Media Matters releases anti-rush ads (audio)
Media Matters released two of the radio ads it plans to use against Rush – and they’ll be airing locally against stations that play...
Cumulus contract with Arbitron runs through mid 2016
Arbitron is very secretive about its contracts with radio companies and has language in those contracts
ARNN letting new short form news run contract-free
America’s Radio News’ just-launched Short-Form (America’s Radio News sister network), delivering of top and bottom of the hour news 24/7, is being offered up...
Worries outweighed hope on Thursday
An encouraging drop in new applications for jobless benefits was more than counterbalanced by concerns about the economies of Europe and China. The Dow...
Music buying in the US finally turning up again
The NPD Group reported a somewhat surprising statistic for 2011. After years of decline, the number of music tracks sold in the US actually...
Kohl’s to launch American Idol collection
Kohl’s Department Stores, FremantleMedia Enterprises, 19 Entertainment and Bravado announced plans to launch an exclusive American Idol apparel collection. The newly created Authentic Icon...
WWBA adds Yankees play by play
Genesis Communications’ News Talk WWBA-AM Tampa will be the host station to all New York Yankee home games during the 2012 season in that...
NEP buys Trio Video
NEP announced its acquisition of Chicago-based Trio Video. The deal comes after a long-standing relationship between the companies, and will integrate Trio into NEP's...
Fred Upton gets a helping hand
It’s not easy being a moderate these days, or even anything less than a full-throttle ideologue sometimes. For House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman...
Radio works, and sometimes that’s not good
A Colorado woman had some excellent ideas on how to get out of jury duty, ideas that she said she put to use with...
Barna-burner deal sends Phoenix FM to new owner
$480K KSWG-FM Phoenix AZ (Wickenburg AZ) from Circle S Broadcasting Inc. (Harold R. Shumway, Sharon Shumway) to Barna Broadcasting LLC (Michael F. Barna). $300K...
Copsidas cops a Down East TV station
$75K WPXT-DT Portland-Auburn ME (Portland ME) from New Age Media of Maine LLC (John Parente) to Tyche Broadcasting Inc. (Frank Copsidas). $25K escrow, balance...
Oregon FM headed for new owner
KORV-FM serves an unrated portion of Oregon well to the east of the Pacific Ocean and just a little bit north of the state’s...
Scripps Networks Interactive buying TCI
Travel Channel International Limited (TCI) is an independent company HQ’d in the UK that distributes the Travel Channel brand in 20 languages across Europe,...
FCC reform bill headed for House floor
Republican members of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology passed bills to change the ways the FCC functions; and the full Committee on Energy...