Monday, August 3, 2026

NBC

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...
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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.
Sold

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.
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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

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
Telemundo

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.
Cox Media Group

David DuBose files suit against Cox Media

The former Cox Media Group/Birmingham, AL Market Manager has filed suit against his

Stocks end with Dow loss, Nasdaq gain

Stocks finished a choppy trading session little changed on Monday after Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its U.S. credit-rating outlook to stable from...
Rick Perry

TX Gov. Perry campaign wants NY business

Texas Governor Rick Perry plans to travel to New York and Connecticut and to spend $1 million on a TV campaign to lure businesses...
CRE / Council for Research Excellence

Social media’s influence on TV viewing

Consumers’ interaction with social media in relation to their television viewing is relatively modest compared to other forms of communication and lags behind other...
Envision Radio Networks

America Weekend Welcomes SuperTalk

Envision Radio Networks announced the ten-station SuperTalk Mississippi Radio Network as the latest affiliate of America Weekend, the new ratings-friendly programming alternative to ...

Witnesses named for STELA hearing

We knew that the House Communications Subcommittee was set to delve into satellite television legislation known as STELA – and now we know who’s...
Media General

Moody’s reviewing Media General for upgrade

How often does a major broadcast transaction result in a better leverage profile for the surviving corporation? Not often, we’d bet, but in the case of Young Broadcasting folding into Media General, Moody’s says that is precisely what is happening.
Ajit Pai

Pai passes along request for improving AM service

FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai has made no secret about his love for the AM band...
iTunes Radio

“iTunes Radio” unveiled at WWDC

Well, we all thought it would just be called iRadio, but close enough. At Apple’s...