CBS caps off “another terrific year”
Terrific is the way CBS Corporation Executive Chairman Sumner Redstone characterized the company’s fourth quarter results, which was highlighted by a modest increase in...
Q87.7 to premiere EDM Show in Chicago
Boston sure has its share of EDM/Dance on the radio. Now, beginning this weekend, Chicago is getting some of its own. Merlin Media’s Alternative...
Meredith eying Time Warner magazines
The magazine side of Meredith Corporation -- it also operates a television group – contains a number of titles very popular with women. And...
Lautenberg serving his last term in Senate
According to a report in the New Jersey Star-Ledger, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) will not seek re-election in 2014 – good news for Newark...
Slacker re-launches with “most complete digital music service”
Six years after launch, Slacker Radio has unveiled a new, overhauled Slacker; full of new bells and whistles to compete head-to-head with streaming radio...
Rep calls for more focus on violent media
Frank Wolf (R-VA) agrees that easy access to firearms is one of the problems that must be confronted when addressing the issue of gun...
Optimizing DR for radio, TV with e-verification
The world moves pretty fast. In the world of direct response (DR) advertising, it moves even faster. In fact, the faster, the better. That’s...
WOMC radiothon collects nearly $1M for food bank
The annual 104.3 WOMC-FM (CBS Radio) one-day radiothon, held 2/14 in Detroit, raised a whopping $930,741. The effort benefited Gleaners Community Food Bank of...
ABC scores second on Wed.
ABC earned second place on Wednesday in Adults 18-49 to Fox’s 2-hour American Idol, leading CBS with the 90-minute Survivor: Caramoan premiere by 5%...
CBS Television Distribution cancels “The Jeff Probst Show”
The "Survivor" host is the latest talker not to get a renewal, following the recent cancellation of "Ricki Lake" by Twentieth Television on 2/4....
Ordway explains his exit from WEEI
Longtime Boston sports talker Glenn Ordway has been let go, the victim of a ratings drop. Entercom's WEEI announced it has decided to part...
JAKKS Pacific, Univision pact for “El Chavo”
US toymaker JAKKS Pacific has been appointed as the North American Master Toy Licensee by Univision to manufacture, distribute and market a line of...
Ontario OR AM-FM combo splits up
$350K KSRV-AM Ontario OR from FM Idaho LLC (Wendell M. Starke) to Armstrong Radio Group Inc. (David Armstrong, Patricia Armstrong, Cortni Armstrong). $10K earnest...
Two LPTVs sold for total of $11
$10 KUVU-LP Eureka-Arcata CA (Eureka CA) from Sainte Partners II LP (Rob Castro) to Better Life Television Inc. (Ron Davis). Exercise of purchase option,...
FCC February meeting will be snoozable as advertised
We’re sure the agenda that will be considered by the five FCC commissioners on 2/20/13 will not be a snorefest for everybody – but...