NBC ties for #1 18-49
NBC has tied for #1 in adult 18-49 rating for the primetime week of November 26-December 2, marking the ninth time in 10 weeks...
“Real Science Friday” sued by NPR show
Denver radio host (Crawford Broadcasting’s KLTT-AM) and pastor Bob Enyart is being sued in New York state and federal courts by producers of NPR's...
Simpson cashes out of combo in St. Marys PA
$766,047 WKBI AM-FM St.Marys PA from Cary H. Simpson d/b/a Cameron Broadcasting Company to Laurel Media Inc. (Dennis D. Heindl, Rose Heindl). $39.5K escrow,...
FCC opens up window for diversity comments
The release in November of initial stats drawn from FCC Form 323 on the ownership of broadcast licenses has inspired the desire to put...
NAB defends JSAs
The FCC may make television stations participating in a JSA attributable to the lead operating company as part of the upcoming ownership rulemaking tied...
EMF snags Amaturo’s 92.7 LA-area trio
The three Class A FMs plying the airwaves of greater Los Angeles at 92.7 MHz are going from the Amaturo Group to Educational Media...
Corker works to counter IRFA in Senate
Ron Wyden (D-OR) is the Senate sponsor of the Internet Radio Fairness Act introduced by Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) in the House. Wyden now has...
Lincoln launches largest advertising campaign yet
In an attempt to reinvent itself, Lincoln launched the effort 12/3 in conjunction with its new 2013 MKZ sedan. As part of the multimedia...
Time Warner Cable may drop some networks
TWC CEO Glenn Britt threatened to drop networks with low ratings when their programming contracts expire to combat rising pay-television
Stocks fall on manufacturing, cliff haggling
Stocks closed lower Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending a three-day winning streak, after an unexpected downturn in manufacturing data and continued...
Further senatorial objections to any ownership dereg
Nine members of the United States Senate have collaborated on a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski objecting to easing cross-ownership restrictions, particularly given...
Dividend compendium
Apparently, ‘tis the season to divide and prosper – the litany of broadcast and other related communications companies offering dividends to their shareholders continues...
Sinclair closes on Newport deal, adds another in Rochester
Sinclair, Cox and Nexstar bought up the bulk of the Newport Television group earlier this year, and Sinclair said it has now closed on...
FTC lambastes credit repair service
A company that used radio and the internet to offer credit repair services was ordered to cease and desist by the FTC. It didn’t,...
Salem launches “Conservative Talk 94.5 FM”
Salem Communications has added another NewsTalk radio station to its stable of talk stations. “Conservative Talk 94.5 FM” in the Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina market...