Toyota takes the top Spot Ten for TV
With their Clearance Event ads going full-blast, Toyota jumped from #6 to #1 with 22,677 spots. ABC TV Network slipped back into #2 with...
Dickey delivers the details
At Cumulus’ 9/3 investor call, CEO Lew Dickey mapped out additional details of the sale of 12 mid- and small-market stations to
Two unrelated deals, same price
$75K WKLB-AM Lexington KY (Manchester KY) from Barker Broadcasting WKLB AM (Lynda Barker) to Sonshine Broadcasting Company Ltd. (Robert W. Rodgers, Curt Davis). Includes...
Advertising effectiveness touted in PSA campaign
The Ad Council says a year-long advertising campaign to bring parents on board with the effort to improve children’s oral health habits has had...
Sinclair sees NewsChannel 8 as a seed
When all of its dealing is done, Sinclair Broadcast Group will be pushing the national TV household reach cap of 39%, giving it a...
Holladay Keys in on Florida
Bruce Danziger’s Gamma Broadcasting is selling three FMs located in the Florida Keys, and Robert H. Holladay is the buyer under the name Florida Keys Media LLC. Two of the stations serve the Key West end of the Keys, and the third is located just to the east.
CBS, Time Warner Cable sign carriage deal
Well, it’s been a month of blackout in multiple markets, but on 9/2 CBS Corp. and Time Warner Cable and
Another syndication split decision
The Big Bang Theory maintained its place atop the total viewer chart during the week of 8/12/13, but Judge Judy also enjoyed an encore...
Jazz WYZR launches near Pittsburgh
Bethany, WV-licensed WYZR-FM 88.1 went on the air 8/31, one day ahead of schedule. The station, once owned by Bethany College, is the new home to the jazz format which was abandoned two years ago when heritage Jazz WDUQ-FM Pittsburgh was sold to Essential Public Media and became WESA-FM.
Entercom Seattle launches The New HOT 103.7
At 3PM 8/30, Entercom launched a new Hot AC radio format in Seattle. The New HOT 103.7-The Rhythm of Seattle, replaces AAA The Mountain...
Looking ahead on Capitol Hill
There are always a few broadcast issues percolating away on Capitol Hill, and it would be of particular interest if Congress were to spend...
Small businesses advised to use television
Most readers of RBR-TVBR are of one mind when it comes to businesses using broadcasting – they’re for it! But our readers are thinking...
Cumulus and Clear Channel finish a deal
One of the last things Clear Channel and Cumulus did during the year 2008 was put together
Worst monthly hit for stocks since May 2012
Stocks fell Friday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 closing out their worst month since May 2012, as investors weighed potential U.S. military...
Nielsen extends review period for Arbitron buy
Nielsen announced that it has agreed to extend the period for regulatory review