Saturday, June 27, 2026

Tributes pour in for Bill Burton

The man who sold the entire of business of radio to the world...
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Ministry upgrades its radio collection

Carlos Arana Ministries is no stranger to FM radio...
Clock

Time out for Comcast/TWC review

The FCC hit the pause button on the regulatory clock.

Selected ratings deeper down the market list

Ratings expert Clark Smidt is debuting a new format for his market-by-market journeys through Nielsen Audio results, into realms where participation is often less...
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Boys will be Boise

Kevin Terry acquired two FMs in the Boise ID market earlier in the year, and now is adding a third.

Sony boosts cybersecurity stocks

Too bad broadcast doesn’t lend itself easily to branching out into the field, because any stock market gains related to that business didn’t translate....
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Alpha picks up nine from Access.1

A quintet of stations in Shreveport LA and a quarter in Tyler-Longview TX are heading to Alpha Media.
Digital Downloads

Consumers won’t buy what they don’t see

That’s likely why viewability is cited as the chief concern of interactive media and advertising professionals.

Broadcaster in the spotlight

One of the troops making the case for broadcasting every day in Washington DC...

Hearst in the driver’s seat

In yet another tale of merger fallout related to the combining of Media General and LIN...
Chat

Time to talk about contest rules

The FCC is prepared to bring broadcast contests into the new millennium...

Keenan keen on media advocacy

Kim Keenan has accepted the helm of the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council.
Kelley Blue Book

Kelley’s hot year end buys

There are 10 vehicles out there that have particularly attractive terms in the opinion of Kelley’s Blue Book...
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Carolina deal is a shore thing

The Carolina in question is the South one, and the stations being sold are a trio of FMs in the Myrtle Beach area.

Broadcasters fail to follow the market

And that’s too bad, because the general market was up on Friday. On average broadcast stocks could not say the same thing. In particular,...