Texas combo adds an FM
Hill Wireless is getting its second FM and third station serving the area to the east Dallas via the acquisition of KRVA-FM Campbell TX. The seller is LKCM Radio Licenses
Stocks down a third week in four
Stocks retreated on Friday, chalking up a third weekly loss in four, with investors on guard ahead of a monetary-policy decision by the Federal...
Rebound for Big Bang on syndie charts
Big Bang was only 6K viewers shy of 10M for the week of 5/27/13, and reclaimed first place on the household rating derby from...
CCME forms “Creative Advisory Council” for radio ads
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment has formed a Creative Advisory Council with senior ad agency execs including Jeff Benjamin, CEO of JWT North America;...
Myspace launches new platform
The new Myspace has launched, bringing the rebuilt platform out of beta and debuting a new mobile app available for free at the App...
Obama orders agencies to make spectrum available
In the effort to support the propagation of wireless technologies, including improving access to wireless broadband, President Barack Obama has ordered all spectrum-holding federal...
Intermountain sells two more TVs
A new entrant into the broadcasting business is buying a pair of Idaho television stations from subsidiaries of Intermountain West Communications according to brokerage...
Piling on the love for Sinclair
There are three reasons to keep an eye on Sinclair Television Group, says Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker, and all three are very positive. The company is expected not only to be a leading television group, it may literally lead all television groups to new revenue opportunities.
Radio helping up-and-coming Portland OR band
One From Many has made it as far as it has in part thanks to a boost from benevolent radio airplay. Now it’s hoping to get airplay for its new release “The Alleged Album.” The band will be actively seeking radio support for it this summer.
West Virginia Radio wants WVU to disqualify IMG
West Virginia Radio Corp. says it isn’t bidding on a 12-year contract for multimedia rights to some West Virginia University athletic events, but wants...
102.9 NOW FM debuts in Seattle
Clear Channel/Seattle debuted “102.9 NOW, Hit Music for the Northwest,” 6/14 at 10:00 AM. It’s described as a “Hot AC on steroids,” playing the...
GE Capital provides $405M credit facility to Entravision
GE Capital’s Telecom, Media and Technology financing business served as administrative agent on a new $405 million credit facility for Entravision Communications. GE Capital...
ABC/NBA obliterate the competition
Basketball playoff action again created a situation where ABC had better ratings and share numbers than the three other big four networks combined, and...
National radio rep biz loses talent
It’s unfortunate that the national radio rep biz is having a tremendous amount of turnover right now, due
Taking stock of Twin Cities AM
$1.5M KTNF-AM Minneapolis-St. Paul MN (St. Louis Park MN). 100% of JR Broadcasting LLC from Janet M. Robert to Chad Larson. Note for full...