Coin merchant settles with FTC
A manufacturer of commemorative coins used television ads to sell them, but misrepresented the nature of the product and committed other infractions. It has...
Another music group gets a boost from radio
Two media are helping Camper Van Beethoven get the word out about their latest release – music magazines and a pair of influential radio...
No right to face time with commissioners
The FCC intercedes in many cases over the course of time, and of course when two parties are in
CBS Sports Radio adds new markets
Here are some new affiliation deals for Cumulus Media Networks programming. CBS Sports Radio launched 1/2 and offers around-the-clock national sports coverage and programming,...
NBC: “The Biggest Loser” grows 50%
From 7-9 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "The Biggest Loser"
(0.7/2 in 18-49, 2.2 million viewers overall) grew from its first
half-hour to its fourth...
New ANCO campaign relies on television
Federal-Mogul’s ANCO wipers brand is connecting with millions during the prime wiper selling season through a far-reaching television, digital and print campaign. ANCO wipers...
Study says “TV Everywhere” only at 17% penetration
Multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) subscribers are not rushing out to take advantage of TV Everywhere, says a study by GfK Media and reported...
California radio cluster expands
$220K KWDJ-AM & KZIQ-FM Ridgecrest CA from James and Donna Knudson to Adelman Broadcasting Inc. (Robert D. Adelman). $4K cash, $206K note less TBA...
January one of two good times to buy an appliance
The holidays are over, and it is a notoriously bad time to be trying to sell merchandise, particularly big-ticket merchandise. That’s why one consumer...
Court approves sale of Jackson MS television station
Roberts Broadcasting, which is part of a multi-faceted company trying to work its way through bankruptcy, has applied to sell WRBJ-TV to Trinity Broadcasting...
Benchmarking low power radio
2013 figures to be the year that the FCC finally gets around to clearing out a backlog of FM translator applications and kicking off...
Report: CBS Radio may go on the block
CBS Corp. CEO Les Mooves is looking to ramp up dealmaking as part of an overhaul of his old-growth media company. His first step...
Cumulus launches Country “Nash FM” in NYC
Looks like our source had it pretty close on 1/11: “I’m having a gut feeling those call letters are
Stocks end mostly up; GE leads Dow higher
Stocks gained on Friday following strong results from General Electric, though a slump for Intel weighed on the tech sector. The Dow Jones Industrial...
FCC incentive auction website open for business
If you would like to LEARN more about the incentive auction process, if you are a stakeholder in general and an interested broadcaster in...