“Office” finale up 30% vs. year-ago
From 9-10:15 p.m. ET, the series finale of “The Office” (3.0/8 in 18-49, 5.7 million viewers overall) filed the show's highest 18-49 rating in...
Univision clears the deck of debt for awhile
A cool $1B will be coming to Univision, half from a secured loan and half from a secured note offering – and the bill...
Legal eagle agrees: McCain TV license threat is empty
In an article about John McCain (R-AZ) and his “Television Consumer Freedom Act"
Clear Channel kicks more debt down the road
Radio giant Clear Channel recently announced a plan to knock 2016 maturities from $8.2B to $6.7B
WOGL presents 10th Annual Car Show
CBS Radio/Philadelphia’s 98.1 WOGL & American Heritage Federal Credit Union 2013 10th Annual Car Show is 5/18 10AM – 3PM. Proceeds Benefit the
DISH raising $2.6 billion for Sprint; battles SoftBank
Still the highest bidder for Sprint Nextel, DISH Network is getting the money ready in case
Howard Stern buys $52 million Palm Beach home
El Rushbo is getting a new neighbor: The “Howard Stern Show” host on SiriusXM host and America’s Got Talent judge is reportedly the buyer...
The CW, Clear Channel sign iHeartRadio deal
The deal begins with The CW's broadcast of the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party in July, was announced today by Mark Pedowitz
Upstate NY stations go to Leven-Mittman group
$3.6M WNGZ-FM, WNKI-FM, WWLZ-AM/WPGI-FM, WRCE-AM & Elmira-Corning NY (Montour Falls, Corning, Horseheads, Watkins Glen NY); and WHDL-AM/WPIG-FM Olean NY from Backyard Broadcasting LLC (Barry...
The Plano truth about Chitown low power deal
$6M WSPY-CD/WSPY-LD Chicago IL (Plano IL) from WSPY-TV Inc. (Larry Nelson) to LocusPoint Networks LLC (William deKay, Ravi Potharlanka et al). $600K escrow, balance...
Where, O Where Did the Quad Review Go?
For those of you wondering about the status on the 2010 Quadrennial Review
Low power Oregon trio sold
The best lease on life for a low power television station is a solid network affiliation that gives MVPDs a reason to place the station on the channel lineup. KFBI-LD and KMCW-LP have those assets in the Medford-Klamath Falls OR DMA, and according to Kalil and Co., they’ve been sold.
FCC opposes court intervention in fee dispute
A number of entities and individuals seeking refunds of filing fees tied to CP auctions have requested intervention by the Court of Appeals of...
Radio treads water in Q1 2013
Spot sales were down during the first three months of 2013, but increased results in digital and off air income saved the bottom line...
Clear Channel debuts “Radio 94.9”
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Fort Collins, CO debuted AAA “Radio 94.9 FM, Colorado’s Finest Rock” on 5/17. It airs on K235BT (a whopping...