Wednesday, June 24, 2026

U.S. Congress

Not much TV talk in auction hearing

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski suggested to the House Communications Subcommittee that channel repacking policy is the next
Deal

Two for one swap in Traverse City area

No cash is changing hands in a deal on the north end of Michigan’s mitt. But three FM stations are. The deal involves Northern...
Clear Channel

Clear Channel enters into content deal with new label

There’s a new player in the country music scene – rpm entertainment – and it’s building up a head of steam out of the...
Nielsen

Ad spend up 7% in Q3

This year continues to be one of growth for the U.S. advertising industry. According to a Nielsen Wire blog post, ad spend in the...
A&E Network

A&E’s Storage Wars sued by one of its stars

Dave Hester has filed a $5M lawsuit in California against Storage Wars and its producer and Original Productions, RadarOnline.com reported. Storage Wars, of course,...
Sirius XM

Who may succeed Karmazin at Sirius XM

Jim Meyer, Sirius XM's president of operations and sales, is a leading contender to replace Mel Karmazin

S&P 500, Dow end higher for 5th straight session

Stocks rose on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 index gaining for a fifth consecutive session, buoyed by optimism that Republicans and Democrats will eventually...

California reps urge FCC to preserve white spaces

A memo issued by Republican members of the House Communications Subcommittee expressed the view that spectrum left unsold for the purpose of providing a...
FCC

Television online public file deadline approaching

The FCC has sent out a reminder that full power and Class A television stations should have been populating their public files with material...
Deal

AM donated to noncom also comes with a pricetag

The Collins Family Trust is giving its KLFF-AM Arroyo Grande CA to IHR Educational Broadcasting free of charge – well, the license and other...
Nielsen

Nielsen looks at the tops in television for the year

Sporting and live events dominated when it came to wooing U.S. TV viewers in 2012, as has been the case in recent years.  Super...
Don Imus

Imus reups with Cumulus

Cumulus has extended its relationship with Don Imus and “Imus in the Morning” will continue to anchor 77 WABC’s line-up through 2015. “Imus In...

Travel Channel greenlights six

The network has greenlit production on six original, unscripted series. The new line-up of shows transports viewers to the far reaches of the world,...
FOX

Fox tops the week in young adults, teens

FOX ranked No. 1 among Adults 18-34 and Teens last week, and tied CBS as the No. 2 network among Adults 18-49 last week....
NBC

NBC wins, ties for 10 of 11 weeks in 18-49

NBC has won the primetime week of December 3-9 in adults 18-49, marking the 10th time in 11 weeks the network has ranked #1...