Tuesday, May 19, 2026

NPR / National Public Radio

Another college station goes NPR

Here’s a big format change at Knox College's Galesburg, IL non-comm WVKC-FM. In an LMA to Macomb, IL-based Tri States Public Radio, the longstanding...
Microphone

Journalists seek protected spectrum for wireless mics

Wireless microphones are an indispensable tool for those in the critical business of bringing up-to-the-minute news and information to the American public, and an...

Wilson adds FM in Savannah-Hilton Head area

$1.55M WSSJ-FM Savanah GA (Rincon GA) from Scott Savage, Receiver for Tama Radio Inc. to L&L Broadcasting LLC (Lawrence R. Wilson). $155K escrow, balance...

San Francisco LPTV to New York Spectrum

$2.335M KMMC-LD San Francisco from Caballero Acquisition LLC/CNZ Communications (Randy Nonberg) to New York Spectrum Holding Company LLC (Charles Naumer et al). $250K escrow,...
Shopping

Retailers register sluggish improvement in July

According to the National Retail Federation, back-to-school shoppers were primarily responsible for handing the industry its 13th consecutive month-over-month gain, but the organization also lamented...
John McCain

McCain-FCC exchange on a la carte

In a 6/12/13 letter to Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pressed for
Sold

Double deal creating Macon-area trio

Murray Communications will have one AM, two FMs and three licensee names in operation based just to the southeast of Macon GA after it brings a pair of separate acquisitions from Georgia Eagle Media to the finish line.

Stocks finish higher with help from Apple

Stocks finished higher on Tuesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 halting a two-session slide, as a rally in Apple helped boost tech shares....
U.S. Congress

Pryor holding communications hearing in Arkansas

There is a great way to get local attention from one of the federal legislative committees, and that is to have a key member...
Money

Advertising organizations on alert on Capitol Hill

Congress is looking for ways to pay the bills and cut the national debt, and one prime arena in the project is the tax...
NBC

NBC ties for #2 in 18-49

NBC has tied for #2 in adults 18-49 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox for the primetime week of August 5-11 and is #2...
ABC

ABC gets another week of gains

Overall: Posting its 3rd straight week of Total Viewer gains (+5%) and growing 10% in Adults 18-49, ABC hit 7-week highs on both measures...
Cox Media Group

“Jeff and Melissa Show” debuts on B98.5

Mornings in Atlanta have a new wakeup call when Cox Media Group’s B98.5 introduces the “Jeff and Melissa” show starring Jeff Elliott and Melissa Carter,...

DG selling TV ad delivery business

DG, which bills itself as an ad management provider, has entered into an agreement to sell its television ad delivery business to Extreme Reach,...
ABC

ABC sings its way to Monday win

CBS actually had the top show for the night - Under the Dome - but the slate of reruns that preceded it could not...