Wednesday, May 20, 2026

CBC Radio spoof sets off firestorm

A youth soccer league in Midlake, Ontario has decided to remove the ball from games so that kids don’t experience the negative effects of...
NBC

NFL’s first kickoff is touchdown for NBC

Sunday Night Football on Thursday gave NBC double the ratings of the other Big Four networks plus Univision combined. CBS beat Univision out for...
FCC

Alert: Major broadcast doings at next FCC meeting

Month after month after month, the FCC has held Open Meetings that usually held very little interest

Stations sold in Omaha NE, Louisville MS

$450K KOMJ-AM Omaha NE from Cochise Broadcasting LLC (Ted Tucker) to Kona Coast Radio LLC (Victor A. Michael Jr.). $25K escrow, balance in cash...

New owner for Tennessee LPTV

$1,975 WWWB-LD Clarkrange TN from Commsouth Media (Brannigan Tollett) to Tennessee Valley Translator Association (Brannigan Tollett). Debt payment.  
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB on the prowl for new DC digs

1771 N Street N.W. is a familiar location for many members of the broadcast business and regulatory communities: It’s been home to the National...
Entercom

Entercom launches ESPN Buffalo

Its Progressive Talk 50-kW WWKB-AM is now ESPN Buffalo, 1520 AM.  The ESPN Radio affiliation had previously been on Entercom’s sister WGR-AM from the...
Cable / Satellite

MVPDs leaking subscribers

According to the latest count from SNL Kagan, multichannel video program distributors as a group are continuing to bleed customers – but one of...
Car Radio

Radio helps build success for Sweet Tea Project

According to 429 Records, Ed Roland is no stranger to the value of radio – it has helped make him a
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

Report: Nielsen negotiating concessions for Arbitron buy

Nielsen’s proposed $1.26 billion buy of Arbitron would allow it to measure audiences across numerous
Gavel

Broadcasters granted injunction against FilmOn X

Television broadcasters scored a win 9/5 by getting U.S. District judge Rosemary Collyer in DC

Stocks extend longest climb since July

Stocks on Thursday ended higher for a third day, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting its longest winning streak since the middle of...
Dollar Sign

Retrans peace in the wake of CBS/TWC?

That’s what Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman attorney Scott R. Flick thinks will be the next chapter in this
Cumulus

Cumulus goes under the analyst microscope

Cumulus Media is at the center of the biggest radio deal of 2013, pruning its station profile while

The Marilu Henner Show joins Sun Broadcast Group

SBGI says that the entertainment and lifestyle oriented, The Marilu Henner Show, hosted by Marilu Henner has joined its program schedule. This weekday addition...