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...
U.S. Open Tennis to ESPN
More sports migrates from broadcast TV to cable: ESPN signed an 11-year contract to exclusively air all rounds of the U.S. Open tennis tournament...
Stocks halt record run on Fed talk
Stocks fell Thursday afternoon after Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said Fed bond purchases could be cut if the economy...
“Pure Michigan” targets beer tourists with radio (audio)
The Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) announced a new radio spot in major media markets in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ontario, that will...
Wendy’s launches “The Mucho Mejor”
Wendy’s is rolling out a new wave of multimedia Hispanic advertising this week to form a stronger connection with this fast-growing demo, now 17%...
SEC thinking about political disclosure
Disclosure of the people and organizations behind political advertising is the turf of the Federal Election Commission, or so you
Belk conundrum highlights problem for talkers
North Carolina-based department store Belk does not check for political affiliation when it sells its wares to consumers – it just says thank you...