FTC cracks down on time-share resale fraud
There are companies out there that attract time-share owners eager to sell by saying they have ready buyers, demand an upfront payment, and then...
Deals in Monterey-Salinas, Salt Lake City
$1.15M KYZZ-FM Monterey-Salinas CA (Salinas CA) from Buckley Communications Inc. (Joseph Bilotta) to Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters Inc. (Saul Levine). $100K escrow, balance in...
LPTV investor strikes again
Recently announced deals for LPTV stations in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale and Tampa-St. Petersburg aren’t enough for New York Broadband LLC. According to brokerage...
Senatorial posse goes after Nick for food ads
A quartet of US senators cited studies showing that a high percentage of the ads for unhealthy food seen by children can be traced...
Hughes named to college fund board
Cathy Hughes, the founder and chair of Radio One, has been named to the board of directors of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. She...
Me-TV adds Gray affiliates
The Me-TV Network has signed three new affiliation agreements with Gray Television stations in these markets: KSNB-Lincoln, Nebraska (DMA #105), WSWG-Albany, Georgia (DMA #145)...
ABC wins in 18-49 for 3rd time in 4 weeks
Overall: ABC won the week in viewers and young adults, finishing #1 in Adults 18-49 for the 3rd time in 4 weeks with a...
Why Pandora will be dead by 2018
Remember: the founder of Pandora — the guy who's supposed to believe in this company the most — is dumping more than a million...
NBC owns Monday again
The night belonged to NBC from start to finish, thanks to The Voice and - aptly - The Winner Is. ABC was #2 from...
Consumers’ financial health in rapid recovery
The most recent survey of consumer sentiment by Consumer Reports found an overall decline in sentiment, but that metric remained in positive territory and there was excellent progress in the organization’s trouble tracker metric, which declined sharply – a good thing.
Kansas City PBS outlet gets a radio sister
KCPT brings PBS programming to the Kansas City DMA over Channel 19. Soon it will have another way to reach the area’s residents – via the audio-only capabilities of Alternative-formatted KTBG-FM, known as 90.9 The Bridge – which is being sold by the University of Central Missouri.
AM sold on shores of Lake Michigan
WIMS-AM Michigan City IN, located on the southern tip of Lake Michigan east of Chicago, is getting a sister to the northeast. WHFB-AM Benton Harbor-St. Joseph MI is across the lake from Chicago.
Sprint nixes DISH offer for new SoftBank bid
Sprint Nextel announced 6/10 it has ended conversations with Dish Network about a sale to the
Spanish language media pact for Affordable Care Act
President Barack Obama has commended California for leading the way on health care reform by recognizing a partnership between The California Endowment, Covered California, and Univision, Telemundo, and impreMedia. The partnership works collectively to educate Latinos about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and drive them to enroll in health insurance.
David DuBose files suit against Cox Media
The former Cox Media Group/Birmingham, AL Market Manager has filed suit against his