Arbitron shares the wealth
There is still time to get on board with Arbitron and get a piece of the dividend distribution it has in the works on...
Digital increases viability of OTA TV reception
The switch from analog to digital broadcasting by America’s local broadcast television service was a game-changer in a number of ways – and one of the biggest changes is that it is now much easier for residents of large cities to receive local broadcast off air. And that has an impact all its own.
Townsquare grows in two of its regions
Cumulus Media is spinning dozens of stations to Townsquare Media as part of its plan to add Dial Global
Analysis: Cumulus buys Dial Global
Now that we know the details of how many stations Cumulus is selling to Townsquare
Buyers step forward for Texas FMs
$185K KYRT-FM Hunt TX from Munbilla Broadcasting Properties Ltd. (B. Shane Fox) to La Promesa Foundation (Leonard J. Oswald et al). $10K escrow, balance...
Gray area of Grand Junction TV deal
$12M KJCT-TV Grand Junction CO from Pikes Peak Television Inc., a subsidiary of News-Press & Gazette Company (David R. Bradley) to Excalibur Grand Junction...
Cumulus game-changer outlined
Details of the anticipated move forward in the radio content arena by Cumulus Media are coming out, keying on the acquisition of Dial Global, a move that will put Cumulus into the same competitive sphere as Clear Channel’s Premiere Networks. A big station deal with up-and-comer Townsquare will help finance the DG acquisition.
Stocks rise with economic growth
Stocks on Thursday climbed for a second day, denting weekly losses, after the government reported gross domestic product rose 2.5% on an annualized basis...
Snelson elected SBE President
Membership of the SBE has elected Joseph Snelson, CPBE, 8-VSB as its next president. Snelson, who is vice president of engineering at Meredith Corp.,...
WPRO-AM’s Dan Yorke launches TV show
Rhode Island talker Yorke, who holds down the noon to 3 p.m. slot at Cumulus’ WPRO-AM, is launching a new daily TV show. myRITV,...
SiriusXM adding The Dan Patrick Show
Patrick has been added to the weekday lineup of shows on its all-sports talk channel, Mad Dog Sports Radio, SiriusXM channel 86. Starting Tuesday,...
Fabulous Sports Babe moves to weekends
Nanci Donnellan, better known to local sports talk fans as the pioneering radio personality the Fabulous Sports Babe, said Monday she was let go...
Univision, CCME/CBS work affiliation deal for 2014
Here’s what we’ve heard: Univision has been losing Hispanic network radio share to
FTC joins with Nigeria to combat fraud
Fraudulent email offers do more than fill virtual mail boxes with spam – they damage consumer confidence in legitimate business ventures using email for...
Big time college football worried about TV
There has been a slight decrease at the turnstiles of college football stadiums of late, according to USA Today, and officials in charge of...