AM The Game’s KXTG Portland “The Bald-Faced Truth” Host John Canzano has been signed to a multi-year deal. The Bald-Faced Truth...