Benne buys in unrated Missouri territory
Benne Broadcasting already has a pair of stations serving the area of Missouri to the southwest of state capital Jefferson City and Arbitron market...
CFOs optimistic about near-term US economic growth
As we have seen so often, just as consumer optimism takes a turn for the worse, the optimism level of the business community turns...
Diet of death on TV quantified in survey
The television body count is on the way up, says the second edition of a Funeralwise.com survey of 40 programs during Fall 2012 which...
The Bachelor Visits St. Croix
There are 3 surefire ways to get the boot on any given season of The Bachelor:
(1) Complain as much as possible. Either in general...
Dial Global files to suspend SEC reporting obligations
The company filed a Form 15 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to accomplish the suspension on 2/15. After making this filing, unless otherwise...
Salisbury U. may take over WSCL-FM to save it
Delmarva Public Radio was founded a quarter century ago by Salisbury University (Maryland), but there was a good chance the school was going to...
Australian Federal Court: Streaming is separate copyright issue
The Federal Court down under has ruled that Internet simulcasts of radio programs are not broadcasts under the Copyright Act and therefore are not...
China bans ads for luxury products
Perhaps in an effort to keep its citizens content (it too is seeing a widening gap between the rich and poor), China’s ban of...
CCME debuts new country station in Tucson
Cumulus’ heritage Country station KIIM-FM is getting some competition in Arizona’s second-largest market: Clear Channel is rolling out its own Country station “Wild Country...
Banking and shopping are leading mobile activities
Broadcasters are hoping to pick up audience on mobile phones, but they can also be utilizing mobile by getting clients to take advantage of...
The Andrea Tantaros Show gets praise from affiliates
TRN Entertainment’s The Andrea Tantaros Show is gaining both station affiliations and major market praise. The nationally syndicated show airs Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to...
Second try to sell Portland ME de facto duopoly
WPXT-DT and WPME-DT have been operated in tandem by two different owners, and applications to transfer to two new licensees were filed in March...
Strong Q4 keeps radio in black for 2012
According to the latest Radio Advertising Bureau tally, radio revenues improved 4% during the fourth quarter of 2012, helping to secure a 1% gain...
CBS buys into Marc Cuban’s AXS network
CBS Corp. is taking a minority stake in AXS TV, a music-oriented cable channel owned by billionaire Mark Cuban and entertainment giant AEG. AXS...
Dow closes down for 2nd day
Stocks finished mostly higher Thursday, trading within tight ranges, as news of a host of M&A deals competed with sour economic data out of...