ABC up 20% for the week
Overall: During the week of 9/16/13, ABC surged week to week in Total Viewers (+20%) and Adults 18-49 (+18%) to earn 13-week highs –...
Carmen Wong Ulrich to host “Marketplace Money”
After an extensive nationwide search, American Public Media (APM) says personal finance expert Carmen Wong Ulrich will be the new host of “Marketplace Money,”...
Digital to be 22.7% of this year’s ad spend
Digital advertising will account for 22.7% of all worldwide ad investments this year, or about $117.60 billion. That’s up 13% compared with 2012, according...
“The Voice” down from premiere
On NBC, The Voice earned a 4.6, down from Tuesday's colossal 5.1 adults 18-49 rating, but up from last fall's Tuesday debut. On CBS...
Former Tribune exec sentenced to 2 years
Stephanie Pater, who directed real estate dealings for Tribune under Sam Zell, issued a tearful apology moments before she was sentenced 9/24 to two...
NBC Sports nets launch “3 and Out”
NBC Sports Regional Networks will introduce “3 and Out” -- a new football analysis and debate program that will debut on 10/1 and air...
Big bucks back passage of reporters shield
The Free Flow of Information Act has made it out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with a bipartisan 13-5 vote, and now a power...
Internet audio service looking to foment LPFM
A self-described freeform online radio station called Hollow Earth Radio is a Seattle area non-profit volunteer-run service that promotes local music and arts. And...
Class action suit against Cumulus-DG
Law360.com notes that an investor is seeking to block Cumulus' $260M Dial Global buy
The Tacher Company signs Waller Broadcasting
The Tacher Company announced its latest partnership with Waller Broadcasting in Tyler- Longview, TX. The Waller stations include 'The Breeze'; KLJT FM 102.3/KFRO FM...
Belo has 70% approval for Gannett offer
Belo, the target of a $1.5 billion takeover bid by Gannett, has support from more than 70% of its
WCSX-FM didn’t renew Steve Kostan
Steve Kostan, longtime talent at Greater Media’s Classic Rocker WCSX-FM Detroit tells The Detroit News he was told Monday that his contract, which expires...
Lotus scores Sacramento FM
$2.23M KMJE-FM Sacramento CA (Placerville CA) from Results Radio of Sacramento LLC (Jack W. Fritz II) to Lotus Communications Corporation (Howard Kalmenson). $223K escrow,...
Report: “Radio isn’t as good as it used to be”
New research from Mark Kassof & Co. reveals that 53% of 18-64 radio listeners in the U.S. agree with
Cumulus-DG buy under investigation
Here's a release from a NYC law firm looking for unhappy shareholders in the DG-Cumulus deal. The firm accuses DG's Board of potential breaches of fiduciary duties and claims that the deal with Cumulus may be “detrimental to the interests of Dial Global shareholders.”