Monday, May 11, 2026

Rentrak

Done deal in the ratings/research arena

Rentrak has completed its acquisition of television research firm Kantar Media.
iHeart Radio

Poll reveals consumer holiday preferences

A number of potentially useful facts are revealed in a poll conducted by iHeartRadio
Sold

Noncoms deal in rural Georgia

A FM located far from both the reserved band an rated territory is going from one noncom to another.

Radio News: Envision, Bott, Cox, Liberal

In today’s collection of radio notes...
Sold

“The hills are alive…

…with the sound of closings”

Broadcasters follow the market downward

There were all kinds of explanations for stocks going down – sluggishness in China, sluggishness during the Black Friday weekend and the rebound in...
FCC

LPTV proceeding extended officially

The LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition reported last week that the FCC had agreed...
Computer

Who is that shopping online in the office?

According to a CareerBuilder survey, online shopping from work is down from last year...
COX Communications

A billion going from Cox to Cox

Cox Communications Inc., is issuing unsecured notes to pay off debt, and also to issue a massive dividend to Cox Enterprises Inc.
LPTV

Colorado LPTV sold

This one was in the mark-down bin.
Sold

Caballero buys into Bakersfield

A low power television station in the Bakersfield CA Nielsen DMA is changing hands.
Deal

Arizona combo transferred for sweat equity

The compensation package attached to the transfer of KJAA-AM and KQSS-FM in Arizona is, in a word, unique.

Oil slides, broadcast slips

Airplane stocks have been positively impacted by the woes of the oil industry, which is apparently in the throes of an old-fashioned gas station...

LPTV NPRM about to be opened for comment

According to the LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition...
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

Sony slammed by FTC for misleading ads

Claims made about PlayStation and handheld PlayStation Vita left out more than a few important details...