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Black Diamond buys in the Mitt

A pair of FMs in the heart of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula is changing hands.

TV was up in a flat to down market

According to reports, strong retail performance – which bodes well for the holiday shopping season – buoyed the dollar, but trading on the Street...

Contest rules key next FCC meeting

The five FCC commissioners will convene before the public Friday 11/21/14...

Comcast/TWC approval could have baggage

Fitch Ratings believes that the wedding of Comcast and TWC is “strategically sound”.

Taking stock of Viacom

Analyst Vasily Karasyov thinks the stock of Sumner Redstone’s Viacom...
The Tacher Company

Great Northern gets a rep

A radio station cluster in the Traverse City MI market has attached itself to Tacher...
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Vinions picks up a pair of LPTVs

Both of the acquisitions are in the southeastern portion of the United States.
Newspaper

McClatchy gets an upgrade

Moody’s gave a rousing round of applause to newspaper group The McClatchy Company...

Stocks avoid slipping on oil slick

Wall Street has been thriving of late, even Wednesday 11/12 when oil stocks suffered, and broadcasters were able to participate with very little in...
FCC

Keeping up with regs didn’t click for KLYX

A school district FM station in rural Nevada failed to apply for a license renewal...
LPTV

LPTV CP acquisitions continue

John Kyle’s DTV America is on a mission to buy up construction permits for low power television stations.
CTIA / The Wireless Association

CTIA comes out for bulldozing LPTV

CTIA is advising the FCC to simply brush them aside without a second thought.
Cox Media Group

Media News: Cox, Upton, cars, Ad Council

Today we have notes on how Cox is contributing to the greening of Atlanta...
Meredith

Meredith pays and adds

Meredith Corporation has been increasing its dividends for quite some time.

iHeart reveals skeleton of TV expansion

The multiplatform giant’s look at TV is a partnership with Bobby Bones and others.