Chicago Cubs to renegotiate TV rights with WGN
Officials confirmed 2/18 that the team plans to begin renegotiating its broadcast rights agreement with WGN-TV, putting nearly half of its televised games in...
JBS to sell off three LPTVs in Virginia
Newport News, VA- based JBS (Jacobs Broadcasting System) is selling off three locally-based LPTVs to pay back defrauded investors, creditors and debt. Samuel B...
Jerry Doyle to headline at “Babylon 5”
Talk Radio Network Enterprises’ Jerry Doyle host of The Jerry Doyle Show has been named as featured guest at the 2013 Phoenix Comicon event...
Prime time scorecard: NBC
Seven programs on the Peacock Network are virtual locks to make it to the end of the 2012-2013 television season in May, according to...
Reps on board with Local Radio Freedom Act
Mike Conaway (R-TX) and Gene Green (D-TX) are the driving forces behind LRFA, a bill that would oppose any attempt to in any way...
AFA buys in Winchester
$1.1M WTRM-FM Winchester VA from Timber Ridge Ministries (Theodore Richard Choy) to American Family Association Inc. (Timoty B. Wildmon). $100K down payment, balance in...
NBC: SNL in the 90’s scores well in 18-49
Sunday Results: From 9-11 p.m. ET, "Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation" (1.4/3 in 18-49, 4.0 million viewers overall) scored NBC's...
Swapping one AM brings translator help for another
Victoria Radioworks owns and operates KNAL-AM, and San Antonio Radioworks owns and operates KMFR-AM Pearsall TX. It is going to swap the Pearsall station...
FOX News Channel signs Herman Cain
FNC has tapped the former Republican presidential candidate, businessman, author and columnist as a contributor, announced Bill Shine, Executive Vice President of Programming. Cain...
TargetSpot signs six new streams
TargetSpot, the largest Digital Audio advertising network, says it will deliver in-stream audio ads for six new partners – Songza, Radionomy, just hear !t,...
AMC Networks high value could mean a sale
The Dolan Family’s AMC properties might be a strong acquisition target by the likes of Comcast, News Corp. and CBS Corp., due to its...
Deloitte consumer spending index continues to skid
For the third consecutive month, pressures on consumers are resulting in projections that they will be keeping a tighter grip on their wallets. Although...
Another big sticker for Class A TV
This time the DMA is San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, where OTA Broadcasting is expanding its holdings in the television space with the acquisition of KAXT-CD....
NAB applauds reintroduction of Local Radio Freedom Act
Mike Conaway (R-TX) and Gene Green (D-TX) have put the Local Radio Freedom Act back in play on Capitol Hill. The measure “…would oppose...
BBC journalists strike over job cuts
A strike by BBC journalists has disrupted programs including the flagship Today on Radio 4. TV news was also hit by the 24-hour walkout...