Three radio transactions totaling $100
$100 WSJL-FM Bessemer AL from Mary V. Harris Foundation (Linda de Romanett) to Elijah Radio Inc. (Luke Rogers et al). Cash.
N/A KBEL AM-FM...
Done Double O double FM deal in SC capital
Thomas Davis is setting up house in a third rated market with the acquisition of WWNU-FM and WWNQ-FM in Columbia SC. According to brokerage...
Cumulus may return Alternative to NYC via WFME
It’s all because Radio License Holding X, LLC, the company Cumulus used to buy (closed on
All quiet on the FCC front
The first Open Meeting on the FCC calendar for 2013 will be held Thursday 1/31, the last day possible. But for broadcasters, it doesn’t...
Dish Network has an image problem
24/7 Wall Street is out with its latest most-hated company list, and Dish Network is one rung down from the top of the ladder....
Sinclair puts spin on newly-acquired Providence TV station
The acquisition of $200M worth of Four Points Media television stations by Sinclair only just made it to the finish line, and already one...
Bonneville calls for radio/newspaper combos
It is the considered belief of Bonneville International that the FCC’s upcoming proposals on the media ownership front will include very little change at...
Stocks end up on improved view of global economy
WALL STREET BUSINESS REPORT
Stocks climbed Thursday, with the S&P 500 index finishing at a five-year high, after better-than-expected Chinese exports data supported the view...
Kaley Cuoco and Shatner star in new Priceline campaign (video)
We knew they wouldn’t kill him off for good: William Shatner is getting a new Priceline commercial co-star: Kaley Cuoco of CBS' "The Big...
Fox’s The Middle up 14%
Last night FOX aired the special, STARS IN DANGER: THE HIGH DIVE (1.3/4), from 8-10pm.
Competition
Airing against less competition than usual, ABC’s The Middle (2.4/7,...
ABC wins Wednesday in 18-49
As each of its series grew over their most recent original telecasts in early December, ABC won Wednesday night in Adults 18-49 over original...
Rural Media Group names new programs
Rural Media Group, which owns and operates the world’s largest portfolio of rural media content, announced its new programming line up across its three...
Media is part of the conversation on guns, violence
Vice President Joe Biden is leading the White House effort on gun control and related matters in the wake of the shootings at Sandy...
The call is out for a woman in the FCC chair
The Women’s Media Center has started a petition asking President Barack Obama to appoint a woman as FCC Chair in the event that current...
Advertiser’s loud TV ads allowed to continue
This is a don’t try this at home story – the “shouting” style of ads being used by retailer Havey Norman have drawn complaints,...