Emily & Jef – The Real Deal, Bachelorette Ratings Are UP!
Getting through the three hour finale of The Bachelorette was a bit like completing a triathlon of the following 3 events: (1) Understanding this...
Gripes of Wrath: Few complaining about indecency
In an era when a handful of motivated media watchdogs can inspire thousands of their followers to complain to the FCC, you may think...
DC Circuit refuses to stay online political posting
The requirement that broadcast television stations post details of political advertising transactions in their online files will kick off 8/2/12 as scheduled, says the...
FCC green lights protested Texas transaction
Neither “gross incompetence” nor “wanton disregard of … disclosure requirements” shall stay a $100K Texas deal from its appointed FCC approval, despite two petitions...
NABOB seeking federal advertising dollars
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters can cite two presidents who have ordered the government to do business with
Aereo CEO plans pricing changes, expansion
Aereo is shaking up the broadcast TV industry with a service that streams live television through the Internet to smartphones, tablets and other devices...
“The Office” scores highest 18-49 since May
Thursday Results: At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "The Office" averaged a 0.7/2 in 18-49 and 2.6 million viewers overall. Pending updates,...
ABC dominates with top-rated Thursday
ABC won Thursday night by wide margins in Adults 18-49, beating out CBS by 12%, Fox by 111% and NBC by 171%. ABC was...
Beasley sees 37.3% Q2 net income jump
Beasley Broadcast Group’s Q2 net income wasup 37.3% to $3.9 million from $2.8 million a year ago. However, net revenue in Q2 fell by...
FMs in Chicago, Spokane sport equal $450K price tags
$450K WRTE-FM Chicago IL from National Museum of Mexican Art (Carlos Tortolero) to Chicago Public Media (Torey Malatia et al). $300K cash, $50K for...
Cabellero picks up low power TV collection from Viacom
$3M KGBS-CA Austin TX; KGMM-CA San Antonio TX; KMMA-CD San Luis Obispo CA; KMMC-LD San Francisco CA; KMMD-CD Salinas CA; KMMW-LD Stockton CA; KMUM-CA...
FCC pins down August agenda
As usual, the FCC will get its obligation to hold a monthly open meeting out of the way early as most of Washington tries...
Political helps Belo rise above comp results (audio)
Television group Belo Corp. was up a bit in local revenue, but a bit of a tailspin in national spot resulted in total results...
Sale of Sinclair Cincinnati TV is complicated
Sinclair Broadcast Group is buying a Cincinnati television station from Newport, and has just filed to sell the one it already has there –...
Indiana broadcaster expands radio holdings
DLC Media has a pair of stations serving the area between Terre Haute and Evansville and an LMA with a third. Now he’s buying...