ABC dominant with NBA playoff finale
These days, any network would be thrilled to earn a 5.7/18 Nielsen 18-49 score - so imagine how ABC feels when that's not the...
Bay area AMs command $6M price tag
$6M KVTO-AM San Francisco CA (Berkeley CA); and KVVN-AM San Jose CA (Santa Clara CA) from YMF Media Inc. (Ted Bartley, Earvin Johnson et...
Details on Sinclair’s TTBG buy
$115.35M KFRE-TV, KMPH-TV, KMPH-CD Fresno Visalia CA (Sanger, Visalia, Merced-Mariposa CA); KPTV-TV Omaha NE; and KPTH-TV, KBVK-LP & KPTP-LD Sioux City IA (Sioux City,...
Incentive auction update at June FCC meeting
There are five items on the agenda being put before the short-handed three-member Federal Communications Commission at the June Open Meeting. None of them...
Cord-cutting increases over-the-air television users
For years, Americans primarily received their television programming directly over the air, but the percentage dwindled as subscriptions to various MVPD platforms skyrocketed. But a new study shows significant migration back to OTA viewership.
It’s official: Pandora files to buy FM station
Internet radio leader Pandora has submitted its paperwork to the FCC, making concrete its proposal to acquire KXMZ-FM Box Elder SD from Connoisseur Media, The station serves the Rapid City SD market. Here are the details on the buy.
Disney stock drops after downgrade
Disney stock took a hit on 6/20, dropping the most since 11/12 after Goldman Sachs & Co. downgraded it. While a lot of stocks...
UberStations launches against TuneIn, iHeart (video)
Former MP3.com CEO Michael Robertson has entered the ever-growing online music streaming industry. Uberstations, which launched 6/20, aggregates streams of traditional radio stations, which...
CCME/Jacksonville sued for discrimination
Three Clear Channel/Jacksonville salespeople have filed discrimination lawsuits, claiming
Record attendance at NJBA Conference
The 66th Annual New Jersey Broadcasters Association Conference this week in Atlantic City was the biggest yet. Led by NJBA Chairman Dan Finn and...
Dow sinks nearly 354 points on Fed fears
Stocks ended with steep losses again on Thursday, hit by fear that the Fed will start scaling back its bond-buying program later this year....
Beasley’s WGAC-A/FM wins again
For the 12th consecutive year, Beasley’s News/Talk 580 WGAC-A/FM was named the Georgia Association of Broadcasters “Radio Station of the Year.” New this year...
Pacifica misses CPB deadlines; funding held up
CPB has withheld money from the Pacifica Foundation’s five FMs after it missed deadlines for fixing errors in its accounting and operations. The mistakes were found during a 2012 CPB audit that cited Pacifica for misreported revenues and failure to comply with CPB rules on open meetings and financial transparency.
TWC said to be not so concerned about consumers
To hear Time Warner Cable, you’d think a cable television subscription would be the most economical thing in the world if local broadcasters were...
More raves for acquisitive TV group Nexstar
Moody’s Investor Service notes that the debt Nexstar is taking on to fund acquisitions is going to jack up its leverage, but over half of the increase is expected to melt away over within a year.