Dickey says radio must sell political better
Cumulus honcho Lew Dickey expects its 2012 political results to improve during Q4, but Q3 was disappointing, falling well short of 2010 levels. He...
Struggling stations pull Cumulus into the pro forma red
Q3 marks the point at which Cumulus closed on its merger with Citadel, and as such, raw numbers are up -- way up. However,...
CBS, Hulu sign content deal
CBS has so far held out from striking licensing arrangements with Hulu--likely because it's partially owned by Fox/News Corp., NBCU and ABC/Disney. That's about...
NBC Sports Radio adds NBA analyst
Dial Global and the NBC Sports Group say basketball veteran Stan Van Gundy is the latest to join NBC Sports Radio as a Senior...
LSU host Bobby Hebert ejected from press box
Outspoken Entercom WWL-AM New Orleans radio host and former New Orleans Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert got a little too excited and was subsequently escorted...
The last big spend: $93 million for battleground TV ads
The Obama and Romney campaigns, along with their respective Super PACs, have bought at least $93 million on ads in 11 states for nine...
Former Susquehanna exec Carlson passes
Arthur W. Carlson, longtime leader of iconic Susquehanna Radio has passed following a battle with heart ailments. RBR-TVBR extends its deepest sympathies to Mr....
FTC settlement has Walgreens paying millions
Claims made about dietary supplements sold as a store brand by Walgreens have the pharmacy in hot water. The FTC says advertising that Wal-Born products...
Done deal for Sioux Falls sixpack
Duke Wright’s Midwest Communications has closed on its acquisition of an intact six-station superduopoly cluster in Sioux Falls SD, according to brokerage firm Kalil...
Washington Post: TV great, cable grows, print sputters
The three communication businesses of The Washington Post Company posted vastly different results during Q3 2012. Broadcast television easily led the way, thanks to...
TV political spending tops $2B
Local political television spending was approaching $2B as of 10/21, and when national spot and network are added in, the spending easily clears that...
Stocks fall on payrolls, election uncertainty
Stocks ended lower on Friday, after an initial cheer for better-than-expected U.S. employment data quickly turned to setting up for the presidential election coming...
NBC: Top “Rock Center” since Sept.
Thursday Results: From 8-10:01 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "The Voice" scored a 1.3/3 in 18-49 and 3.8 million viewers overall. In total...
WVOC adds Jonathon Rush, Kelly Nash to afternoons
Clear Channel’s News Talk Sports WVOC-FM Columbia, SC says that sister station, Country WCOS-FM’s morning duo Jonathon Rush and Kelly Nash will now host...
ABC won Thursday
With its broadcast of The 46th Annual CMA Awards, ABC won Thursday night, beating out runner-up CBS by 7% in Total Viewers and by...