Wednesday, August 5, 2026

NBC

NFL dominates Sunday again

And that primarily worked to the benefit of NBC as usual, with its prime time football offering. Fox had the best luck with its...
Larry Patrick

Larry Patrick shows his love for Radio

The Managing Partner of media brokerage powerhouse Patrick Communications read a story

Former Willis Atlanta area AM sold

$185K WTJH-AM Atlanta GA (East Point GA) from Christian Broadcasting of East Point Inc./The Estate of Levi E. Willis Sr. (Joseph C. Lindsey) to...

Tune in ads topped TV Spot Ten

With the TV Networks in full-blast mode to promote new shows, the TV SPOT TEN was directly shaped by the season. #1, up from...
FCC

Rockefeller puts O’Rielly on the schedule

Michael O’Rielly has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as an FCC
Sold

Bradley strikes again on California coast

A full-power/low power set of television stations in Monterey-Salinas and a Class A in the Santa Barbara-Santa Maria –San Luis Obispo are going to Brian Bradley’s NPG of California in a deal valued at north of $20M.
Sold

Radio Deal: Titan is an admirer of Elmira

Andy Reid’s Titan Radio LLC has filed to acquire a three-AM three-FM radio cluster serving the Elmira-Corning NY radio market in a deal with a heavily back-loaded compensation package and a few other interesting elements.
Judge Judy

Huge week for Judge Judy

As usual, The Big Bang Theory won the total viewer contest during the week of 9/9/13, but was almost caught from behind by irascible...
Zenith Optimedia

ZO: Global ad spend to grow 3.5% this year

ZenithOptimedia predicts global ad spend will reach $503 billion by the end of the year. This is the same as the growth rate they...
Comcast Sportsnet

Comcast SportsNet Houston files Chapter 11

Comcast SportsNet Houston is facing an “urgent financial and corporate government crisis” and
Arbitron and Nielsen

Arbitron buy official: Now “Nielsen Audio”

After getting FTC approval 9/21, Nielsen announced it has successfully completed its Arbitron

Stocks fall; first weekly drop since August

Stocks declined on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Dow posting their first weekly drop in four, as Wall Street remained unsettled over the...
NYMRAD / New York Market Radio

NYMRAD unveils NextRadio at Advertising Week

New York Market Radio (NYMRAD) unveiled NextRadio, the industry initiative to make FM broadcast

Rich Lieberman moving to KSCO-AM

San Francisco media columnist Rich Lieberman has been tapped for a new commentary show that will air weekdays on Zwerling Broadcasting’s KSCO-AM Santa Cruz,...
Ford

Ford buys Livio Radio

Ford announced the acquisition of Livio Radio, a maker of a platform for in-car apps with a focus on audio/music services. This is Ford’s...