Comcast beats FCC in DC Circuit Tennis match
The issue: Whether or not Comcast was discriminating against The Tennis Channel, failing to offer it
Y98 raises $67K for Red Cross
CBS Radio’s KYKY-FM St. Louis (Y98) hosted an on-air request-a-thon on 5/24. The Phillips and Company Morning Show played listener requests for donations benefiting...
The Voice propels another NBC Monday win
No other network program came close to matching the Nielsen numbers posted by The Voice, giving NBC an easy victory. ABC's The Bachelorette took...
Byrne buys in Clemson
$2,187,882 WHAT-AM/WCCP-FM Clemson SC from Golden Corners Broadcasting Inc. (George Clement) to Byrne Acquisition Group LLC (John B. Byrne, Blake Byrne). $87.5K escrow, $1,662,500...
Broadcast avoids the endangered species list
24/7 Wall Street has come out with its latest list of companies in imminent danger of going out of business, and most regular readers...
The watchdog indecency comments we’d like to see
We completely support the right of all Americans to their own freely-stated opinion, and that support extends
Radio transaction is a matter of trust
Station broker Scott Knoblauch has been seeing to the care and feeding of 10 stations forced into trusteeship by the various machinations of Cumulus Broadcasting Company. He is now tendering his resignation and passing the baton to Eddie Esserman.
The Tacher Company signs Bicoastal Media
Independent rep firm The Tacher Company announced a national representation agreement with Bicoastal Media of Eugene, Oregon. The stations are KPNW AM News Talk;...
ESPN Radio gets NFL pay-by-play rights
ESPN Radio is getting rights to some Sunday afternoon NFL games this season with five NFL teams
Broadcasters file suit against Aereokiller
Fox, NBC, ABC and Allbritton Communications filed a claim in U.S. District Court in Washington
Arbitron sues Saga in Milwaukee
Well, we know that AEs aren’t allowed to use ratings in selling if the station they work for isn’t a
Clear Channel juggles its debt
There is a big circle around the year 2016 in terms of debt maturity for Clear Channel, but a new note exchange offer will go a long way towards eliminating the possibility of a default on paying what was to come due at that point, it will increase the risk of defaulting on the payment of elevated interest obligations.
Stocks halt four-week run of gains
Stocks ended slightly lower Friday--though blue-chips squeaked out a mild gain--and broke a four-week winning streak as anticipation of the end to the Fed's...
Pickups lead pickup in May vehicle sales
Six out of eight car manufacturers are expected to post better results in May 2013 than they did in May 2012
Fox Business bests CNBC
CNBC’s newest reality show, Crowd Rules, has not been ruling so much; in fact the ratings have been called “laughable” by CNBC executives. On...