WOGL Radiothon raises $658,272
It was for the CBS Radio/Philadelphia Classic Hits/Oldies station’s 11th Annual 98.1 WOGL Loves Our Kids Radiothon bringing the 11 year total to over...
Glitches caused problems for social media at RNC, DNC
So says a just-released Politico article: This was the year social media was expected to transform the national conventions, similar to how it beefed...
AM deals in Rochester, New Orleans
$450K WYLF-AM Rochester NY (Penn Yan NY). 100% of MB Communications Inc. from Russell S. Kimble to Jeffrey Pearce. $50K deposit, $400K note.
$200K...
Study shows where the frugal shoppers are
A new study attempts to link consumer frugality with the use of coupons, and comes up with the somewhat surprising result that coupon use...
Judge says TWC can import Nexstar signals to other DMAs
Time Warner Cable is a frequent blackout inciter when it comes to retransmission consent negotiations – and to get around that, it has
EMF prunes its portfolio
A small between-market FM in California is on its way to a new owner for a very nominal price – exiting the large portfolio...
Travel Channel greenlights three for primetime
Three new original unscripted series that have been greenlit: “Edge Of America,” showcasing travel and entertainment investigative journalist Geoff Edgers’ wild cross-country ride across...
Nexstar re-ups with CBS for eight affiliates
Nexstar Broadcasting Group has entered into long-term agreements through December 2018 with CBS for eight O&O stations. The Nexstar-owned CBS-affiliated stations include KLBK in...
60%+ of TV viewers concurrently using social media
And it’s likely during the commercial breaks: Television technology firm Ericsson released the statistic that, on a weekly basis, 62% of consumers use social...
Pandora August numbers up 70% from last year
Pandora's latest metrics for August show listener hours were 1.16 billion, an increase of 70% from 682 million during the same period last year....
Stocks edge up, end at multi-year highs
Stocks finished higher Friday, with the benchmark indexes posting gains for the week and closing at their highest levels in years after August jobs...
Nielsen: DNC finishes big
An estimated 35.7 million people watched the third and final night of the 2012 Democratic National Convention on Thursday, September 6. The closing night...
Genachowski holds forth on TV spectrum auction
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is pleased that his colleagues have a detailed document on spectrum auctions in their hands for consideration prior to a...
Incentive auctions on the tentative FCC September agenda
After word got out that the FCC commissioners were looking at an NPRM on incentive auctions designed to repurpose television spectrum for mobile broadband,...
Big college conference deal for ESPN, Fox Sports
The Big 12 college sports conference has inked a deal with the two aforementioned networks reported to be worth $2.6B over the life of...