Agriculture interests go to bat for LPTV
A group of eight agricultural organizations have fired off letters to the FCC and both congressional commerce committees calling for the preservation of what...
Another FCC indecency story to debunk
The nonsense continues: Yet another report says that the FCC is getting ready to clear the way for
Arbitron announced dividend
It’s quite possible this will be the last dividend ever paid to shareholders by radio ratings service Arbitron. In fact, it accounts for the...
Bob Pantano honored by Philly City Council
CBS Radio’s 98.1 WOGL’s Bob Pantano, host of the Saturday Night Dance Party for over 36 years, will be honored by Philadelphia City Council...
AdLarge Media, Sports USA kiss, re-up
AdLarge Media and Sports USA Media have settled their differences and extended their relationship. A pending suit has been dismissed as a misunderstanding. So...
A&E cancels “Intervention”
After 13 seasons, spanning more than eight years, A&E's Emmy Award-winning series "Intervention" will return for its final five episodes. The culmination begins on...
Jimmy’s back—Running WGN Radio
Tribune announced Jimmy de Castro as President & General Manager of WGN-AM Radio, responsible for the station’s overall strategy, execution, and day-to-day management and...
CBS prevails on near-three-way-tie Wednesday
Not only did CBS and ABC have identical 18-49 results, they were even-steven in the 18-34 derby as well on a night peppered with...
Noncom deals in Ohio, North Carolina
$70K WFOT-FM Lexington OH from St. Gabriel Radio Inc. (Marc C. Hawk) to Our Lady of Guadalupe Radio Inc. d/b/a Annunciation Radio (Michael Learned...
Yahoo! finds a partial bargain in Tumblr
$1.1B may sound like a lot of money, but Yahoo!’s acquisition of Tumblr for that amount is historically low by one metric, according to the math homework turned in by SNL Kagan. But it’s not all good. The analysts compared the deal to six other similar acquisitions.
Reverse comp called a 50-50 proposition
A financial executive at Gray Television says that things may change down the road, but at the moment, it looks like the standard formula...
This second AM sale attempt should stick
Trevecca Nazarene University sold a pair of Nashville TN FMs to Bott Broadcasting in late 2010, and sold their associated AM in a separate deal that unfortunately didn’t make it to the finish line. However, we are confident that the latest attempt to sell the station will close.
DISH responds to SoftBank, CFIUS review
The battle between DISH Network and SoftBank for ownership of SprintNextel continues: SoftBank
CMG Jacksonville launches “Hot 106.5”
As CMG/Jacksonville Ops. Director Todd Shannon promised, a new station launched 5/23 at Midnight on the former home of News/Talk WOKV-FM,
Discovery debuts “TestTube” online network (video)
Looking to reach coed cutters and younger demos, Discovery has launched TestTube (http://testtube.com) 5/23, a free, ad-supported online network with 15 original series.
Series include:...