Aereo wins a big round in battle with TV networks
Aereo, Barry Diller’s streaming service that allows subscribers to receive and record programs over
New owner coming to Georgia AM
$13,750 WWYZ-AM Jasper GA from Enlightenment LLC (Bart Caso) to KRMA Media Group LLC (Ava Stephen Rogers, Matthew Ervin Youngblood). $500 earnest money, balance...
The politics of picking the next FCC chair
It will be virtually impossible for President Barack Obama to pick a new chairman for the Federal Communications Commission that will please everybody with...
Lockwood strikes again with NC buy
James L. Lockwood just closed on an acquisition in the Knoxville TN DMA, and now has a pending
Gridlock increase is a positive economic sign
The amount of traffic gridlock has increased after slumping for two years. Yes, we said slumping, because less traffic is a sign of fewer...
Cumulus gets a mixed Moody’s review
Both the corporate family rating of radio group Cumulus Media and its probability of default rating slipped
NBC Sports Radio launches
And it’s no April Fools prank: The joint venture between NBC Sports Group and Dial Global went live 4/1 with a full slate of...
Metro finds better frequency for DC FM simulcast
W240BH-LP 106.3 is Metro Radio’s new simulcast of Regional Mexican La Ley, WKDV-AM Manassas, VA. W240BH is licensed to the suburban DC town of...
Rockefeller sustains the media violence drumbeat
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) has made it clear that a probe into the role of television content will be undertaken at...
15 years left for radio: A foolish prediction?
Former NPR CEO Ken Stern, who has just written a book on the current state of charities, found himself talking to Motley Fool about...
92 KQRS’ Tom Barnard to enter treatment
Legendary Twin Cities morning man Tom Barnard announced 3/29 that he’s putting himself in treatment. The Cumulus Media Classic Rock host told his listeners...
ABC ranked #1 on Thurs for 18-49
With Wife Swap, Grey’s and Scandal, ABC ranked #1 on Thursday in Adults 18-49 for the 2nd week in a row (tied with CBS’...
Miramax, Scorsese pact for TV series
Global film and television studio Miramax and Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese are developing a TV series based on the film “Gangs of New...
Lotus/Tucson station raises $94K for St. Jude
Recently, Lotus Communications’ 102.1 FM La Caliente in Tucson raised nearly $94,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during their 8th annual two-day radio-thon. ...
Barbara Walters to retire next year
The media icon plans to retire next year, ending a TV career that began more than 50 years ago and made her a trailblazer...