Thursday, June 18, 2026

KBPI Denver’s DJ Willie B has a big heart

DJ Willie B of CCME’s Denver rocker KBPI-FM came through big time for an 89-year old grandmother in the form of an $80,000 home renovation. He recently put up a question on his Facebook page, "What would you do if money were no object." He got the usual responses (800 or so): get a new car, go on a vacation... but one listener, Stacy Salazar, responded that she would buy her Grandma new carpeting because the 90-year-old took care of her and her younger siblings after her single mother was murdered: "Replace the carpets for my 90-year-old Grammy and fixing all the little things around her house. Just a small thank you for not giving us kids up to foster care when our parents died," she wrote.
U.S. Congress

Four more co-sponsors for Local Radio Freedom Act

A bipartisan group of four Members of the House of Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors

Errol Lewis: What killed the liberal radio star?

The former WWRL-AM NY morning driver and current NY1 cable net political anchor has penned
Viacom

Time Warner Cable, Viacom sign new distribution deal

The multi-year, multiplatform deal includes expansive TV Everywhere rights and new availability of
Tribune Broadcasting

Time Warner Cable renews with Tribune in five markets

They’ve signed a new multi-year retransmission deal for the Tribune Broadcast television stations in

‘The Sing Off’ Finale falls’; Hollywood Game Night’ flat

ABC was number one in Adults 18-49 and with total viewers. On NBC, The Sing-Off  garnered a 1.3 down 35% from last week's 2.0...
Nielsen

Nielsen: Christmas Music impact on December ratings

With Christmas just one day away, holiday music has overtaken the radio airwaves. In looking at the December listening trends from Nielsen’s PPM markets,...
Burger King

Horizon Media scores Burger King

BK moving its domestic planning and buying assignment from Starcom to Horizon Media after a review. The incumbent was Publicis Groupe's Starcom, which picked up the chain's business in 2011 without a review. It's believed that Starcom still has BK’s European business—for now.
Time Warner Cable

Shareholders mull TWC takeover

Time Warner Cable shareholders may give incoming CEO Rob Marcus thumbs up to reject a

WINS-AM NYC vet Stan Brooks passes

Brooks, at 86, never retired from the station. He’d been behind the mic for 50 years at the heritage
Deal

Denali Media buys CBS, NBC affiliates in Alaska

Denali Media Holdings, a subsidiary of cable MSO General Communication, is buying

Stocks extend record run with higher finish

Stock indexes extended their record run, with the S&P 500 and the Dow closing at all-time highs while the Nasdaq Composite COMP +1.08% ended...
FCC

WTMR-AM gets EAS violation notice

The Beasley Broadcast Group Religious station in Camden, NJ (WTMR License Limited Partnership) got a Notice of Violation for not
CBS Radio

Christmas is for Children radiothon raises $1 million

Children’s Medical Center announced its 2013 Christmas is for Children radiothon raised more than $1 million for the nation’s fifth-largest, not-for-profit pediatric hospital. The...

‘Sunday Night Football’ wins quiet night

NBC was number one among adults 18-49 and with total viewers in Sunday prime. Sunday Night Football, (Bears-Eagles) scored a preliminary 5.5 up 12...