Radio deals in Sturgeon Bay WI, Liberty KY
$420K WSRG-FM Sturgeon Bay WI from Al Johnson Broadcasting (Allen J. Johnson) to Case Communications LLC (Michael Messic, Carrie Messic). $20K escrow, $390K cash...
FCC plans uneventful February Open Meeting
It’s not that there is a lack of broadcast-related activity at the FCC at the moment, it’s that they do not seem to make...
Mobile at risk on Super Bowl Sunday
Members of the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens will not be the only ones risking injury Sunday 2/3/13. Mobile devices will also be...
Media General flies high during Q4 2012
Traditional advertising registered a nice increase for television group Media General, and political
Alabama combo headed to 21st Century
No, WBZR AM & FM, a combo located to the north of the Mobile AL-Pensacola FL area, is not stuck back in the 1900’s....
Entravision re-names LER “Entravision Solutions”
Entravision Communications has changed the name of its Lotus Entravision Reps (LER) to Entravision Solutions, a national sales and marketing organization specializing in Spanish-language...
Future of two Maryland Public FMs in question
Delmarva Public Radio was founded a quarter century ago by Salisbury University (Maryland). But there is a very real possibility that the initial 25...
A look at the latest ad spend by sector
Despite moderate global growth in ad spend, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies continued to invest—and invest more—according to Nielsen’s quarterly Global AdView Pulse report....
Broadcast networks postpone settlement talks with Dish
NBC, CBS and ABC were scheduled to meet this week and try to cut an out-of court settlement path with Dish over their litigation...
Bubba the Love Sponge found not guilty
Cox Media Group and RadioIO shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge Clem was found not guilty by jurors in the defamation trial that Compass...
Stocks end lower, retreating from 5-year high
Stocks dropped on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said growth in economic activity has paused in recent months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped...
Lifetime to debut “Preachers’ Daughters”
Lifetime will premiere the provocative new family docuseries following the lives of three families for a behind-the-altar look at what happens at home after...
NRF blames Washington for dampened consumer spending
Here’s one more organization that believes the headlines which came out of Washington during the fiscal cliff struggle caused consumers to lose enthusiasm and...
TV public file download deadline is at hand
The FCC has sent out a reminder to all broadcast television stations, either full power or Class A, that the deadline for transferring public...
Ryvicker looks for cautious optimism going into 2013
2012 ended well, but 2013 started slow. However, Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker notes that things have been picking up, and prospects