Lincoln Financial launches comedy on Denver FM
Its KRWZ-FM Oldies format on translator K276FK 103.1 and KYGO HD-2 was blown up 10/18 for “Comedy 103.1 FM,” featuring America’s favorite comedians 24/7....
Target, Neiman Marcus partner with ABC
It’s a holiday integration with ABC’s hit series “Revenge”: In addition to unveiling their holiday collection, Target and Neiman Marcus will be the sole...
Age of Sagittarius coming for two Youngstown AMs
$150K WYCL-AM & WHTX-AM Youngstown-Warren OH (Niles, Warren OH) from Whiplash radio LLC (Christopher A. Lash) to Sagittarius Communications LLC (Nelson Cintron). $10K earnest...
Newsweek to abandon print for web-only existence
Like its sister publication, iconic magazine Newsweek will soon be available on the internet only, kissing paper, stamps and magazine racks good-bye forever.
Daily Beast’s...
Walking Dead walks just fine without Dish
There are 14M Dish subscribers out there with no access to AMC and its popular Walking Dead series. Nevertheless, the show’s initial episode for...
Newberry joins, Bustos rejoins BMI Board
Steve Newberrry, head of radio group Commonwealth Broadcasting and a leader at the NAB, has been elected to the Board of Directors of music...
Aereo expands to PCs
Barry Diller’s Aereo TV-over-Internet service is expanding availability in its first market—NYC. Aereo is still limited to residents there, but it's
PPM, Media Monitors data now available via GfK MRI Granularity Portal
It will help advertisers gain better insights in to radio's ROI: Arbitron is partnering with GfK MRI and Media Monitors to boost radio's presence...
Internet ad spend grows more than other media in first half
Advertising is on the rise around the globe and across nearly all media types, according to Nielsen’s Global AdView Pulse report. Gains in areas...
65.6 million tuned to 2nd presidential debate
An estimated 65.6 million people tuned in to watch the second debate between incumbent President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday,...
Stocks barely budge as earnings roll in
Stocks closed little changed Wednesday, as investors took in new housing data and another batch of corporate earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was...
New York’s Dick Shepard passes
Dick Shepard, an unforgettable classy New York broadcast personality from years ago, is gone. He was 90. Strongly associated with WNEW, he also had...
Donny Osmond adds stations in the US and Canada
TeshMedia Group air talent and iconic US entertainer Donny Osmond will be providing entertainment during a variety of dayparts for radio stations in a...
Copps asks NAB to counter vote suppression efforts
Former FCC Commissioner and current Common Cause member Michael Copps fired off a letter to NAB’s Gordon Smith, asking him to marshal the might...
Small TV producers threatened by closed captioning rules
A report from Crain's Chicago Business notes that there are a lot of niche and religious producers running shoestring television operations that lack the...