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...
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB beefs up offering with CCW, SATCON buys

The National Association of Broadcasters has purchased the assets of the Content and Communications World (CCW) and Satellite Communications Conference

Walmart on top, Target pulls back

With all the news focus on Target last week, Walmart continue to crank out the ads with 28,007; making them #1 again.  Coming in...
Cumulus

Cumulus completes refinancing deal

Cumulus Media has entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, consisting of a $2.025 billion term loan maturing in
Deal

WNTD Chicago selling to Starboard Network

Green Bay, WI-based Catholic broadcaster Starboard Network is buying Follett Family Trust’s Religious “Relevant Radio 950” WNTD-AM Chicago for $14.4 million.
Nexstar Broadcasting Group

Nexstar named to NASDAQ Global Select Market

Effective 1/2, listing of the company's common stock will be transferred to the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the highest of the three market tiers...
Meredith

Meredith gets stations from Gannett-Sander spinoff deal

After the Commission’s Media Bureau approved Gannett’s $1.5 billion acquisition of Belo (12/20) after

“Duck Dynasty” family: A&E set Robertson up for fall

According to a NY Post story, “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson has long been known for his anti-gay statements and the now-infamous GQ interview where he made some negative comments about gays and how homosexuality is a sin is nothing short of A&E throwing him under the bus.

Eagle buys USA Communications Systems

USA Communications announced 12/20 it has sold cable systems in Nebraska and Colorado to
Entercom

Entercom donates KWOD to MMTC

Entercom’s KWOD-AM in Salem, OR is soon to be under the stewardship of the Minority Media and

Dow, S&P 500 score record closes, up for week

Stocks rallied on Friday, with the Dow and S&P 500 achieving record closes, after a government report showed the economy grew at its fastest...