NABOB cross-ownership objection explained
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters doesn’t see the potential for newspapers and radio stations to be combined locally as a threat to...
CBS scores seven of the week’s top 10 programs
CBS won the week in viewers with three nights of rebroadcasts including its two highest rated nights (Tuesday and Thursday) and had seven of...
Fox takes the week in 18-49, 18-34, teens
FOX’s week was highlighted by the premiere of THE FOLLOWING which was the second-highest-rated drama debut of the season on any network among Adults...
Natchez radio cluster expands
$55K WWUU-FM Washington MS from SSR Communications Inc. (Matthew Wesolowski) to First Natchez Radio Group Inc. (Marie Z. Perkins et al). $5.5K escrow, balance...
Sinclair spins out of Providence
$13.75M WLWC-TV Providence RI-New Bedford MA (New Bedford MA) frin WLWC Licensee LC, a subsidiary of Sinclair Television Group Inc. (David Smith) to OTA...
Houston low power TV sold
KVVV-LD is being sold out of bankruptcy by Lee Shubert, who has found a buyer for the Channel 15 facility. Abraham Telecasting Company is...
Big dip in consumer confidence measured
Consumer confidence readings have been trending downward, and the closely watched measurement from the Conference Board is proving to be no exception. It found...
Kagan study outlines program cost drivers for MVPDs
According to SNL Kagan, the rapidly rising cost of sports rights is widely seen as the reason programming costs are also rapidly rising for...
Price revealed for Fox Charlotte TV buy
We knew that News Corporation’s Fox Television was picking up WJZY and WMYT in the Charlotte NC DMA. Now we know how much it’s...
Noncom Midwestern FM triple play sold
Three stations on the low end of the full power spectrum are going from one non-profit to another in a deal involving near-the-border stations...
Marketers to increase social media ad spend this year
U.S. consumers spend 20% of their online time and 30% of their smartphone time on social media—accounting for a whopping 121 billion minutes each...
Fox O&O Stations to test Kris Jenner talker
The latest personality in line for a daytime talker from Fox's syndication arm is Kris Jenner, the matriarch of the Kardashian family. They plan...
Syndication One talker indicted in $10 million mortgage scam
“The Warren Ballentine Show,” syndicated in 37 markets via Radio One and Reach Media's Syndication One, is one of the highest-rated urban talk shows...
S&P 500 index snaps eight-session win streak
Stocks ended mostly lower on Monday, snapping the S&P 500's eight-session winning streak, following mixed reports on the economy. The S&P 500 slipped 2.78...
NBC: “Pro Powl” wins Sunday in all key categories
Sunday Results: Currently available fast-affiliate ratings are not time
zone-adjusted and typically understate live NFL telecasts.
* In time zone-adjusted metered-market results, NBC Sports'
coverage of the...