Friday, May 15, 2026

Sankaty Advisors to recapitalize Cherry Creek Radio

Cherry Creek Radio, which O&Os 60 stations in small and mid-sized markets in the western US

Advertisers pulling back on cable TV spending

Procter & Gamble and GM, two of the nation's biggest marketers, have pulled back on ad commitments to

A transformative first year

This month marks my one-year anniversary with Imagine Communications and GatesAir (formerly Harris Broadcast). I wanted to take a moment to reflect on how the company has transformed into the clear industry leader, and specifically our alignment with the media broadcast industry, our customers, channel partners and prospective customers.

NBC Sports Radio at ACC Golf Tournament

Over the past few days, NBC Sports Radio broadcast live from the American Century Golf Championship in Tahoe. Seven NBCSR shows over four days were broadcast live, including Under Center with McNabb & Malone, Going Deep with Amani and Dan, The Safety Blitz with Rodney Harrison and Dan Schwartzman, and The Brian Webber Show.
Les Moonves

Moonves sees big gains in NFL rights deal

Despite the $275 million CBS dropped to win the rights to televise the NFL this fall, CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves is already seeing dollar signs.

Sean Adams joins The Zone

CCME’s Sports talk AM-1300 The Zone KVET-AM, Austin's Sports Talk, announced the addition of longtime sports talker Sean Adams to its lineup, beginning on 8/4. “The Adams Theory” will broadcast weekday afternoons from 2:00– 4:00 p.m.

LA Kings, KABC sign multi-year deal

The Los Angeles Kings – the 2014 Stanley Cup Champions – and Cumulus’ TalkRadio 790 KABC
AD Large Media

AdLarge signs “Commotion”

AdLarge Media announced an exclusive national ad sales rep deal with its newest partner, Commotion, the breakthrough listener-engagement platform for radio stations that enables real-time communications.

Clip Interactive partners with Entercom for mobile radio apps

Clip Interactive announced a partnership with Entercom to develop interactive mobile apps for all of

‘Rising Star’ hits low; ‘Big Brother,’ ‘Wipeout’ down

CBS was number one Sunday with adults 18-49 and with total viewers. On ABC, Wipeout notched a 1.0, down 29% from last week's 1.4...

Dealer Associations dominate Spot Ten

In the Media Monitors TV Spot Ten, McDonald’s maintained their grasp on #1 with 23,066 spots. Nissan nudged up from #6 to #2 airing 17,869 ads, while GEICO jumped up to #3 with 15,125 spots.

Jeff Bewkes would net $79 million in merger

Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes would score more than $79 million in added payments with any change in
People watching TV

75% of global internet users watch TV daily, but not satisfied

According to global research consultancy TNS, adults around the world remain hooked on TV, but the consumption habits of content-hungry viewers

Blake Taylor upped to PD at KMJ-A/FM

Cumulus announced Blake Taylor has been promoted to PD of KMJ- 580 AM and KMJ 105.9 FM in Fresno. He has served KMJ AM/FM as morning drive news anchor and News Director and Assistant Program Director at KMJ AM/FM since 2007.

WCCB-TV to launch Antenna TV in Charlotte

Antenna TV, Tribune Broadcasting’s digital multicast network, announce a new affiliate for the network in Charlotte when Bahakel Communications’