Wednesday, June 24, 2026

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Regulatory delay slows closing for Texas FM

The sale of a Texas FM out of a trust has made it to the finish line
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Fresh details on upstate NY radio deal

Four of the stations are considered part of the Rochester market

Broadcasters sink in an allegedly flat market

There was one bright spot on the RBR-TVBR stock indexes amidst a sea of red ink. Radio One, almost alone among public broadcast companies,...

First of the Season: September Nielsen Audio Ratings

Welcome to the new season and the race is on!
Money Tree

FCC to begin financial outreach to TV

The FCC will try to bolster the number of participants
Gavel

Grooveshark joins Sirius on wrong side of copyright suit

A second digital music service has been hit for copyright infringement, in a second state
Washington Redskins

Uttering Redskins on air on review at the FCC

The FCC is weighing a license renewal challenged by lawyer and activist John F. Banzhaf III

NBC takes Monday with The Voice

The Big Bang Theory staked CBS to an early ratings lead, but NBC overcame it in the ratings, relegating CBS to a strong 2nd-place...
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Second OK City TV for Griffin

Afterits deal to acquire MNT KSBI-TV closes, it will also have a pair in Oklahoma City.
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

Deceptive ads: FTC tells L’Oreal to get real

The cosmetics company made claims that the anti-aging qualities of some of its products were “clinically proven”

Brain study says putting ads on radio is a no-brainer

A study shows that in the minds of study participants, radio ads consistently outperform television ads

Broadcasters avoid Hong Kong woes

Analysts said activity in Hong Kong and China had investors “spooked,” and although they eventually rallied it was still a down day. But not...
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

Washington AM stations go all-digital

This is a test. This is only a test
Broadcast Tower

How to attach cash to an LPFM transfer

LPFM licenses cannot be sold.
Magazine Rack

Magazine biz introduces multiplatform metric

On the theory that subscriptions, newsstand sales and ad pages only tell part of the audience reach story for magazines...