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...
Stock indexes end lower on cliff fears
Stocks fell Friday, denting weekly gains, after a Republican proposal to avert the fiscal cliff did not find support, reducing hopes for a budget...
Report: Apple TV sets being tested
The Central News Agency (CNA) of Taiwan reported 12/21 that initial testing of television sets for Apple has started at Chinese manufacturer Hon Hai...
WPEN, WIP sports talk switches in Philly
On 12/21 Greater Media’s WPEN-FM (97.5) in that market became the only home for the Fanatic, as Family Radio took over the 950 AM...
M&M Broadcasting sues over WNOX-FM sale
M&M, which owns Country Merle FM (WMYL-FM) and WYSH-AM in Knoxville has filed a lawsuit against the owner of WNOX-FM (Johnny Pirkle) there over...
Criminal charges being considered over 2DayFM hoax call
2Day FM Sydney Australia DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian, who made a hoax call to a hospital treating pregnant Duchess Kate, could face...