Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Stocks

Monday was a down and up day

Stock prices initially dipped on news that Apple was going to use its cash stockpile to start paying a dividend and buy back shares,...

Katz, Univision launch digital online network

Katz 360, the digital sales arm of the Katz Media Group, and Univision Radio National Sales, the Hispanic radio sales division of Katz, launch...

Fort Myers AM goes back to original seller

$25K WCRM-AM Fort Myers-Naples FL (Fort Myers FL) from Vida Radio Ministries (Mario Garcia), a subsidiary of Christ Center International Inc. to Manna Christian...
FCC

San Diego TV off the hook for 2008 captioning fine

When an emergency is in progress, local broadcasters time and time again step up and provide critical and sometimes life-saving information. Such was the...
Robert McDowell

McDowell goes to bat for broadcast on political files

McDowell also addressed spectrum auctions, saying he would do his best to keep the
Microphone

Lancaster PA writer bemoans lack of live off-peak radio

A media writer for Lancaster.com in southern Pennsylvania says that as far as he can tell, hardly any radio stations in the area have...
Sold

SNL Kagan acquires MediaCensus

SNL Kagan announced its acquisition of MediaCensus, the flagship data product from MediaBiz.  MediaCensus provides geographic subscriber estimates for the multichannel space, channel lineups...

KDKA’s Rob Pratte to be roasted

Some of Pratte's best friends will take swings at the longtime KDKA-AM Pittsburgh talker next weekend, when he's the target of a charity roast...
Chart

Prestige beauty product sales have highest growth in 15 years

Is this a sign of a real recovery taking hold? The NPD Group reports that 2011 sales of prestige beauty products were at their...
Peak Broadcasting

Peak Broadcasting exits Chapter 11

That didn’t take long! Peak Broadcasting, which entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring in January with a prepackaged plan approved by most of its senior...
Barry Mayo

Barry Mayo exits Radio One

Veteran broadcaster Barry Mayo has resigned from Radio One where he was President of the radio division since 2007. The company announcement said he...

AM and FM on PA-NY border sold

WTSX-FM Lehman Township PA and WDLC-AM Port Jervis NY are in the same vicinity, but don’t quite manage to get any primary contour overlap....

Government tries to counter cigarette marketing

Health-related elements of the United States government are hoping to make a dent in tobacco sales, and have the advantage of their choice of...

Local Media TV stockpiles more big market Class A’s

A group of investors with various television investors have acquired low power television assets in
Arbitron

DG dominates the RADAR dojo

Arbitron has released the RADAR March 2012 (RADAR 112) network ratings. The composition this time around is quite different than the