More details on networks TWC is culling
TWC CEO Glenn Britt threatened to drop networks with low ratings when their programming contracts expire at a conference 12/3 in New York. “If...
Talker Dana Loesch files suit against Breitbart.com
Tea party activist and Emmis-owned KFTK-FM St. Louis Conservative talker Dana Loesch sued the owner of the conservative website Breitbart.com 12/21, claiming that although...
Cartersville, GA’s WYXC gets new ownership
According to the Cartersville Daily Tribune, “News talk 1270” WYXC-AM came under new ownership 12/21 by employees John and Brandi Underwood took. They’re joined...
KOGO-FM flips from News-Talk to Rhythmic AC
This is unusual—a talk format moving to music: Clear Channel’s simulcast of its KOGO-AM San Diego has flipped to “Kiss 95.7…the Rhythm of San...
Andrew Zepeda fired from Cumulus’ WWWM-FM
Andrew Zepeda, host of “Andrew Z in the Morning” on WWWM-FM 105 (Star 105) Toledo, was fired 12/26 from the Cumulus station along with...
Wall Street herd nervous about cliff proximity
Brinksmanship is becoming standard operating procedure in Washington, and Wall Street doesn’t like it. That fact sent stocks down, and broadcast issues unfortunately followed...
Florida FM headed to East Bay Broadcasting
$300K WOYS-FM Apalachicola FL from 3G Broadcasting Inc. (Bonnie Gomes) to East Bay Broadcasting Inc. (Robert M. Allen, Lena M. Allen). $25K escrow, balance...
Boston noncom hit for accounting lapse
WGBH Educational Foundation, which operates WGBH-TV and WGBH-FM, was the recipient of grant money from a trio of funding sources, but improper tracking of...
Bonus time at Radio One
Two key executives at Urban radio specialist Radio One have been awarded 2012 bonuses by the company’s board of directors. However, there was no...
Journal expands its Knoxville radio cluster
Radio/television/newspaper triple threat Journal Broadcast Corporation already has a three-FM radio cluster in Knoxville TN, but it has just filed to expand it into...
Stocks slide with no budget pact in sight
Stocks fell on Monday in an abbreviated session, extending losses into a second day on worries that President Barack Obama and congressional leaders will...
NBC: “It’s a Wonderful Life” wins Monday
"It's a Wonderful Life" (1.5/6 in 18-49, 5.6 million viewers) ranked #1 for the night among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49,...
ABC Sunday up 22%
Opposite NBC’s Sunday Night Football (San Francisco-Seattle) and Fox’s big NFL primetime overrun into the first hour of the night, ABC’s 4-hour rebroadcast of...
Gun rights advocates want Piers Morgan deported (video)
Gun rights activists are fighting back. A petition launched 12/21 on the White House e-petition website by a user in Texas accuses Morgan
Kantar Media buys AdGooroo for upped data analysis
The integration will enhance ability of Kantar to holistically measure global digital media landscape: Kantar Media, a part of WPP, has acquired AdGooroo, a...