Grey’s Anatomy, Big Bang hit lows
NBC was number one last night with adults 18-49 and with total viewers. The Sound of Music Live! earned a 4.6 adults 18-49 rating....
Nielsen profiles Asian American consumers
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing multicultural group in the U.S. and are 54% more likely than overall U.S. households to have incomes of $100K...
Pandora reveals November audience metrics
Like many are saying, Apple’s iTunes Radio has not yet made a significant dent in Pandora’s numbers since its launch: Listener hours for Pandora...
TWC’s Marcus discusses possible sale
CFO Rob Marcus will take over as CEO of Time Warner Cable on 1/1, replacing Glenn Britt. Most everyone knows the company is mulling offers, but a bit more on that came out in an interview with Bloomberg 12/5. Marcus has a message for TWC shareholders: “I am the perfect guy to manage the M&A component out there. As much as I’d like to be modest, I am kind of built to manage situations like this.”
Fort Wayne translator CP sold
Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Inc., an Indiana nonprofit corporation has agreed to sell the construction permit for W258BY Fort Wayne, IN to Fort Wayne Catholic Radio Group, Inc., another Indiana nonprofit corporation. The sale price is $113,000. Bob Heymann of the Chicago office of Media Services Group served as the exclusive broker representing the seller in this transaction and Jon Yinger of Broadcast Properties LLC served as the exclusive broker representing the buyer.
Luken Communications launches The Family Channel
Luken said it will feature family-friendly and faith-based programming. Launching this month, it replaces My Family TV, a JV between Luken and ValCom, Inc....
Spotify will debut free mobile service
Look out, Pandora and iTunes Radio: Spotify is planning a free, ad-supported version of its
YMF sells two to Pham Radio
YMF Media, previously Inner City Broadcasting, closed on the sale of Chinese-language KVTO-AM Berkeley, CA and Vietnamese-language KVVN-AM San Jose, CA to Pham Radio...
EMF buys WHWT-FM in Huntsville
Educational Media Foundation (EMF) has agreed to purchase the New Hope, AL (Huntsville) Rhythmic CHR from Stroh Communications, based in Montgomery. The Class A...
S&P 500, Dow suffer 5th straight down day
Stocks closed lower on Thursday, slapping both the S&P 500 and Dow with a fifth straight down day, as better-than-expected readings on employment and...
FIN launches national radio campaign
FIN Branding Group, one of the fastest-growing brands of electronic cigarettes, launched a national radio campaign to support its retailer partners during
WTOP’s “Man About Town” to retire
Hubbard Radio’s WTOP-FM DC announced that veteran journalist Bob Madigan will retire at the end of the year after more than 50 years in...
Two big EEO violations; NAL’s issued
The Commission informed (12/5) both Maryland Public Broadcasting (MPB) and Clear Channel/Chicago stations (AMFM Broadcasting Licenses, LLC) of Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) to the tune of $20,000 each for violations of the Equal Employment Opportunity Rules.
KFOX welcomes Chris Jackson to mornings
Entercom’s KFOX 98.5/102.1, (KUFX) the Bay’s Area heritage rocker, announced that long time Bay Area and KFOX morning personality Chris Jackson will return to...
Rush making big moves
Starting Monday 1/6, Rush Limbaugh affiliations are going to be changing in three markets: In NYC from Cumulus’ WABC to CCME’s WOR. The others are being moved to new radio stations being created by CCME to organize audiences around exclusively conservative talk radio instead of the current blended news and broader talk. In LA, there will be a new CCME-branded station at the current KTLK-AM 1150. It will be called “The Patriot.” Rush will be moving from KFI there. In San Francisco,