Main Line Broadcasting sale closes
Media Venture Partners announced that Main Line Broadcasting has closed on its $57,000,000 sale to
Nielsen Q1 Cross-Platform data shows TV’s scale, stability
Brian Wieser, Senior Research Analyst, Pivotal Research Group, writes that Nielsen published its
Liberty Media sees significant increase in short interest
Shares of Liberty Media were the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of June. As of 6/13, there was short interest totaling 1,882,386 shares, an increase of 57.2% from the 5/30 total of 1,197,354 shares, StockRatingsNetwork.com reports. Currently, 2.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 882,174 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.1 days.
FCC proposes revisions to EAS rules
Peter Gutmann at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, notes that the changes are in response to its
Bliss sale price revealed in Milwaukee sale
Bliss Communications, publisher of The Janesville, WI Gazette and parent company of Racine
Protected: Ex-employee files petition to deny on WFYL-AM
From RadioDiscussions.com member Still_Rockin’: A Petition to Deny the license renewal of WFYL-AM
S&P 500, Dow set fresh records
The S&P 500 and the Dow closed at record levels, led by gains in the health-care, tech and consumer discretionary sectors. Economic data continued...
Georgia First Informer Broadcast Act goes into effect
Broadcasters across the state of Georgia will now be guaranteed the ability to continue broadcasting
LPTV dates for new FCC auction timeline
During last week's Incentive Spectrum Auction webinars, the FCC released a new auction timeline which lays out in better detail than before, the targeted time frames for specific actions, rule makings, and deadlines. Here are some LPTV specifics, supplied by The LPTV Spectrum Coalition:
Sam Matheny named NAB EVP/Chief Technology Officer
The NAB announced Sam Matheny, Vice President of Policy and Innovation at Raleigh-based
Making an Impact
The journey toward making FM radio available in smartphones and NextRadio a household name has asked a lot of broadcasters including partnership, faith, funds, and some extra effort to make the app’s experience great. And though that has been the focus of these posts for several weeks now, we thought it would be a good time to shed some light on some of the other actions being taken to help the forward momentum in marketing the app to consumers.
Steve Anthony to host Magic 102.1 morning show
Cox Media Group (CMG) Athens/Gainesville/Greater Atlanta has named Steve Anthony from CMG Jacksonville to replace Allen
CBS Sports Network adds “The Doug Gottlieb Show”
CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour home of CBS Sports, will expand its live weekday studio programming with the addition of “The Doug Gottlieb Show.” The popular afternoon show broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Radio will be simulcast on CBS Sports Network beginning 8/25. The three-hour program airs live Monday-Friday from 3:00-6:00 PM, ET.
SCBA President: “A Responsibility to the Truth”
Southern California Broadcasters Association President Thom Callahan reveals the fraudulent and
Sacred Heart buying KGY-AM
The longtime owners of the 1-kW station on 1240 kHz announced it has been sold for $250,000 to Sacred Heart Radio, a Catholic broadcasting company based in the Seattle area.