Thursday, June 18, 2026

Radio stations change hands news Mobile AL, Saginaw MI

$325K WBZE-AM Robertsdale AL/WBZR-FM Atmore AL from Gulf Coast Broadcasting Company Inc. (R. Lee Hagan) to 21st Century Broadcasting Inc. (Norma Jean Lewis, Bryan...

Fox doubles down on Charlotte

$18M WJZY-TV & WMYT-TV Charlotte-Gastonia NC-Rock Hill SC (Belmont NC, Rock Hill SC) from WJZY TV Inc./WMYT Inc., subsidiaries of Capitol Broadcasting Company Inc....
U.S. Congress

Judiciary gun violence hearing witnesses announced

The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to hold its second hearing on firearms in the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy – and the...
Zenith Optimedia

ZenithOptimedia releases New Media Forecast

The new report identifies the top 19 digital markets across the globe, ranked according to a combination of absolute size and percentage of total...
FOX Networks

Fox prime time schedule looks stable

Two Fox programs have been canceled and another is in its final season. Meanwhile, five have been renewed and four more are certain to...
Sold

Pamal spins off a Massachusetts AM

An AM standalone serving a portion of Massachusetts to the north of Springfield had been sold. Class D WPNI-AM 1430 in Amherst, Mass., has been sold...

The “Scion Story” branding effort adds new TV spots (video)

The real lives of five young entrepreneurs form the backbone of Scion's newest national campaign, "Make Every Second Count," have launched at  www.scion.com and...
Dial Global

Dial Global reorganizes top management

Dial Global has changed its executive management structure to a more traditional, single CEO structure.  Co-CEO Spencer Brown has been named the company’s sole...

2Day FM DJ back on the air after nurse death

One of the DJs at the center of the royal hoax call scandal that led to the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha was back...
YouTube

Google to launch YouTube channel in the UK

Google has signed a deal with the U.K.'s Freesat to launch a standalone YouTube TV channel. Customers of the satellite TV operator will soon...

ACN creatives launch “Universal Comedy Network”

The former team of Comedy prep service American Comedy Network (ACN) announced the immediate launch of Universal Comedy Network (UCN). ACN was shuttered by...

Dow posts weekly loss; S&P, Nasdaq extend streak

Stocks ended higher on Friday following strong trade data, though the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a weekly decline and snapped a five-week winning...

Eagle Comm. signs vCreative PPO for production workflow

Eagle Communications, with O&Os 28 radio stations in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, (and 30 cable systems in Kansas and Colorado), has inked a deal...

Stitcher Radio adds “Topic Search” feature to app

Stitcher, provider of on-demand news, entertainment, sports and talk radio, released a major update to its Stitcher Radio App for iPhone, iPad and iPod...

Florida rolls out new tourism campaign

Florida is rolling out new a new advertising campaign with the slogan "Must be the sun." The ads are aimed at northerners dreaming about...