Attorney: Dave Herman was duped by cop
His lawyer claims the former iconic WNEW-FM NYC DJ was fooled by an undercover cop in a sex sting. Attorney Marc Agnifilo tells The...
CBS, Nielsen launching cross-media measurement trial
More good news coming from the Nielsen-Arbitron merger: They jointly announced CBS’s participation in
Michigan combo changing hands
$779K WMMI-AM & WCZY-FM Mount Pleasant MI (Shepherd, Mount Pleasant MI) from Central Michigan Communications Inc. (Terrence M. Carey) to Latitude Media LLC (Robert...
Mission: Move into Binghamton
$15.25M WICZ-TV/WBPN-LP Binghamton NY from Stainless Broadcasting LP (Brian W. Brady) to Mission Broadcasting Inc. (Nancie J.Smith, Dennis P. Thatcher)., $150K escrow, balance in...
Retail picked up steam in September
Although government stats said otherwise, the different computational methods of the
Media General comps sink on lack of political
The odd-year comparables for television groups are always challenging, and it was far too big of a hole for Media General to dig out of after last year’s epic political spending. But it did show growth in its core advertising categories.
Langer adds another Massachusetts signal
The Trustees of Boston University have decided to spin off their Boston-area radio station located in West Yarmouth MA, and broadcast veteran Alexander Langer is right there to scoop it up.
Stocks drop after Fed news; S&P quits streak
Stocks ended lower Wednesday after a Federal Reserve statement gave ground to speculation the central bank could rein in its asset-purchase stimulus program sooner...
RadioSearchEngine.com debuts
Michael Robertson, founder and CEO of MP3tunes, is unveiling a beta version of RadioSearchEngine.com—what he says is the world's first radio search engine. “There...
Myers unveils ProTrack v6.07
Myers, developer of broadcast traffic, business, and content management software, announced the immediate availability of v6.07, a significant upgrade to ProTrack, the company's flagship...
Engineer Richard Mertz passes
Richard Mertz lost a battle with cancer, bringing to an end a 40-year career providing engineering services to the communications industry. He had been...
Congressional Republican leaders getting hit on TV
Politico reports that a political action committee has purchased a rather large advertising flight running in selected Kentucky and Ohio media markets. The ads take aim at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).
The ads are coming from Patriot Majority, described by Politico as a Democratic-leaning organization.
RBR-TVBR News Analysis: Music blog and the meaning of value
A post on the website of recording industry organization musicFIRST notes that it is demeaning to be
Buffalo Wild Wings gets brand lift
More than one-fourth of the world’s ad dollars spent are on fast-moving consumer goods like quick-service and casual dining restaurants, and new ad formats...
The Bears launching HD Radio channel?
Bears President Ted Phillips told the Chicago Tribune that the team will explore launching its own station via HD Radio—as soon as next season,...