Timer is running for Townsquare’s entrusted stations
One facet of the recent radio dealings of Townsquare Media is the placement of three Iowa stations into a trust for resale. The FCC...
LPTV activist presses Wheeler on auction rights
Mike Gravino, head of the LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition, believes his constituency is being maltreated as the FCC moves forward with incentive auctions, and was able to engage FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler at a recent seminar to press his case.
Cumulus launching “NASH Nights Live”
Cumulus Media Networks announced the latest expansion of the NASH Country music brand with the launch of “NASH Nights Live” with host Shawn Parr....
Colgate brightens up the TV Spot Ten
In the Media Monitors TV SPOT TEN, Univision remained on top with 24,431 spots. WALMART grew from #5 to #2 with 21,539 spots, while...
CNN lays off producers in reorganization move
CNN has laid off top producers from its entertainment group, TheWrap has learned. “They include longtime executive producer Karen Bonsignore and part of her...
Are you ready for another football win?
NBC took Sunday with prime time NFL action, and CBS had the best NFL spillover into prime time to grab 2nd. After that, it...
KNBR’s Damon Bruce suspended or fired
Bruce, who co-hosts the 49ers pre-game radio show on Cumulus’ KNBR-AM San Francisco, has
Home media gateway boxes hit 24 million by 2017
MRG, an SNL Kagan company that specializes in video and media ecosystem research, has released its latest report, “Demand for Home Media Gateway Set-Top...
NRF likes latest jobs report
October employment statistics bode well for the economy in general, said the National Retail Federation, and on top of that, were very positive for its own retail sector. It sees strong holiday and general economic implications.
Two negative results equal one positive for Tribune
Q3 revenues were down for the reorganized Tribune Company, but so were expenses
L&L spins South Carolina FM
Members of the Pearce family have stepped forward to help Larry Wilson’s L&L Broadcasting deal with a station overage on the South Carolina-Georgia coast by taking WGZO-FM Parris Island SC off of Wilson’s hands.
Lady Gaga trumpets the value of radio
If proof is needed that radio is one of the most valuable tools available when it comes to promoting
Two deals, no monetary consideration
N/A WHJA-AM Laurel-Hattiesburg MS (Laurel MS) from Donald H. Pugh Jr. to Donald H. Pugh Sr. Transfer for no consideration.
N/A KTRT-FM Winthrop WA...
UK broadcasters launch “NO!” to battle DAB switch
Numerous UK radio broadcasters have launched a campaign opposing that country’s digital switchover. The move, unlike here in the US with HD Radio, would force analog FM broadcasters to all migrate to DAB. Ed Vaizey, the Communications minister, is expected to set a timetable for the switchover that may include a firm switchover date at the Go Digital Conference 12/16.
Disney to shutter SOAPnet
Disney will end programming SOAPnet on 12/31, replacing it with Disney Junior. SoapNet launched 14 years ago to add eyeballs to its daytime dramas...