FTC Chair Leibowitz heading for the exit
Jon Leibowitz is exiting the Federal Trade Commission 2/15/13, ending a tour of duty that began as Commissioner September 2004 and as Chairman March...
FM sales in two Texas markets
$440K KBEY-FM Burnet TX from Two Way Communications LLC (Tim Walker) to Victory Publishing Company Ltd. (John Daniel Alvey, Merri Lee Alvey). $20K escrow,...
NRJ picks up TVs in Houston, San Francisco
$19M KUBE-TV Houston TX (Baytown TX) from TTBG LLC (David Pulido et al) to NRJ Holdings LLC (Ted Bartley, Robert Andrews et al). $1.425M...
KBB rates the best used cars
The slump that has afflicted the vehicle-dealing business, which they are just coming out of to broadcasters’ mutual benefit, has created a lack of...
Van Nuys Class A sold
NRJ Holdings has been snapping up television properties – not too long ago it filed to acquire full power stations in the Houston and...
No charges to be filed over Aussie/UK royal hoax call
UK prosecutors said 2/1 that the two Australian radio hosts who made a prank call to the hospital treating Prince William's pregnant wife Kate...
Northwestern College expands into Kansas City
Religious noncom radio group Northwestern College operates stations in six Midwestern radio markets – and now it's digging deep into its bank account to...
FCC petitioned to create new Class C4 FM service
Currently, the technical parameters of a Class A FM station top out at 6 kW @ 328’. A Petition for Rulemaking from SSR
CEA kills CNet’s role in “Best of CES” awards
The Consumer Electronics Association, operators of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) said CNet will no longer administer the “Best of CES” awards at...
DirecTV invests in video ad startup FreeWheel
Like most MVPD providers, DirecTV is making investments in their TV Everywhere services so subscribers can view the same content on tablets, smartphones and...
Stock indexes tally best January in years
Stocks fell Thursday, reducing what still proved to be a strikingly strong start to the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 49.84 points,...
Hubbard Radio receives upgrade from Moody’s
Hubbard Radio has had its Corporate Family Rating promoted from B2 to B1 by Moody’s Investors Service, based on solid operations and success in...
The Tacher Company signs Rochelle Broadcasting
Independent rep firm The Tacher Company has aligned itself with Rochelle Broadcasting as the station group’s exclusive national rep. The group operates WRHL-FM as...
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...