Dish asks FCC to intervene on Media General blackout
Dish Network filed a complaint 10/18 against Media General, requesting that the FCC immediately require
Major shakeup in syndie ratings
For the first time in as long as we can remember, a new show has penetrated the top four, and it shot all the...
Johnson’s First buy is fourth station
$100K WCBT-AM Roanoke Rapids NC from First Media Radio LLC (Alex Kolobielski) to Johnson Broadcast Ventures Ltd. (Jimmy Johnson). $5K earnest money, balance in...
FCC shaking off the rust
Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn is playing catch-up and getting the Commission back up to speed. The October Open Meeting has already been rescheduled...
Disney contemplating station sale
The New York Post says that ABC Television Network parent Walt Disney Company is taking a look
CCME points two forks at political pie
Radio can be a powerful weapon in the political campaign arsenal but is often underutilized. Clear Channel
Slacker adds six Univision Radio stations
Five of the stations will be live streams of terrestrial Univision stations, including some of the biggest radio brands in the nation. A sixth...
DISH, Gray TV sign retransmission deal
As Dish has just asked the FCC to intervene with the Media General blackout that started 10/1, the
Aereo loses on Les Moonves deposition, again
A NY-based federal judge has denied Aereo’s second attempt at winning permission to depose CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves. The Barry Diller-backed broadcast TV...
Northwest Public Radio plans bilingual news programs
Northwest Public Radio (NWPR) plans to establish a bilingual team to report on local news in the Yakima Valley, WA by early next year....
NYSBA names 2013 Hall of Fame
The New York State Broadcasters Association has added five inductees into the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take...
Luken debuts “The Heartland Network”
Chattanooga-based Luken Communications presents the latest addition to its multicast network portfolio, “The Heartland Network.” It features a broader spectrum of true country music,...
Stocks climb; S&P 500 hits record high
Stocks ended mostly higher on Thursday, lifting the S&P 500 to a record finish, as Wall Street turned from the latest fiscal drama on...
AccuWeather, SBGI to offer Spanish weather reports
Sun Broadcast Group Inc. has entered into a sales and syndication agreement with AccuWeather to provide a branded weather reporting service to Spanish language...
“South Park” misses deadline
Perhaps battery backup or a generator might be a good idea: The long-running Comedy Central icon missed its first air date ever 10/16. On...