Stocks end lower; Dow off 140 points
Stocks ended sharply lower on Monday, following a 5.3% tumble in the Shanghai stock market overnight spurred by worries over China's economy and banking...
Fox was #1 in male demos
FOX ranked #1 Sunday night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens and all key male demos. The FAMILY GUY encore was the night’s highest...
The Bachelorette in Atlantic City: A Pageant Within a Pageant
I’m a bit surprised by last week’s Bachelorette episode in Atlantic City for a number of reasons:
(1) Was it not clear to everyone in...
CBS Sports Radio signs 300th affiliate
CBS Sports Radio just partnered with its 300th affiliate. Launched on 9/4/12, the network has more than tripled its reach with programming available in...
WIOU-AM to become ESPN Radio affiliate
Hoosier AM/FM LLC’s News-Talk WIOU-AM is planning a 7/1 move to an ESPN Radio format. Station manager Ernie Caldemone told the Kokomo Tribune the...
Senators team to put cameras in SCOTUS
Noting that the decisions of the Supreme Court affect the lives of Americans, Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have introduced legislation...
Top 100 US ad spenders up 2.8% in 2012
The 100 Leading National Advertisers spent an estimated $104.5 billion on advertising in the US in 2012, up 2.8% from 2011, according to Ad Age DataCenter's analysis. That represented the lowest growth rate since the ad recovery began in 2010 and left total spending still shy of pre-recession levels.
Lubbock FM sold out of bankruptcy
$350K KRBL-FM Lubbock TX (Idalou TX) from William Whitley, KRBL Radio Receiver to Walker Broadcasting & Communications Ltd. (David Walker). $15K deposit, balance in...
Class A TV, children and the FCC
Last year a number of Class A television stations that had failed to toe the line on children’s television requirements also failed to respond...
Soft debut for “Whodunnit”
ABC and FOX tied for number one among adults 18-49 while CBS was on top with total viewers. On ABC, the e series premiere...
Cool cars for the budget-conscious
We all think about getting bang for our buck, and when it comes to vehicle purchases, one kind of bang is the coolness factor of the vehicle. For consumers who want maximum cool while keeping the expense lid at no more than $18K, Kelley Blue Book has some advice.
Anatomy of an LPTV deal extravaganza
If the acquisition of stations by Landover 5 had been for full power television stations, it would have been one of the biggest deal stories of the year; the same if it had been a radio deal. But as it is, it’s a big deal, including 36 top-50 market outlets among the 52 stations dealt.
Emmis about to perform bellwether role
The heavy-duty portion of the quarterly results season is still over a month away, but for Emmis, results will be reported in a matter...
Telesouth adds a Mississippi market
Stephen C. Davenport’s Telesouth Communications owns 14 stations in Mississippi and LMAs three more, but none of them are in the Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula market. But that’s about to change with the acquisition of WOSM-FM Ocean Springs MS.
Food Network drops Deen over racist remarks
Paula Deen, Food Network’s queen of Southern cooking was dropped by the network on Friday. A network spokeswoman told the NY Times it would...