Saturday, May 9, 2026

PBS

Romney presidency would put CPB/PBS at risk

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that one of the cuts he’d make to the federal budget if elected would be subsidies for CPB...

Radio deals in MN, NC, NY

$700K WWWI AM & FM Brainerd MN (Baxter, Pillager MN) from Tower Broadcasting Company (James Pryor) to Red Rock Radio Corporation (Ro Grignon, Myron...

North Dakota FM headed noncom

KZZQ-FM Richardton ND is about to stop running commercials, and the buyer who will run it that way is going to pay $300K for...
BIGinsight

Getting your message to Hispanics

The Hispanic market is the fastest-growing in America, and like all markets it is full of consumers. According to BIGinsight, advertisers that want to...
Deal

Bonten teams with Esteem to double up in two California DMAs

Brokerage firm Kalil and Co. has announced a deal in which one seller has contracted with two
SBG / Sinclair Broadcast Group

Sinclair, Dish come to terms

As the deadline to renew a contract for retransmission consent between Sinclair and Dish Network approached there was a bit of saber-rattling, but in...
Sold

EMF spins silent Washington station

K-LOVE network operator Educational Media Foundation is far more often a buyer then seller, but this time around it is on the seller’s side...
U.S. Congress

Performance royalty battle may shift alliances

The uneven regimen of royalty requirements is complex, with separate rules for different distribution platforms. A Utah legislator has been working on a bill...

Stocks mostly higher; blue chips slide

U.S. equities were mixed Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average lagging behind and the other two major benchmarks managing to hold on to...
Sirius XM

Liberty ups Sirius stake to 48%

Liberty Media, in its continuing quest to take control of Sirius XM, disclosed in an SEC filing that that it has purchased another 89.97...

Twins leave ESPN Radio for KTWN-FM

The Minnesota Twins confirmed that in 2013, Twins broadcasts will jump from Hubbard’s KSTP-AM ESPN Radio to KTWN-FM, which, like the Twins, is O&O’d...
TargetSpot

TargetSpot issues multicultural digital audio studies

TargetSpot, the largest digital audio advertising network, released results of the industry's first multicultural Digital Audio studies. Conducted by Parks Associates, the reports unveil...
FOX

Haslingden to step down as at Fox Networks Group

News Corporation announced that David Haslingden, President and COO of Fox Networks Group since January 2011, has decided to step down at the end...
Nielsen

Music discovery still dominated by radio; not with teens

So says Nielsen’s Music 360 Report: Radio is still the dominant way people discover music (48%)
Envision Radio Networks

Envision Fantasy Sports 60 offers Football Draft Special

With the NFL season just around the corner, Envision Radio Networks’ Fantasy Sports 60 is offering a free  hour-long fantasy football draft special to...