Gray increases Q4 guidance
Political cash was coming in at a fast and furious pace during the final weeks of the 2012 election season for stations in the...
Salem brings in more cash
Religious specialist Salem Communications used its radio platform and related assets to outperform the radio industry as a whole in terms of net revenue...
Abacast allowed patent for ad and song insertion
Abacast, provider of digital radio streaming and monetization software and services, announced the allowance by the US Patent and Trademark Office of a patent...
CC St. Louis debuts Wild 104.9
Wild 104.9 (KBWX-FM) is the area’s new rhythmic CHR station playing 5000 songs in a row. Urban heritage station, Majic 104.9 (KMJM-FM) has changed...
Holiday music channels launching on SiriusXM
Its holiday music lineup features seven commercial-free specialty channels celebrating the holiday season. They’ll offer a variety of traditional holiday songs, classical Christmas carols,...
ABC posted across-the-board increases
Despite facing increased competition week to week from a special 2-hour The Voice on NBC, ABC posted across-the-board increases with its Wednesday line up. ...
NBC: Record rating for “Chicago Fire”
Note that the time-period high for "The Voice" should exclude sports.
Wednesday Results: NBC wins Wednesday night in 18-49, as "Chicago Fire" hits a series...
Noncom FM trading: Two deals, four stations, no cash
N/A WHPA-FM CP Macomb IL from Cornerstone Community Radio Inc. (Richard Van Zandt) to H.O.P.E. Broadcasting Corporation (Kim A. Kimkeman et al). Gift. CP...
Trinity buys in Quad Cities
$1.125M WMWC-TV Daveport IA-Rock Island-Moline IL (Galesburg IL) from Northwest Television Inc. (Bruce E. Fox) to Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana Inc. (Paul...
Meredith announces dividend, raises outlook
Shareholders of record should find a little something extra in their bank account from a 12/14/12 dividend distribution from television and magazine company Meredith...
Class A TV station demonstrates how to handle FCC inquiry
As we’ve been reporting all year, the FCC has been targeting Class A stations that have been falling short of their reporting requirements and...
LIN flies high on political gains
With political spending increasing by almost nine times, LIN TV Corporation would have been hard-pressed to produce a negative Q3 2012 result. It didn’t...
Vermont broadcaster spins one to buy two
Bruce A. James’ Vermont Broadcast Associates Inc. is selling WQJQ-FM Barton VT, and in another deal, is buying WIKE-AM Newport VT and WMOO-FM Derby...
Sirius XM’s Maffei: New CEO may take six months to find
Sirius XM is likely to end the year without naming its next CEO, according to Liberty Media Corp CEO Greg Maffei. Mel Karmazin is...
No delay yet in PPM, diary data from Sandy
Arbitron is evaluating the impact of Hurricane Sandy-related power outages on its sample and in-tab performance in PPM and diary markets throughout the Mid-Atlantic...