Toledo talker and Clear Channel part ways
Controversial libertarian talker host Brian Wilson is no longer a voice on WSPD-AM, announcing 11/13 that he had “parted ways” with Clear Channel. Details...
Hog Radio picking up an AM CP
$75K AM CP Fayetteville AR (Bethel Heights AR) from Johnson Communications Inc. (Dewey Johnson) to Hog Radio Inc. (Jay W. Bunyard, Teresa S. Bunyard)....
Salem buying Columbus OH FM from Radio One
The sale of WJKR-FM Upper Arlington OH has been filed at the FCC, a deal that will provide religious powerhouse Salem Communications with a...
Study reveals best days to shop this holiday season
The premise of the study is that the best day to schedule a shopping trip is the day with the least amount of fellow...
TV spectrum auction: Coalition of the willing formed
There are broadcasters out there who may be willing to turn in spectrum for auction, but only if the conditions are right. A new...
40% of Americans use tablets, smartphones while watching TV
According to the latest Nielsen Cross-Platform Report, Americans spent more than 34 hours per week in front of a TV set in Q2, 2012,...
NBCUniversal lays off 450
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is laying off hundreds of staff in another round of belt-tightening. The cuts will take place across the board and will affect...
Dow edges higher; broadcast stocks down
Markets had a sleep start to the week Monday, with stocks gaining just a hair — after a massive drop last week — on...
Genachowski could be eyeing FCC exit sign
The election is over, and the current administration will be around for another four years. But while that means there will not be a...
Curtis takes Eastern NC deal to the finish line
An AM-FM combo licensed to Kinston NC is now in the hands of Eastern Airwaves Inc., headed by Donald W. Curtis. According to brokerage...
Broadcasters score high on psychopath list
A publication called Barking Up the Wrong Tree has come up with the top ten careers for psychopaths, and the top ten for their...
PTC applauds Brinker on advertising policy
The Parents Television Council said that as recently as 2009 Brinker, the company behind restaurant chains Chili’s and Maggiano’s, was one of America’s worst...
Clear Channel partner glad the election is over
No matter how hot broadcast political issues get between industry trade groups and politicians on the pertinent congressional committees, they never seem to be...
NBC leads Sunday in key categories
In time zone-adjusted metered-market results, the Texans-Bears game was #1 in its time period and the #1 show of the night (excluding NFL overruns)...
ABC bests CBS in 18-49
Opposite NFL-driven Sunday competition from NBC’s Sunday Night Football (Chicago Bears-Houston Texans) and Fox’s huge overrun during the first hour of primetime (Dallas Cowboys-Philadelphia...