Saturday, May 9, 2026

Microsoft to build online news operation

Microsoft is launching its own news operation as part of its revamped MSN website when Windows 8 launches later this month. MSN will mostly...

Stocks finish mostly higher; Nasdaq falls

Stocks closed mostly higher Monday, buoyed by better-than-expected data on manufacturing as traders digested Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments on monetary policy, but the...

More reaction to spectrum auction NPRM

The FCC’s kick-off of the landmark spectrum auction notice of planned rule making had many in Washington talking – and here’s what a few...
FCC

Caved-in man cave contest leads to NVT consent decree

New Vision Television’s CBS KOIN-TV in Portland OR believes circumstances dictated that a contest in which the lucky winner was to receive a man...
Clear Channel

Clear Channel fends off CBS to hang on to Cleveland Indians

According to multiple sources in Cleveland, the team’s radio play-by-play will remain on the AM dial, staying with Clear Channel’s WTAM-AM, where it’s been...

RLTV to premiere “Money matters with Jean Chatzky”

Here’s RLTV's (Retirement Living Television) new partnership with NBC News to produce a new personal finance series targeting the boomer demo, Money Matters with...
Envision Radio Networks

American Biker Minute celebrates 20 Years of Biketoberfest

Envision Radio Networks’ American Biker Minute is tuning up the bike and heading back to Florida to soak up the Daytona Beach sun at...
ABC

ABC’s Sunday opens strong

Based on Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings: With a series re-cap of Once Upon a Time, leading into its sophomore season premiere,...
FOX

FOX Sunday ratings highlights

FOX’s ANIMATION DOMINATION premieres ranked #2 last night among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers and Adults 18-34 and won the night among Teens. THE SIMPSONS was...
NBC

NBC: Best week 4 NFL prime overnights in 16 years

Sunday Results: Currently available fast-affiliate ratings are not time zone-adjusted and typically understate live NFL telecasts.  Despite that, NBC is currently #1 for the...
Mark Masters

Masters replaces Savage with Jerry Doyle

Here’s the “October Surprise” we heard about after Michael Savage won his suit and left TRN.
Nielsen

Nielsen Online Campaign Ratings debuts

ESPN, Facebook, GroupM, Hulu and Unilever among first users: Nielsen announced a major step forward for cross-platform advertising measurement. According to the latest Nielsen Cross-Platform...

Arby’s unveils “Slicing up the Truth About Freshness”

It’s a brand re-launch and new campaign that celebrates Arby's rich heritage in freshly slicing meat in their restaurants every day for nearly 50...

Inspiration Time, EMF peddle noncom FMs

$75K WYVL-FM Youngsville PA from Inspiration Time Inc. (Edward L. Mattson) to Calvary Chapel of Russell (Jeffrey York et al). Note, with $1.5K delivered...

News-Press picks up Smith’s Santa Barbara TV

$14.25M KEYT-TV Santa Barbara CA from Smith Medias License Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Smith Media LLC (Ian Guthrie et al) to NPG of...