Dish drops plans to aim Blockbuster at Netflix
Plans broke down when regulators took longer than expected with satellite transmission approvals.
“Good Morning America” beats “Today” for first time in 16 years
ABC’s GMA is beginning the new television season as the No. 1 morning show in America, topping the “Today” show. Today has been the...
Phoenix AM sold by Force to En Familia
$1.85M KIDR-AM Phoenix AZ from Force Broadcasting LLC (Harold W. Gore) to En Familia Inc. (Armando Hernandez et al). $100K escrow, balance in cash...
Albuquerque TV trio goes to LIN partner Tamer
$17.325M KASY-TV, KWBQ-TV & KRWB-TV Albuquerque-Santa Fe NM (Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Roswell NM) from ACME Television Licenses of New Mexico LLC (Douglas E. Gealey)...
Illinois DIY project being sold
Larry and Pamela Nelson are the types of broadcasters that work both sides of the street, with holdings in both the commercial and noncommercial...
Romney attack on Big Bird wasn’t new
Mitt Romney informed debate moderator Jim Lehrer that some of the funding that fills his paycheck may be in jeopardy under a Romney presidency,...
Media pros: Whatever you do, don’t run out of coffee
According to a new study, the editor/writer/media category is one of the top ten when it comes to coffee consumption, and a number of...
Modesto LPTV denied carriage on local cable system
Frank and Linda Azevedo, the licensees of KAZV-LP Modesto CA, want their channel carried on the local Charter Communications cable system – but its...
WCCC comes through on contest promise
Michele Mele of Newington, CT won a radio station contest to fix her car but her dream turned into a nightmare, until the WVIT-TV...
LaGrange Class A television sold
WJCN-CA LaGrange GA serves an area along the Georgia-Alabama border right about where the Chattahoochee River widens into West Point Lake. And soon, it...
Gannet set to hop off Dish
The broadcast wing of Gannett brings network programming to Dish Network MVPD services in 19 markets – but Dish’s AutoHop ad skipping device may...
EMF files to buy two more FM stations
A pair of contracts have surfaced at the FCC identifying religious noncom Educational Media Foundation as a buyer of FM in two western states.
In...
Senator intercedes on behalf of elapsed AM CP
A series of misfortunes conspired against the timely construction of an Elmira-area AM station – but Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) believes that the nature...
Kyle Busch apologizes to Toyota after negative rant
NASCAR racer Kyle Busch apologized 10/4 after a rant against Toyota Racing Development after subpar fuel mileage cost him a win at Dover International...
Stocks climb on economic reports
Stocks rose on Thursday, with the S&P 500 index gaining for a fourth day, after weekly data offered a positive read on the labor...