FCC hosting LPFM webinars
The filing window for new low power FMs will be upon us before we know it, and with that in mind, the FCC is...
IAB: NewFronts sparking streaming video spend
One in three buy-side attendees of the 2013 Digital Content NewFronts say the internet ad industry marketplace positively impacted their plans for digital video...
Bible Broadcasting invests in St. Louis AM
$2M KJSL-AM St. Louis MO from WMUZ Radio Inc. (Donald P. Crawford) to Bible Broadcasting Network Inc. (Lowell L. Davey). $300K earnest money, balance...
Bend OR television station sold
$2.35M KOHD-TV Bend OR form Three Sisters Broadcasting LLC (Scott Chambers) to Central Oregon Cable Advertising LLC (Donald E. Tykeson). Cash. Includes non-compete. LMA...
TV sale includes incentive auction provision
WMDT-TV Salisbury MD will be the only broadcast property of Patricia and Brian Lane and their Marquee Broadcasting when their acquisition of the station from Delmarva Broadcast Services makes it to the finish line. Delmarva may realize additional benefits down the road.
Sinclair assimilates Fisher
The stock deal adding the television and radio properties of Fisher Communications is official – with holders of Fisher stock realizing a 44% premium...
Sinclair reworks Syracuse situation
When Sinclair Broadcast Group acquired the Barrington group and its interest in two Syracuse
Small-town Colorado FM going noncom and upmarket
Westcliffe, Colorado is southwest of Colorado Springs, but the signal of KXCL-FM isn’t nearly potent enough to get even close to the market. However, it holds a CP that will both cut the distance and improve the signal, to the benefit of a new noncommercial owner.
TWC subscribers file class-action suit in Milwaukee
Three Time Warner Cable customers sued the MSO 8/8 over its 7/25 decision last month to drop
CBS blackout means TV piracy
The percentage of unauthorized downloads in the markets affected by Time Warner Cable's CBS blackout has spiked dramatically this week, according to TorrentFreak, which...
Arbitron sues another over ratings usage
This time it’s LM Communications for allegedly using its copyrighted radio ratings estimates
Stocks end higher for first day this week
Stocks rose on Thursday, bouncing back after a three-session slide, as Chinese trade data beat expectations and Wall Street considered the impact of jobless...
Tom Gentry celebrates 50 years in radio
Gentry, GM, of WHVN, 1240 AM/104.3 FM and HD2, WCGC, 1270 AM and WAVO 1150 AM in Charlotte, NC, tells RBR-TVBR this year marks...
Rdio adds new features, stations
Rdio has revamped its Internet radio service with new types of stations and additional features. The update, available on the web and as an...
NAB makes the case for retransmission as is
NAB EVP of Television Marcellus Alexander told representatives of the City of New York that the retransmission consent process works almost every time, unless...