Los Angeles Class A duo sold
$59.225M KNET-CD/KNLA-CD Los Angeles CA from Local Media TV Los Angeles LLC (Paul Koplin, Lawrence Rogow) to NRJ TV III License Company LLC, a...
Retail organization calls economy “stable yet fragile”
Consumers managed to increase spending in January by a seasonally-adjusted 0.3%, according to the latest report from the National Retail Federation. NRF noted that...
Nexstar deal makes it to the finish line
A deal with entities of the disbanding Newport Television group for stations in California has joined the register of done deals. It adds a...
Atlanta-area noncom FM moves in 7-figure deal
Religion-formatted WWEV-FM is being sold by Curriculum Development Foundation to War Hill Christian Fellowship Inc. And although the station’s primary contour falls short of...
Radio One business picked up Q4 2012
The elections helped Radio One increase its revenue during the final quarter of 2012, but it says its radio stations still would have posted...
Now Comcast won’t air ads for firearms
We recently reported the nationwide gun debate is moving to local gun shop advertising as well: Last month Time Warner Cable placed more
Gray hits record Q4, FY numbers
Gray Television’s Q4 revenue was $126.6 million, topping the previous Q4 record of $114.6 million set in 2010. Needless to say, political
Clear Channel profits in Q4, 2012
Revenues were up at Clear Channel for the Q4 based on a $50M increase over the same quarter the year prior, helping to put...
Streamline Acquires RBR-TVBR
B. Eric Rhoads, Chairman of Streamline Publishing, Inc. has announced that the company has closed on the purchase of Radio Business Report
Why I’ve Doubled Down On My Commitment to Radio
When Radio Ink turned 20 last year, I made a conscious decision to re-commit myself to radio. Though my head may be grayer, my goal has never really changed:
Stocks end up; S&P 500 at five-year high
Stocks ended higher on Tuesday, pushing the S&P 500 index to a five-year high, buoyed by a rise in deal activity and an improvement...
Emmis launches FM Sports Talker in Indy
Indianapolis' first FM sports station, 107.5 The Fan, has launched as a partial simulcast of Emmis’ ESPN
WEEI names new afternoon drive co-host
Entercom’s WEEI 93.7 FM says Mike Salk will join Michael Holley in afternoon drive, weekdays from 2-6 p.m., beginning in mid-March. Salk joins WEEI...
FCC eases EAS fine
North County Broadcasting is not getting off the hook for failing EAS equipment used for its KFSD-AM Escondido CA, but it did get a...
Done deal in Beckley WV
The Raese family’s West Virginia Radio was present in most of the state’s radio markets, but not Beckley – until now. Its acquisition of...