Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Big Bang wins last week of June

Wheel was #2, Judge Judy was #3. The battle for 4th was almost a photo finish, with Jeopardy and Two and a Half Men...

CPs sold in California State and California, Maryland

$45K AM CP Olivehurst CA from Valley Broadcasters (Carl A. Auel) to Tom F. Huth. Promissory note for full amount. CP is for Class...

New Hampshire pubcaster disaffiliates from stations

A double trio of NH television outlets – three full-power, three of the low-powered variety, are going from one non-profit entity to another, with...
Disney

Analyst sees growth parking at Disney

Wells Fargo Securities thinks Walt Disney’s stock price is poised to grow if Q2 results come in as
Money Tree

Cable organization slams Viacom

The ACA is calling on Viacom to end its DirecTV blackout, make its online programming available to those
Broadcasting Pirate

Another Miami FM bandit nabbed

A Miami DJ was running an unauthorized FM station on 92.7 MHz. One day, heading to his office suite, he ran into FCC agents...

VoX launches mobile ad campaign with Yahoo

VoX Communications, provider of wholesale VoIP telephone services and cloud based computing, has launched a campaign with Yahoo hyping the company's mobile VoIP app...

WYSL-AM hosts getting heat from racial remarks

Bob Savage’s News/Talk WYSL-FM Rochester, NY is drawing some national attention after conservative talkers made racially tinged remarks about an Asian-American candidate in upstate...
American Idol

Steven Tyler leaving “American Idol”–Lopez, too

After headlines were buzzing that Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson were leaving "American Idol," it was Steven Tyler who actually pulled the trigger first...

Stocks extend longest down streak since May

Stock indexes on Thursday extended their longest losing streak in nearly eight weeks as investors worried about global growth, corporate outlooks and the inability...
Julius Genachowski

Genachowski takes on Russia

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski blasted legislation advanced by the Russian legislature that he said would restrict internet freedom, and in turn stifle investment and...
Gray Television

Hot politics bring blue skies to Gray Television

A television station portfolio that includes a presence in the recall election capital of the world – Wisconsin – has put Gray Television in...
FCC

FCC turns NAB down cold on political posting stay

The FCC is just as convinced that it will prevail in court as is the NAB, it turns out, when it comes to the...
NBC

SVU up 33% vs. prior airing to rank #1 at 10

Wednesday Results: From 9-10 p.m. ET, the “America’s Got Talent” Results Show (1.9/6 in 18-49, 7.9 million viewers overall) is currently tied for the...

Petry Media, TV Media Works form “Petry Ad Works”

Petry and TV Ad Works, a multi-platform advanced advertising organization, have announced a new joint venture, Petry AdWorks. The partnership will generate ad sales...