Sunday, June 28, 2026

Watchdog opposes the cable wedding

Media advocacy Free Press believes that nothing good can come from the Comcast/TWC merger...
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Michigan deal is an Upper case

Chris Bernier and Terry Shockley are expanding their small market radio group.

Market ratings snapshots: Second wave

Here comes one more round of reports from the front lines of the radio ratings wars.
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Taking the long view on Tyler-Longview FM

KWRW-FM is not the sharpest knife in the drawer of this eastern Texas market...

Broadcast stocks enjoy post-holiday bliss

The markets opened on the day after Christmas and although trading was said to be quiet, most broadcast stocks did very well. SBS enjoyed...
FCC

FCC set to sort LPFM applications

The FCC still has a pile of unresolved competitive situations to deal with.
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Spearmans get real in Plainview

A double double radio cluster – 2 AMs and 2 FMs – is being dealt in Plainview TX.
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

FTC acts against digital disinformation

Companies used a number of digital advertising techniques to sell fad weight loss products.

Early present for religious group

ION Media Networks is paring its portfolio and the beneficiary is Marcus Lamb’s Word of God Fellowship.

Dayton TV station channeling a move

A Dayton OH station looking to clear out of the upper reaches of the current television spectrum band ...
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2B Productions doubles its Salisbury stake

The owner and operator of an AM in North Carolina between-market city Salisbury has a deal for a second outlet.

Mixed results for broadcasters

The Dow Jones Average broke into new territory Tuesday 12/23, but radio stocks followed by RBR were not able to participate as a group,...

Digital and user viewability targets out of sync

It’s all about pixels and seconds and how frequently website visitors see an ad within a certain framework.

How to Deal With Difficult People? Be Ruthless

In today’s post, sales expert Barrett Riddleberger strays a little off topic
LPTV

FAB: More info needed to comment on auction

FAB believes that some essential facts are missing from the record of the incentive auction proceeding...