Lotus maxing out in Las Vegas
Most ceiling-grazing radio clusters use the 5-FM 3-AM configuration to get to the upper reaches of the local ownership cap – but the growing...
Barry Diller sues Alki David over BarryDriller.com
The broadcast networks aren't the only ones suing Alki David over his BarryDriller.com, an online video service in competition with Aereo, Barry Diller’s service...
Stock indexes take biggest hit since 8/2
Stocks declined Tuesday, with the S&P 500 index SPX -0.35% retreating from a four-year high as Apple shares turned lower, overtaking optimism about Europe....
FCC goes public about another public file fine
If we happened to hold a radio license, and if we also happened to have $10,000, we’d like to hang on to both. That’s...
Point-counterpoint on Nadler royalty bill
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is introducing a bill which would slap an interim performance royalty on AM and FM radio attached to their streaming content...
CBS station nailed for contest violation
A contest held by CBS Radio’s WBAV-FM in Charlotte was hampered by the failure to align pertinent dates broadcast over the air with those...
WNYC, Slate team for “Gabfest Radio”
Slate Magazine and NY Public Radio’s WNYC-AM NY are teaming up to bring Slate’s acclaimed podcasts to the radio airwaves for the first time....
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” moving to 11:35 p.m.
Capitalizing on ratings momentum, advertising demand and increased revenue potential for entertainment programming in the 11:35 p.m. time slot, ABC announced a strategic shift...
FOX topped Women 18-49
FOX dominated the first week after the Summer Olympics with wins on five of seven nights last week (Monday through Friday), thanks to the...
ABC’s Bachelor Pad grew 18%
Monday: From 8-10pm, opposite NBC’s Olympic-promoted 2-hour debut of Stars Earn Stripes and Fox’s series debut of Hotel Hell and an original Hell’s Kitchen,...
NBC ranks #1 in total viewers for the week
Led by the week’s #1 telecast in adults 18-49, the Colts-Steelers “Sunday Night Football” NFL preseason game, and the #1 show in total viewers,...
Cross-ownership waivers on the FCC hot seat
The Supreme Court has elected not to hear any arguments about broadcast-print cross-ownership, and according to the FCC, that
FMs move in Bismarck, Terre Haute
$700K KKBO-FM Bismarck ND (Flasher ND) from Connoisseur Media of Bismarck LLC (Jeffrey D. Warshaw, Michael O. Driscoll) to Radio Bismarck Mandan LLC (Larry...
Newport, Nexstar and Mission deal details
$225,536,000 WIVT-TV Binghamton NY; WETM-TV Elmira-Corning NY (Elmira NY); WLMT-TV/WPTY-TV Memphis TN; WJKT-TV Jackson TN; KTVX-TV & KUCW-TV Salt Lake City UT (Salt Lake...
Americans more secure about personal finances
According to the results of a new survey, financial confidence ticked upward from its July level and is even more improved when looked at...