New ownership coming to Tulsa twosome
A pair of AM stations based in the suburbs of Tulsa OK are being acquired by Tyler Media. An LMA is scheduled to kick off at the beginning of the new year.
Rivera radio show reined in
The nation at large will cease to have access to Cumulus Media Networks program “Geraldo” at the beginning of 2014, but the nation’s loss with be New York’s gain, as Rivera uses 77 WABC to broadcast specifically to the Big Apple.
Two different radio deals, one identical price tag
$450K WMEX-FM Edgartown MA from Vineyard Public Radio Inc. (Dennis Jackson) to Friends of MVYRadio LLC, a subsidiary of Public Radio Capital Inc. (Marc...
Four syndies surge into 10M territory
The week of 11/4/13 was a big one for the top syndicated programs - Wheel of Fortune pulled 11.5M viewers while Judge Judy, Big...
Stocks indexes rise, broadcaster go for the ride
Both the S&P 500 and the Dow-Jones Industrial Average hit record-smashing highs Friday, and most broadcast issues rode the positive surge. But radio stocks...
KRCB partners with NHK for Bay Area multicast
Rural California Broadcasting Corporation’s non-comm KRCB-TV (PBS) Santa Rosa/San Francisco, announced a new partnership with NHK World TV to bring Japanese and Asian news...
Google opening showrooms for new products (video)
Google is opening temporary showrooms, “Winter Wonderlabs,” in six US. cities, promoting its latest products and stepping up its game against Apple and Microsoft...
NAB, 4A’s take on ad tax changes
Two major national business organizations are taking on the folly of toying with the advertising business deduction. On top of causing immense and immediate damage to America’s media community, it will cause untold damage to the economy in general, they argue.
WASH-FM format takes a holiday
It’ll be all holiday music, all the time at Washington DC Clear Channel AC outlet WASH-FM. Crooner Andy Williams and his “It’s the Most...
Low power owners team for typhoon relief campaign
Dan Viles of CANNY TV Productions and Randy Weigner of DTV LLC Stations are putting the combined reach of their LPTV fleet and production...
Rumors flying about cable consolidation
Is Time Warner Cable for sale? The grapevine sure seems to think so, and the latest talk seems to be pumping up the stock...
Four more co-sponsors for LRFA
The Local Radio Freedom Act purports to head off any attempt to impose any kind of royalty for over-air performance of songs on AM and FM radio, and a quartet of Representatives have added their name to the bill.
Big Bang propels CBS to Thursday ratings win
Big Bang Theory was far and away the most watched program Thursday night, and it fueled a CBS victory, despite #2 ABC taking both...
Another holiday for broadcasters at FCC
The FCC’s final Open Meeting for 2013 is scheduled for 12/12/13, and as has so often been the case over the last four years, it’s another meeting that broadcasters can pretty much ignore.
NC FM going from one college to another
The eclectic format of WGWG-FM is apparently headed in one direction and the station in another. Licensee Gardner-Webb University is selling the station to Columbia International University, which already owns and operates two Christian FMs.