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Anatomy of a Gappy Local Radio Cluster

A company with two Texas FMs is adding an AM with a very modest price tag
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Media News: CBS, Entravision, KBB, NPR, Ad Council

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The 7-Fold Pathway to Self-Motivation

The role of a sales person is to motivate clients. But
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Tiny Deal for a Giant Broadcaster

An AM station serving the Panama City Nielsen Audio market
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TV News: Scripps, Tribune, Media General, Meredith, Comcast/NBCU

Items: A numbef of conference calls to discuss earnings have been added to the calendar

Another TV on the move

This time the market is Tyler-Longview TX

Energy Sector Energized Stock Trading

The question is, were broadcasters able to tap into the energy created by a comeback for energy stocks? The answer: Oh my, yes. In...
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Consumers Ready to Open Wallets

According to the latest Deloitte Consumer Spending Index
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FCC EAS Fines Could Have Been Worse

A single commercial that contained embedded EAS tones ended up costing a trio of high-profile broadcast groups

Early Mover Policy Kicking in for WLAJ

The ABC affiliate for the Lansing MI DMA operates at the top of the television spectrum band

Rep Firm Sharpens Its Executive Lineup

Just about a year shy of its 60th birthday, radio sales service Regional Reps Corporation
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FCC: California Here We Come

The reason: To pitch participation in the spectrum auction to television broadcasters in the states three largest media markets. The FCC stated, “As a part...
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Lazer Homes in on Oxnard Translator

California radio group Lazer Broadcasting Corporation will spend a nice piece of change...

From Russia with Stock Price Increases

Oil rebounded, and there was good news regarding Russia and Ukraine which bolstered US stocks. Radio did a great job of glomming on to...
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FCC Slams Companies for Slamming

The next broadcaster hit with a $3,000 fine for some FCC infraction may want to breathe a sigh of relief