From one Backyard to another: Price revealed
The one-time radio group Backyard Broadcasting has agreed to sell its last outpost in Williamsport PA to a local buyer who is keeping the Backyard brand intact. The deal was made public 8/20/13, and now we know how much it’s worth.
Buzz about Cumulus/Townsquare encore deal
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CMG fires two from The Bone
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CBS sweeps the week
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NCC Media adds Dish inventory
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NBC: “AM Ninja Warrior” up 13%
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ABC’s Mistresses up 29%
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Schulte steps down at NAB
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Radio in play with eye on 2014 elections
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Another NC translator for Curtis
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Perry rebuffed by St. Louis radio station
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Sun Broadcast Group signs DJ Lynnwood
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WTOP launches tech section on wtop.com
Hubbard’s all-News WTOP-FM and wtop.com in DC have launched a new section of the website dedicated exclusively to the news of technology. WTOP vet...
ESPN, Turner Sports want out of NASCAR contract
This you don’t hear very often in today’s fierce completion for sports rights