Buffalo indy wins carriage battle with TWC
There are ten counties in the Buffalo NY DMA, but Time Warner Cable carries independent WBBZ-TV in only two of them. That’s about to...
Tupelo ABC affiliate closing its doors
Southern Broadcasting has announced that it is pulling ABC WKDH-TV from the airwaves and going out of business by the end of August 2012....
Making the case to keep ads off noncom radio
In the opinion of a contributor to theVancouverSun,Canada’s public radio system should be worried about serving the needs of listeners, not the needs of...
Clear Channel to buy WOR-AM
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment and Buckley Radio announced 8/13 that Clear Channel is buying 50-kW WOR-AM NY from
Stocks lose, then gain on Friday
Stocks erased Friday losses in readying to tally another week of gains, with disappointing Chinese trade data advancing hopes for further moves to bolster...
Tears and Betrayal on Bachelor Pad 3
The highlight of this past week’s episode is that I finally figured out who in Bachelor Pad 3 reminds me of Miss Piggy. Any...
No political plans for NAB’s Gordon Smith
Oregon Republicans may miss Gordon Smith, who carried the Republican banner into the US Senate for two terms before losing a 2008 reelection bid....
Political spending explodes in July
People in the business of influencing the vote took the total 2012 political season local broadcast spending total to date
Another artist taps radio for success
Radio helped Prince Malik put his first release on the map, and the Prince is using it prominently to kick-start sales on his second...
NBCSN: Team USA Soccer Gold Medal Match top event
The Thursday Team USA gold medal-winning soccer match against Japan drew 4.35 million viewers and had a national household rating of 2.74, the most-watched...
“Essential Public Radio” changes name in The ‘Burgh
The Pittsburgh station formerly known as Essential Public Radio (WESA-FM 90.5, formerly Duquesne University’s heritage Jazz WDUQ-FM) has made changes to its programming lineup...
Sears Auto Center launches radio, TV campaign (video)
Sears Holdings Corp. and its Sears Auto Center stores unveiled a new integrated national campaign via McGarryBowen that will showcase the brand's commitment to...
“Wipeout” #2 on Thurs night
Building on its lead-in at 9pm against the Olympics, ABC’s Wipeout ran a competitive #2 against its non-sports competition in the hour to Big...
Fox Thursday ratings
Due to local NFL pre-emptions, Fast Nationals for FOX, ABC and CBS are inflated. FOX aired back-to-back encores of RAISING HOPE at 8pm (1.1/4)...
Barrydriller.com launches in competition with Aereo; Fox sues
Alki David, FilmOn CEO, has launched Barrydriller.com, an online video service in competition with