Monday, June 15, 2026

Access.1 spins Atlantic City TV

$6M WMGM-TV (Wildwood NJ) from Access.1 New Jersey License Company LLC, a subsidiary of Access.1 Communications Corporation (Chesley Maddox-Dorsey) to LocusPoint WMGM Licensee LLC,...

Stocks continue their high wire act

Consumer confidence is said to be on the wane, but stock traders are trading away and bidding up prices nevertheless. Radio and television stocks...
Greg Walden

Hudson Institute looks at retransmission consent

The battle over MVPDs paying a fair price for broadcast content has been a hot topic in Washington for some time, and now it’s...
Michael Savage

Michael Savage gets a sponsor

Cumulus Media Networks program “The Savage Nation” already has a12-year relationship with Swiss America Trading Corporation, and now its going to have an enhanced relationship for the next 12 months.
John Rockefeller

Rockefeller wants FCC to apply brakes on TV deals

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) has already asked the GAO for a
Pandora

Pandora backs down from royalty equalizing bill

The Internet Radio Fairness Act was seen by Pandora as a bill that would put internet royalty rates on par with those paid by satellite and cable audio platforms, but it was seen by musicians as a massive pay cut. According to reports, Pandora has thrown in the towel.
FOX Sports

Fox Sports Regional Networks ups Krolik to President

Fox Sports promoted Fox Sports Regional Networks EVP Jeff Krolik to president of its regional networks unit, overseeing 22 regional sports networks including Prime...
The Voice

NBC owns Monday once again

It was another wire-to-wire Monday victory for NBC, kicked off by The Voice and finished by The Blacklist. CBS and ABC tied for 2nd...
Sold

LPTV sold in California capital

Paperwork for the proposed acquisition of KCSO-LD Sacramento CA has arrived at the FCC. The fact that it is not a Class A and at this point not eligible to participate in the upcoming auctions adds several levels of interest to the deal.
Shopping

2013 holiday season will be less luxurious

While most of the prognostications we’ve seen have been calling for modest gains in gift shopping this
Clear Channel

CCM&E + CMT = multiplatform Country juggernaut

There will be unparalleled promotional exposure for any Country artist lucky enough to earn
Thumbs Down

Union finds retrans standstill rule unacceptable

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) has a number of members working in the broadcasting field, and beyond that it is able to see the battle over retransmission consent through the prism of its own situation, and has sided with broadcasters.
Robert McDowell

McDowell to government: Hands off retrans

According to former FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell, when retransmission consent was codified, the authors weren’t quite sure how it would play out, and that was a good thing – the market figured it out over time, and McDowell argued in a special article in The Hill, the market should be allowed to prevail going forward.

Salem forms an AM quartet in Miami

Three AM stations in Miami are not enough for Religious specialist Salem Communications. It has just struck a deal to add #4: WOCN-AM, buying it from Deportes Media of Florida.
Next Radio HTC One

NextRadio continues robust growth pattern

The numbers continue to grow for FM of cell – in two weeks, the service has attracted thousands of new downloads and listening hours while roping in hundreds of new accessed radio stations. And the service is also bringing home a good consumer report card.