Tribune scores latest TV acquisition blockbuster
If there was any doubt about Tribune’s strategic plan to emphasize its broadcast business
Montana radio group expands
The Montana Radio Company has filed to buy a pair of stations in the state it’s named for, but neither deal is of the earth-shaking variety, and the dent in the MRC bank account will be minimal.
NYMRAD seconds Smulyan’s optimistic report
Emmis Communications’ Jeff Smulyan had a very positive radio revenue story to share at his
Emmis bucks the trend on Wall Street
Friday 6/28/13 trading was labeled mixed by those who cared to label it, with major indicators down a fraction of a percent, but somebody...
Judge Judy moves up
It was judgement for the Judge in the syndie ratings for the week of 6/10/13 – although Big Bang had the most viewers as...
NAB makes the case for Down from 51 band plan
The National Association of Broadcasters wrote to the FCC noting that while there are still areas in the television incentive auction plan where differences...
Miss a deadline, get a big fine
An AM-FM combo in Salmon ID was a little late filing for a license renewal – if one considers five years to fall into...
Fox ties up Thursday night
Hell's Kitchen opened the night for Fox in a tie with a rerun of Big Bang on CBS, and for the night, it ended...
Two radio deals for only $101
$100 KWUD-AM Woodville TX from KWUD Inc. (Michael Lindsay) to Gerald Proctor. Cash.
$1 WYND-FM Hatteras NC from Hengooch License LLC (Allen B. Rider...
Massive multimillion LPTV extravaganza
$46.5M WKOB-LD New York NY; W25DW-D Chicago IL (Arbury Hills IL); KATA-CD/ KJJM-LD, KHPK-D/KNAP-LP/K31GL-D & KODF-LD Dallas-Fort Worth (Mesquite, De Soto, Britton TX); KUVM-CD/...
Beasley sells to Beasley in Las Vegas
George Beasley acquired a pair of FMs in the Las Vegas area back in 2010 with the intent of making them part of the...
FTC wants search engine ads labeled
The Federal Trade Commission has sent an advisory to search engine providers reminding them that if one of the results produced from a search is a...
TrueCar even more optimistic than KBB on car sales
The latest report on vehicle sale trends from Kelley Blue Book sees great YOY gains for the month of June and an annualized sales rate pointing to 15.5 million vehicles being driven off the lot. TrueCar believes that prediction is light by 200 thousand vehicles.
Clear Channel files to donate Dearborn AM to MMTC
One way to extract benefit from an underutilized broadcast facility is to hand it over to a noncommercial entity that would love to restore...
Emmis slam dunks its fiscal Q1
The black ink was flowing freely at Emmis Communications during its first fiscal quarter ended 5/31/13 – including a massive percentage