Redwood Television Partners picks up KVIQ-DT
A contract has been signed and an application is being filed with the FCC for the transfer of television station KVIQ-DT, Eureka, CA, from Sainte Partners II, LP to Redwood Television Partners LLC for $1,250,000.
CBS wins Monday night
CBS was number one in Adults 18-49 and with total viewers. There was no original programming last night. At 8:00PM CBS’s How I Met...
ESPN taps Tim Tebow for SEC Network
ESPN said it has hired the Former Florida quarterback and Heisman winner as an analyst for the SEC Network, which launches in August. Through...
Golf Channel adds SiriusXM Radio
Golf Channel is expanding to radio for the first time ever in a broadcast agreement with SiriusXM Radio, it was announced 12/30. “Golf Channel...
WGHQ-AM donated to NPR affiliate
WGHQ, a struggling small-town AM in Kingston, NY has a new lease on life after its owner gave it to “the smallest NPR station in the United States rather than shut it down,” says a UPI story. WGHQ will start broadcasting as part of non-profit WHDD-FM, Sharon, CT, known as "Robin Hood Radio," Tuesday or New Year's Day, both stations said.
Savage talks about coming to NYC drivetime
With Cumulus powerhouse Michael Savage soon moving his show to the 3-6 PM slot, the NY Daily News interviewed the native New Yorker about what his show will be like when it launches on WABC-AM there. Here are some excerpts from the interview story:
Cable, broadcast viewing in 2013
With all of the news of cord cutting out there, cable is definitely still holding its own: Viewers spent a record 17.2 hours per week watching ad-supported cable networks in 2013, rebounding from a slight dip last year. Meanwhile, the big four networks claimed a combined 7.5 hours, another low.
Dashboards to run on Android, iOS systems
It’s a huge marketplace ripe for the picking: At the upcoming CES in Las Vegas, Google and Apple are
WRCU-FM raises $5.1 million for Colgate U.
Reminds us bit of a recent story we ran about Larry Patrick of Patrick Communications donating
Stocks end little changed; Dow sets another record
Stocks ended little changed on Monday, although the Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a large enough gain to set its 51st record close...
Litany of licenses: granted and dismissed
Here’s a list of the FCC’s latest licenses and Construction permits—granted and dismissed—for TV, AM and FM. This list is current as of 12/23/13:
Walmart, Macy’s, JCPenney, Sears end 2013 in Spot Ten
Walmart led the way in the Media Monitors TV Spot Ten with 25,766 spots. Coming in #2 was Univision with 23,978 ads, while ABC TV Network landed at #3 airing 23,918 spots. Nissan finished at #4 with 23,419 spots and Macy’s edged up to #5 running 20,480 spots.
L&L flipping news-talker to ESPN in Columbia
L&L Broadcasting, which owns 35 stations nationally including five in the South Carolina Midlands, will switch WOIC-AM from its current news talk format to...
‘Kennedy Center Honors’ hits all-time low
NBC was number one Sunday among adults 18-49 and with total viewers. NBC Sunday Night Football scored a preliminary 8.1, way up from last...
Applebee’s wants customers in new TV spots
With two new dishes, Applebee’s restaurants is turning to social media to find its most over-the-top fans to appear in a TV commercial and tell the story of its “Unbelievably Great Tasting & Under 550 Calories Menu.” An Applebee's spokesperson tells RBR-TVBR about the TV buy: