Friday, May 15, 2026

Eight-pack of Viacom Class As sold

$3M KGBS-CA Austin TX; KGMM-CA San Antonio TX; KMMA-CD San Luis Obispo CA; KMMC-LD San Francisco CA; KMMD-CD Salinas CA; KMMW-LD Stockton CA; KMUM-CA...
Shopping

Most women want to stick with the bricks

Savvy shoppers are well aware that there are many opportunities to buy online, and to find deals as well. But a survey says that three out of four women surveyed still prefer to go to an actual brick and mortar venue when shopping for clothing and shoes.
SBG / Sinclair Broadcast Group

Sinclair scores a Q1 touchdown

The Super Bowl was one of the reasons rapidly-expanding Sinclair Television Group was able to post better than 7% gains in same-station local revenue...
Deal

Richmond AM goes to GM

Preston Brown acquired WHAP-AM Hopewell VA back in 2007 from Mainquad Communications, but now he’s giving it away. The beneficiary: The station’s GM.
Mark Cuban

HuffPost Live content coming to cable

The Huffington Post has found a home on cable TV for its eight-month-old Internet channel, HuffPost Live. Mark Cuban's cable channel

Stocks end mostly lower but Dow gains

Stocks ended mostly lower on Friday after a report showed the economy expanded at a slower pace in the first quarter than expected and...
Files

File violation leads to consent decree

It isn’t every day that a company regulated by the FCC has a public file that is in perfect order but nonetheless manages to...
F-bomb

“FCC Seeks To Weaken Indecency Enforcement”

That’s the title of an email sent to RBR-TVBR by the content watchdogs at Morality in Media. The email was
Nexstar Broadcasting Group

Nexstar positive review seconded

Wells Fargo has already indicated it approves of Nexstar Broadcasting Group’s acquisition of Communications Corporation of America. Now the motion has been seconded by...
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB forcefully argues for injection of certainty into auctions

The National Association of Broadcasters is already on record as being unconvinced that proposed changes in midstream by the FCC’s Office of Engineering and...

Fine appeal: If at first you don’t succeed

Fail, fail again. Mt. Rushmore Broadcast was unable to get fines against some of its radio stations overturned, failed to get satisfaction from a...
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc.

Beasley writes Q1 revenue story in black ink

Radio group Beasley Broadcast Group registered nice gains in revenue and operating income, enough to offset an increase in expenses, and started 2013 off...
Deal

Objection overruled: Cox radio deals approved

Citizens for Equity in Taxation has filed a petition to deny the sale of radio stations from Cox to SummitMedia and Connoisseur Media on grounds that ultimately its members, and indeed, all citizens of the US will have to pay more taxes to make up for taxes potentially avoided by the dealing parties.
ABC

ABC strong in 10PM dramas

ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal returned for their first original telecasts in 3 weeks with dominant Adult 18-49 victories in the 9pm and 10pm...
AOL / America Online

AOL Music shutting down?

While we write this, AOL Radio, powered by Slacker, is still playing. However, the AOL Music site, which houses AOL Radio, is reportedly