Details of Nexstar/CCA deal
$270M KMSS-TV Shreveport LA; KVEO-TV Harlingen-Weslaco-McAllen-Brownsville TX (Brownsville TX); KWKT-TV & KYLE-TV Waco-Temple-Bryan TX (Waco, Bryan TX); KTSM-TV El Paso TX; WGMB-TV/WBRL-CD Baton Rouge...
Boise area combo adds an AM
Treasure Valley Broadcasting is spending a very modest amount of cash to add a new voice in the vicinity of Idaho’s main market. The deal is for the former KIOV-AM Notus ID, which is now using the calls KWEI.
FCC grants more time for indecency comments
The FCC’s request for opinion on how it should move forward on indecency has been filling its virtual mailbox, but at least one interested...
Divide and prosper with Meredith
Television and magazine company Meredith Corporation is keeping alive streaks of 20 years and 66 years via the announcement of its latest dividend payment...
Clear Channel buys breathing room
A plan to reduce the amount of debt that will mature in 2016 will cost Clear Channel increased interest on the portion of that debt kicked down the road – and will also increase its annual interest expense. Moody’s took a look.
iHeartRadio now at 30 million registered users
iHeartRadio, Clear Channel’s app and online destination for 1,500 radio stations and music discovery, has surpassed 30 million registered users
WTOP, Federal News Radio sites back online
Hubbard Radio’s DC news websites, WTOP.com and FederalNewsRadio.com are now accessible again, following resolution
ITV buys High Noon Entertainment
ITV Studios is acquiring a controlling stake in High Noon Entertainment, which supplies more than 25 shows across 18 networks including “Cake Boss,” on...
Stocks score third weekly rise; Dow at record
Stocks rose modestly Friday as Wall Street racked up a third week of gains while considering global monetary easing and as finance ministers started...
NABOB going after federal ad dollars
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters knows how much government agencies are spending on advertising, and it
Cable organizations object to McCain bill
Both the National Cable and Telecommunications Association and the American Cable Association do not believe
New York-area AM still on the block
WRKL-AM New City NY, serving the area just to the north of the Big Apple and reaching Gotham with its secondary contour, went on...
AT&T AdWorks signs Cox Media
The agreement offers TV ad buyers access to Cox Media’s inventory through the AT&T AdWorks Television Audience Network (TAN). The advertising platform creates a...
Fox orders “Junior Masterchef”
It’s a new culinary competition series for talented kids between the ages of eight and 13 who love to cook, as part of a...
Ben and Skin to 105.3 The Fan
CBS Radio’s 105.3 The Fan in Dallas announced its new afternoon drivers are locals Ben Rogers and Jeff “Skin” Wade. The Ben and Skin...