Fox and NBC play to a tie
There would have been extra innings if a tie was the result of Fox's World Series broadcast, but in Nielsen's world it settled for...
99 Jamz launches Listener Driven Radio
Following the success of its Alternative 97X WSUN-FM Tampa, Cox Media Group Miami is also adding Listener Driven Radio (LDR)’s
Salisbury educational FMs handed off
N/A WSCL-FM & WSDL-FM Salisbury-Ocean City MD (Salisbury, Ocean City MD) from Salisbury University Foundation Inc. (Charles Capute) to Salisbury University (Janet Dudley-Eschback et...
Details on three Nexstar deals
$35.5M WOI-DT Des Moines IA (Ames IA) from Capital Communications Company Inc., related to Citadel Communications Company LP (Philip J. Lombardo) to Nexstar Broadcasting...
Absenteeism: Sick excuses of healthy AWOLs
Members of the media may be less susceptible to unwarranted absenteeism than many other industries, if for no other reason than the famous “the show must go on” ethic engrained in the workforce. But for your own edification and for possible on-air discussion material, here’s a look at the issue from CareerBuilder.
Tribune financial moves rated
Television and newspaper company Tribune has a dual purpose for a proposed $3.8B loan and smaller revolver – it wants to finance a buy and a refi. Moody’s Investors Service sees much to like in Tribune’s moves and no basis for an overall status change.
Santa Barbara Classical outlet in jeopardy
KDB-FM is a hybrid operation – it’s owned and operated by a non-profit organization, but one of its income streams is based on the sale of traditional advertising. But it’s been running in the red and it’s going on the block.
Cumulus riding along with radio renaissance
Income was up for radio’s #2 giant Cumulus, but so were expenses, and like most radio companies,
Tribune pursuing $4.1 billion in loans
So says a Bloomberg story: JPMorgan Chase & Co. is arranging a $3.8 billion seven-year term loan and a $300 million five-year revolving credit line to finance its acquisition of TV stations and to refinance debt, sources told the news outlet. The bank is hosting a meeting with lenders on 10/31.
Global ad spend up 3.5% in Q2
Marketers continue to gradually increase their global ad spending, as expenditures grew 3.5% in Q2 2013 and 3.5% on a year-over-year basis for the...
Toyota, Chevrolet and Ford dealers accelerate
Last week in the Media Monitors TV SPOT TEN, Automotive sped up their use of TV. ABC TV Network maintained #1 status with 19,971...
UK DAB switchover decision looming
Analog radio across the pond may be history by the first half of 2018, as Linda Smith, CEO of RadioCentre (Britain’s commercial radio trade organization), called on the UK Government earlier this month to set out a timetable for the industry’s digital switchover. Ed Vaizey, the Communications minister, is expected to do just that (including possibly a switchover date) at the Go Digital Conference 12/16.
Aereo names Denver launch; power problems?
Aereo says its online broadcast streaming service will launch in the Denver metro region on 11/4. The Denver metro area includes 67 counties across...
KXL-FM taking down Chinatown billboard
Alpha Broadcasting’s FM News 101 KXL in Portland says they weren't trying to disrespect anyone with the use of an insensitive quote on a...
Stocks change little ahead of earnings, Fed meeting
Major stock indexes posted a mixed finish, ending little changed as investors stuck to the sidelines ahead of earnings from Apple after the closing...










