FCC won’t stop sale of Houston AM station
Heritage African-American radio outlet KCOH-AM is being transferred to a non-profit entity sure to change its format, a situation that drew informal objections from...
MTV renews “Buckwild”
MTV has picked up raunchy freshman series Buckwild for a second season. The announcement comes a day before Thursday’s season finale of the hit...
ABC’s The Taste is Up/The Bachelor Wins from 9-11pm
ABC ran a competitive second on Tuesday in Adults 18-49 to CBS’ original drama lineup, beating Fox’s 2-hour comedy block by 21% and NBC...
Fox: The Mindy Project up 12%
FOX’s Tuesday comedy block remained steady from 8-9:30pm and saw strong growth for THE MINDY PROJECT at 9:30pm last night:
· RAISING HOPE: 1.6/5, down...
Top ads of Super Bowl XLVII
Between the 108.7 million viewers and the $4 million price tag on a 30-second advertising spot, Super Bowl XLVII created the type of opportunity...
Whiplash is the destination for noncom Midwest trio
$32,200 KLXG-FM Goodland KS; KLXO-FM Beaver OK; and KLXD-FM Springfield CO from Better Public Broadcasting Association (Dennis Burton) to Whiplash Community Radio Inc. (Christopher...
Alaska low powers headed for new owner
$675K KATH-LD Juneau-Douglas AK; and KSCT-LP Sitka AK from Dan Etulain/North Star Television Network to Denali Media Southwest Corporation (William C. Behnke), a subsidiary...
Digital era may be chipping away at Valentine’s Day
Expressions of love in the middle of February give retail outlets a reason to return to the airwaves in hopes of attracting a little...
Double deal with moving parts in Chico-Redding DMA
Fasten your seatbelts for this one folks, it’s a humdinger. GOCOM Broadcasting Corporation, a television operator heretofore with assets only in Illinois, is buying...
New York market station being shopped
The sale of an AM station with a signal centered on the area just north of New York City isn’t the only option being...
Texas uses radio to lure California businesses (audio)
A new radio ad featuring Texas Governor Rick Perry aims to convince California companies to move to Texas over the new round of taxes,...
NPR launches multimedia pilot campaign
NPR launched an integrated advertising campaign in four markets this month to drive visibility and grow the number of listeners who tune in to...
Liberty Global to buy Virgin Media
John Malone's cable group, Liberty Global, has agreed to buy the UK's Virgin Media in a cash and stock deal worth $23.3 billion. Virgin...
MRC gives PPM accreditation in 18 markets
The Media Rating Council (MRC) accredited (2/5) Arbitron's AQH monthly PPM ratings data in four
Stocks rebound on tech, Dell buyout
Stocks ended broadly higher Tuesday, recouping most of the prior session's losses, as Dell's planned leveraged buyout, at a steep premium, engendered talk of...