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Prairie Winds Broadcasting is buying the six-station South Dakota radio group assembled by Armada Media. According to broker Kalil and Co., the buyer will continue to operate the cluster under the name Hub City Radio. Prairie Winds Broadcasting is buying the six-station South Dakota radio group assembled by Armada Media. According to broker Kalil and Co., the buyer will continue to operate the cluster under the name Hub City Radio.

One of the reliable factors to consider when assessing consumer confidence is the price at the pump. The National Association of Convenience Stores has been reporting counterintuitive results of late in the face of a falling price per gallon, but notes that the worm has finally turned. Caveat: It’s still not all that great.

There are a number of avenues via which CBS believes it can continue to grow, and one of them is a dual highway. It’s retransmission consent income – which comes in directly to CBS as a station owner and indirectly via reverse compensation as a major network operator.

The FM on cellphone initiative continues to pick up steam, according to TagStation, and it was given a big shot in the arm by the addition of three new consumer mobile devices that are part of the program. Meanwhile, the number of stations that have been accessed is approaching 5K.

Hollander served as President and CEO of CBS Radio from 2002 to 2007 and as Chairman and CEO of Westwood One from 1997-2002. He...

It’s a new digital measurement service that enables the activation and measurement of online

John Malone’s Liberty Global is in talks to acquire Intel’s online pay-TV service “OnCue” (currently under development), according to a Bloomberg report: “Malone would...

So says a new report from BIA/Kelsey, “Local Radio Stations Profiles and Trends for 2014

One facet of the recent radio dealings of Townsquare Media is the placement of three Iowa stations into a trust for resale. The FCC...

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 Media Networks announced the latest expansion of the NASH Country music brand with the launch of “NASH Nights Live” with host Shawn Parr....

CNN has laid off top producers from its entertainment group, TheWrap has learned. “They include longtime executive producer Karen Bonsignore and part of her...