NBC Friday primetime results
Friday Primetime Results (local NFL preemptions on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox):
Pending updates, at 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “America’s Got Talent”...
Advertising on Penn State games is steady
Pennsylvania stations on the Penn State Football Radio Network don't expect to see a loss in ad dollars as a result of the Jerry...
Fox asks for injunction on AutoHop
Fox Broadcasting has asked a California federal judge for an injunction against Dish over its ad-skipping DVR AutoHop and PrimeTime Anytime services.
The request follows...
Eric Deters gets new radio show after resignation
Radio attorney Eric Deters has found a new radio station to call home after he resigned from his job at Christian Broadcasting System’s Real...
Fisher shares with shareholders
Multimedia Fisher Communications is planning to distribute a large, one-time dividend to all shareholders in mid-October, and will institute a more-traditionally-valued dividend going forth...
Robinson expands in Roanoke-Lynchburg market
Paired rockers WZZU-FM and WZZI-FM are being sold to Todd P. Robinson’s WVJT LLC. The western Virginia stations will pair up with two other...
Stocks gain Friday on hopes for Fed easing
Fresh hopes of stimulus from both the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank buoyed U.S. stocks, the dollar and gold on Friday. The Dow...
FCC approves conditional Verizon acquisition of cable spectrum
Telecom giant Verizon has been given the FCC go-ahead to acquire spectrum from a consortium of cable companies. Although all five commissioners approved the...
FCC turns down stay request on cable broadcast viewability
The NAB and a trio of television companies were denied a stay of FCC ruling allowing the requirement that cable systems provide both an...
Court calls time-out in Comcast-Tennis Channel dispute
In a split vote, the FCC has ordered Comcast to include the Tennis Channel in basic tiers including other sports offerings such as the...
Political spending continues to mushroom
In just about two weeks, local television political advertising for the 2012 cycle grew by 15.9%, and
Erica Rose’s Thorns Come Out on Bachelor Pad 3
Woah! Crazy episode this past week. I'm going to make this relatively quick because I've got a puppy that needs to be in bed...
KHOI-FM debuts in Ames, Iowa
KHOI-FM 89.1 is a new community radio station bringing local music and news to the Ames area. Licensed to Story City, IA, the station...
FCC releases Amateur Radio study
In response to a Spring 2012 Congressional mandate, the FCC released its findings on the “Uses and Capabilities of Amateur Radio Service Communications in...
Fox Thursday night
FOX aired encores of RAISING HOPE (0.8/3), NEW GIRL (0.8/3) and GLEE (0.7/2).
Competition
ABC’s Wipeout at 8pm (1.5/5) was down -6% from last week. At...