Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Seven figures for Abilene FM duo

$1.1M KABW-FM & KORQ-FM Abilene TX (Baird, Winters TX) from Doud Media Group LLC (Richard J. Doud II) to Community Broadcast Partners LLC (David...
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PSA campaign demonstrates the power of advertising

A multi-media anti-smoking blitz mounted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Department of Health and Human Services was far...
U.S. Congress

NAB makes retrans case on Capitol Hill

MVPDs have been making a lot of noise during the past few years in pursuit of federal intervention in the retransmission consent process....

Sleepy’s launches new campaign

The Sleepy's mattress store chain is debuting the largest ad campaign in the company's 56-year history. The $75-million effort with the tagline "Making the World a Better Place To Sleep" is via Publicis Kaplan Thaler NY. The new campaign also

Reading the barometer on in-progress TV regulation

Analysts at Wells Fargo got together with friends in DC to look into the regulatory crystal ball and what
Sold

Atlanta AM goes to Glinter

The upside could be substantial in a deal for a silent AM station licensed to East Point GA. That’s because East Point is part of the vibrant Atlanta radio market
Film On

FilmOn to pay networks $1.4M in copyright fight

A New York federal judge on 9/10 ordered FilmOn to pay CBS and other networks $1.35 million, plus

Yankees moving to WFAN next year

The New York Yankees today announced that they have reached a multi-year broadcast agreement with CBS Radio for Yankees games to be simulcast on...
Marketron / Mediascape

Marketron’s PayNow service “completes the loop”

Marketron, provider of business software solutions for the media industry, has introduced a new digital bill payment service for advertisers called PayNow that will...

Dow, S&P 500 near 4-week highs; Syria worries ebb

Stocks gained on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 continuing its longest winning stretch since mid-July, amid increased diplomacy on Syria and after economic data...
Arbitron

Radio ups YOY reach by 500,000 listeners

According to the RADAR September 2013 Report, radio now reaches 242.2 Million 12+ during an average week. The report shows radio’s audience again increased...
Yahoo!

Yahoo! Sports Radio adds “The Big E”

Gow Broadcasting, operator of Yahoo! Sports Radio in partnership with Yahoo! Sports, announced the addition of “The Big E Sports Show,” with Elissa Walker...
Compass Media Networks

“Big D & Bubba” joining Compass

The show says that that beginning January 6, 2014, Compass Media Networks will exclusively manage all aspects of national advertising sales, affiliate marketing, and...

Cochrane takes the helm at WSKY-TV

Lockwood Broadcast Group has named John Cochrane GM of indy WSKY-TV, which is licensed to Manteo NC, based in Chesapeake VA and serves the...
Ajit Pai

FCC Consolidated Reporting Act passes in landslide

A bill that would reduce the number of beginning-of-the-year annual reports that the FCC is required to submit to Congress has passed without a...