Stocks rise; S&P 500 on track for 7th monthly rise
Stocks climbed Thursday, with the S&P 500 index on track for its longest monthly win streak since September 2009, as another report cast a...
ABC’s The Lookout was #1 series debut
During the 10 o’clock hour, ABC’s The Lookout opened as Wednesday’s #1 series debut among Adults 18-49, outdelivering CBS’ 8-9pm opener of The American...
Serving in the public interest
The government has a lot of tools in place to deal with preparations for heavy weather and handling the situation in the aftermath –...
Red Eye Radio hits 200 affiliates
Cumulus Media Networks says its overnight talker “Red Eye Radio” is now available on more than 200 affiliates. Among the new affiliate stations airing...
Borrell report assesses local digital sales
Borrell Associates’ latest report, “2013 Update: Assessing Local Digital Sales Forces,” covers their latest survey of sales managers and has uncovered some interesting revelations...
DISH’s Ergen raises Clearwire bid
The ante is upped again: DISH Chairman Charlie Ergen made public (5/29) a letter
Fox cooks up a Wednesday win
Master Chef ruled Wednesday and the beneficiary was Fox. #2 NBC's event to assist tornado victims in Oklahoma showed that maybe nice guys don't...
iHeartRadio adds Bott Radio Network
Christian Talk Radio specialist Bott Radio Network, currently broadcast on its 93 O&O stations, is now available on the iHeartRadio platform. Bott stations will...
New Jersey 101.5 hosts under fire
Townsquare Media’s New Jersey 101.5 (WKXW-FM) hosts Dennis Malloy, Judi Franco and Ray Rossi are under fire after controversial conversations they had on air last week about animal abuse. During a mid-day and overnight radio show on 5/21, they brought up the topic of animal abuse and Sammy, the Cocker Spaniel that was abused and brought to the Associated Humane Society in Tinton Falls in a plastic bag and covered in urine, reported NJ.com.
Journalists put Holder on hold
At least four prominent journalism organizations are willing to meet with AG Eric Holder to discuss press subpoena policy, but not if the meeting...
Kentucky noncom on the move
$20K WBGB-FM Scottsville KY from Wildcat Educational Broadcasting Inc. (Billy R. Evans) to Southern Wabash Communications of Middle Tennessee Inc. (Randolph V. Bell et...
Oregon Class A/LPTV pair sold
$200K KFBI-CD/KMCW-LP Medford-Klamath Falls OR (Medford OR) from Sainte Partners II LP (Robert Castro) to Broadcasting Communications LLC, a subsidiary of Northwest Broadcasting Inc....
Salt Lake AM kicked into soccer deal
Dell Loy Hansen Real has a deal to buy Major League Soccer team Real Salt Lake and its associated Rio Tinto Stadium. And oh, yeah, the team’s KALL-AM North Salt Lake City UT is also a throw-in. And there could be a penalty kick involved.
Grads fare better than Dads at gift-giving time
Whether they’ve completed high school, college or graduate school, recent graduates can expect to pull in some booty to celebrate the occasion. On the other hands, Dads, on the other hand, mostly believe that the gifts they receive on Father’s Day will be less than what Mom just received on her special day.
Hubbard Albany TV deal succeeds through failure
The NBC affiliate in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy DMA is Hubbard Broadcasting’s WNYT-TV. The station is providing sales services to WNYA-TV, an MNT affiliate serving the DMA from Pittsfield MA. Hubbard’s application to turn the station from partner to little sister has received the FCC’s blessings.