Big four affiliates likely to give auctions a pass
Preston Padden, the Executive Director of the Expanding Opportunities For Broadcasters
Case study: Station trading in flux times
The price people paid for stations before radio started going south, and in particular before the entire economy went precipitously south in the Fall of 2008, is in many cases much different than they are paying for the same stations now. And WTMY-AM Sarasota FL is a case in point.
Legal advice on tobacco advertising
The consent decree between Townsquare Media and the FCC regarding advertisements run for
Dow extends losing streak to five
Stocks on Tuesday finished mostly higher, with the S&P 500 up for the first session in five, as retailers including Best Buy beat estimates...
Radio is key when disaster strikes
A task force looking at all aspects of the response to Hurricane Sandy noted that private sector development of reliable communications is something to...
NABOB sees station ownership going the wrong way
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters says that lenders have forced the sale of at least 20 African American radio stations since the...
Giant killers chase TV groups out of Chico
GOCOM Broadcasting operates KHSL, the CBS affiliate in the Chico-Redding CA DMA in tandem with K4 Media’s NBC KNVN. The two have combined to chase...
Backyard doesn’t look far for final deal partner
In fact, the former radio group sold its final cluster to Dan Farr, who had been dealing with the Williamsport PA radio station cluster for some 20 years. The Backyard brand will survive the change in ownership, according to brokerage of record Kalil and Co.
RadioMilwaukee gets “green” roof
On the rooftop of Milwaukee Public School’s Variety/AAA WYMS-FM’s building in Milwaukee's Walker's Point neighborhood sits 2,422 square feet of green space. The building,...
NBC: Ninja wins at 8PM
NBC has tied for #2 in adults 18-49 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox for the primetime week of August 12-18, led by the...
CBS tops for eighth straight week
UNDER THE DOME was first in viewers (10.36m), adults 25-54 (3.3/08) and adults 18-49 (2.4/07). UNDER THE DOME was the week's s #1 broadcast...
ABC came in second for the week
During the week of 8/12/13, ABC was the 2nd-most-watched TV network, outdrawing both NBC and Fox, continuing to hold the #2 position to CBS...
DL Hughley gets FX comedy
The cable network has put in development another autobiographical comedy starring a stand-up comedian. On 8/12, REACH Media, the syndicator founded by Tom Joyner,...
The Live Ride adds tour wrap-up with Sheryl Crow
This Labor Day weekend, music superstar Sheryl Crow will stop by Envision Radio Networks’ The Live Ride with Marty McFly for a free two...
de Castro taking WGN back to its roots
Tribune’s WGN-AM Chicago radio is returning to its roots in an extensive shakeup of its lineup under new GM Jimmy de Castro. The station...