Millions spent on TV spectrum speculation
There has been a cottage industry within the station trading universe during the past couple of years – the buying and selling of lower-profile...
Georgia FM moves in noncom deal
$1.5M WWEV-FM Cumming GA from Curriculum Development Foundation (Paul L. Walker) to War Hill Christian Fellowship Inc. (Don C. Allen et al). $75K escrow,...
Rockefeller aiming at media violence, indecency
The 113th Congress will mark the last go-around for Senate Commerce Committee Chair Jay Rockefeller (D-WV). He has laid out a typical agenda for...
Miami pirate earns the rancor of two federal agencies
Not only was a frequency bandit operating on 91.7 MHz in Miami airspace without a license, his station was producing a spurious transmission on...
Sinclair strikes again: buys Barrington group
The television stations in the new smaller market group that Sinclair Broadcast started with the acquisition of Cox Media stations will not have a...
Stocks slip at the close; up in February
Stocks on Thursday finished mildly lower after a last-minute retreat from gains that had the Dow Jones Industrial Average coming within 15 points of...
Next FCC meeting a little less broadcast-silent than usual
The big issues on the broadcast side of the FCC job description will get at least another month to percolate – it comes as...
FOX: Idol wins Wednesday
With a two hour AMERICAN IDOL, FOX won last night across all demos. AMERICAN IDOL posted a 3.8/11, down -7% from last Wednesday (NOTE:...
Gray KSNB buy enabled by FCC waiver
Gray Broadcasting asked for and received an FCC failing station waiver, enabling it to acquire KSNB-TV Superior NE and pair it up with KOLN-TV...
FCC throws several books at Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting
Public file violations carry one of the stiffest base penalties of all commonly levied by the FCC, on par with frequency piracy. When the...
Liberty Media to make decision soon on Sirius XM CEO
John Malone’s Liberty Media said it has seen strong internal and external candidates in the company's search for a CEO for Sirius XM Radio....
Tom Kent Radio Network hits 400 affiliates
The latest are Clear Channel’s AC WSRS 96.1 FM (Boston) adding “Lovin’ Life, Livin’ the 80s” to Saturday Nights 7P-Mid; Access. 1 Communications AC...
Conexión Thalia Radio Show added in key markets
Cumulus Media Networks announced that Conexión Thalia Radio Show, the popular lifestyle and music program hosted by international Latina recording artist Thalia, will launch...
Hyundai aired most effective ad of the Oscars
Ace Metrix, television and video analytics provider, has revealed the most effective ads of the Academy Awards, a list led by Korean automaker Hyundai...
Dish’s Clearwire bid may need to be upped
Dish’s last bid on the table for Clearwire was in December, offering $2.2 billion to buy 40 megahertz of prime wireless broadband spectrum from...