“Office,” “Parks” hit summer highs
Thursday Results (local NFL preemption on all major networks): Pending updates, at 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “The Office” averaged a 1.0/4...
Labor Department spent stimulus funds on Obama MSNBC ads
The Labor Department paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal stimulus funds to a PR firm to run more than 100 commercials...
Arkansas cluster edges into Missouri
$200K KMAC-FM Gainesville MO from Pearson Broadcasting of Gainesville Inc. (Max H. Pearson) to KTLO LLC, a subsidiary of Mountain Lakes Broadcasting (Vilma Ward,...
Jackson MS TV getting into the American Spirit
$12M WDBD-TV & WXMS-LP Jackson MS (Jackson, Natchez MS) from Jackson Broadcasting LLC (Marc Jaromin) to WDBD License Subsidiary LLC, a subsidiary of American...
Gow doubles down on sports in Houston
The call letters of Houston sports outlet KGOW-AM aptly refer to the owner, David F. Gow. The AM will soon have an FM sister...
FTC crunches infomercial-advertised ab device
Would you believe that three minutes on Ab Circle Pro is the equivalent of a 30-minute workout and/or 100 sit-ups? The FTC didn’t, and...
Changing the lineup at Media General
Media General is well on its way to becoming a pure play television company now that most of its newspaper holdings are out the...
SBS fails to duck phone call fines
Prank calls originating on SBS radio station WSKQ-FM New York, aired there and on WZNT-FM San Juan PR, were hit with NALs for separate...
Lincoln grows in Miami with WPB émigré
WMSF-FM is currently more closely associated with the West Palm Beach market than its southern neighbor Miami, but it has plans to move to...
Amazon expands deal with NBCU Cable & New Media Distribution
The agreement adds TV shows including Parks and Recreation, Parenthood, The Starter Wife, Friday Night Lights, Heroes, Battlestar Galactica and more to Amazon’s Prime...
Townsquare Media Group acquires MOG Music Network
Townsquare has acquired the MOG Music Network business from MMN Media, and will rename the business Townsquare Media. Launched in 2008, MOG has aggregated...
Stocks take hardest hit in more than a month
Stocks finished sharply lower Thursday, with all three indexes taking their hardest hit in more than a month, after Federal Bank of St. Louis...
Comcast to carry beIN SPORT
beIN SPORT, the new independent 24-hour global network dedicated to live and exclusive coverage of the world’s best international sports, will be carried on...
CBS Sports Radio names more talent
CBS Sports Radio named a diverse roster of highly recognizable personalities to deliver the CBS Sports Minute beginning on 9/4. The sixty-second commentaries can...
Good news/bad news for CP winner
The bad news for Valleydale Broadcasting LLC is that it is being hit with a fine for failing to get a required document in...