Two deals for four WV stations
$1.25M WTCS-AM/WRLF-FM/WMMN-AM & WZST-FM Morgantown-Clarksburg-Fairmont WV (Fairmont, Westover WV) from Fairmont Broadcasting Company/Fantasia Broadcasting Inc. (Nick Fantasia) to Spectrum Radio Fairmont LLC (Alan Michaels,...
MSNBC, HLN steady as cable news ratings drop
The cable news industry was hit with another month of down ratings. Every network saw ratings drop in Q1 from 2012, a politics-heavy election...
Disney topped media companies in 2012
The diversified interests of the Walt Disney Corporation brought home more than $42B last year, eclipsing the total amassed by #2 News Corporation by...
Nexstar earns a positive review
Wells Fargo’s Marci Ryvicker has taken a fresh look at Nexstar and chatted with its key execs and likes what she sees. The short...
Proshop Radio enters Cheyenne market
Larry Proietti is setting up shop in Cheyenne WY with an AM and FM station, coming in a pair of deals with frequent trader...
One in three now listen to online radio
One in three Americans aged 12+ now listen to all forms of online radio on a weekly basis according to the new national survey...
Teens choosing online radio services over AM-FM
While terrestrial radio is still quite popular and continues to grow, Pandora and other free subscription-based Internet radio services
Dow, S&P finish at all-time closing highs
Stocks gained Tuesday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 both closing at record highs as health insurers rallied on Medicare-reimbursement news and U.S....
Witnesses set for Senate communications hearing
Not just any communications – rural communications. That’s what the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet will be discussing on Tuesday 4/9/13....
Sinclair’s Providence TV spin completed
Television group Sinclair had barely closed on its acquisition of CW WLWC-TV New Bedford MA when it filed to sell it back in January....
NABOB pushes for minority female FCC chair
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters applauded departing FCC Chair Julius Genachowski and Commissioner Robert McDowell, and then suggested that President Barack Obama...
Sinclair increases its mobility
At the moment, Sinclair broadcasts to mobile devices on only two television stations in one market, but that is about to change. Over the...
103.7 Lite FM getting new morning team
CBS Radio’s 103.7 Lite FM KVIL Dallas-Ft. Worth has a new morning team in Tony Zazza and Julie Fisk. “Zazza and Julie” will premiere...
Gatorade launches new television ad (video)
Gatorade has launched its newest television ad of 2013, “Fixation.” Following the debut of “Lightning Bolt” earlier this year, the new spot continues to...
Mixed results at SBS
Radio revenues were down but so were expenses, allowing Spanish Broadcasting Corporation to write its Q4 OIBDA number in black ink. TV was up...