ESPN laying off hundreds
Disney’s ESPN hasn't had big layoffs since 2009. But with rivals such as Fox Sports 1 looming, NBC Sports Network and others new on...
“The Voice” the #1 in 18-49
NBC’s Monday edition of “The Voice” has finished #2 among primetime programs on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49 for the week...
NBC delivers best May sweep in nine years
NBC is closing out the traditional 2012-13 primetime TV season running within a tenth of a rating point of second place in adults 18-49,...
Bounce TV unveils upfront programming slate
Bounce TV, the nation's only broadcast network for African Americans, announced its first-ever slate of upfront programming plans, including original new scripted and non-scripted...
Stakeholders prod FCC for “down from 51” plan
It should tell you something that the industries that are expected to sell and buy spectrum when the incentive auctions take place agree on...
Fired WROD GM, broker comment on litigation
We just ran a story about Kevin Geddings, a terminated GM at Volusia Broadcasting’s Oldies
Just-sold Class A slammed for rule violation
The FCC isn’t saying that WJPW-CD Weirton WV didn’t have its Children’s Television Programming Reports in good order. But for 21 consecutive quarters, it...
FCC opens window the MX translator deals
MX equals mutually exclusive, and out of all the applications for FM translators that have been sitting around for years in advance of the...
Pittsburgh to honor Pitt’s WPTS-FM
The Pittsburgh City Council has co-sponsored a resolution, unanimously affirmed by the Council, to declare 5/28 “92.1 WPTS Day” in the City of Pittsburgh....
Insights on Internet radio campaigns
TargetSpot, the largest digital audio ad network, released the results of campaigns for Auto, Retail, Banking, and Insurance advertisers, showcasing
FMs sold in Nebraska, Illinois
$43K KHZZ-FM Sargent NE from My Bridge Radio (Stanley A. Parker) to Mid Nebraska Broadcasting LLC (Mark G. Jenson). Cash. Station is Class A...
Travel plans on the upswing
In the near term, the number of Americans planning leisure travel over the Memorial Day weekend is up from 2012; and looking ahead
New York Spectrum, these Budds are for you
Less than a week after the FCC accepted a proposal from New York Spectrum Holding Company to acquire a low power television station in Fort Worth TX, the company is back with a contract to buy two more, this time in Miami and Tampa, according to brokerage Kalil and Co.
Antioch NPR affiliate changing hands
The basic on-air product of WYSO-FM doesn’t figure to change much, and the names of the buyer and seller are similar, but the station is nonetheless changing hands, and the change carries a price tag in the millions. The station serves the Dayton OH market.
Streamline Acquires Radio Discussions.Com
Streamline Digital Inc., a division of Streamline Publishing Inc., has acquired the Radio Discussions