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Profits at television group Media General were way down, but the reasons for much of the loss were

WJTP-AM is the opposite of a vampire (the old-fashioned kind of vampire anyway) in that it operates during the day and takes a hiatus at night. The Lithia Springs GA outlet in the Atlanta market is headed to new owners.

Alabama State University's student-run station, Urban WVAS-HD2 “Bama State Radio” may now be heard without an HD Radio, according to a news release from...

Clear Channel Media and Entertainment announced the completion of its inaugural Market Engineering Manager Development Program (MEM-Dev) and the third year of the company's...

Give the FCC credit – it has been giving Class A television stations with violation issues every opportunity to cure their deficiencies, and in...

CBS believes that the way Time Warner Cable treats its Los Angeles subscribers should eliminate any

Cumulus Media Networks and dick clark productions will join forces to create radio, digital and social content opportunities around the American Music Awards and...

Wall Street umpire Moody’s Investor Service believes that Hubbard Radio is working with a quality group of stations in quality media markets, and even though its leverage is a bit higher than Moody’s likes, it believes financial moves to acquire two Sandusky radio clusters will not substantially change the overall picture.

ESPN Audio has reached a long-term LMA with Cumulus which calls for Cumulus to program its ESPN

Merlin has sold its Philadelphia talker, WWIQ-FM. RBR-TVBR was sent internal emails that were sent to clients: “At the end of April last year, WWIQ made its first on-air presence in Philadelphia. Nearly 16 months later, I have the uncomfortable and poignant task of letting the staff, our clients and advertisers and our listeners know that Merlin Media has accepted an offer from EMF (Educational Media Foundation) to purchase the station and the 106.9 signal. Over the next few months, IQ106.9 will continue to run its broadcast and daily operations will continue as usual until the final closing between the two companies. I am sure we will get tons of reaction from the community and the ratings will likely reach an all-time high. I appreciate everyone involved in the station and wish EMF the very best success in launching their new format in Philadelphia.”

America's Got Talent was by far the top show Tuesday night, and two hours of it was more than enough to fuel a 1st...

AOL has reached a deal to acquire the video ad platform in a deal that should be worth a total of $405 million —...

Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox plans to pour $200 million into its sports and entertainment networks in the coming year. The 8/17 launch of...

Listener Driven Radio’s interactive mobile app hits the airwaves at 33 music stations in 11 Cox Media Group markets this summer. The iPhone, iPad...