MN AM goes from SSA to JSA to acquisition
$500K KYES-AM St. Cloud MN (Rockville MN) from Throw Fire Project (Peter Spaniol) to Gabriel Media (Robert Rolfes). Cash. Combo with KKJM-FM. Gabriel has...
Broadcasters mention GOP senators in general, McCain in particular
A review of news transcripts on a number of electronic news outlets reveal that Republican senators get twice as many mentions as their Democratic...
TV icon Andy Griffith passes
The actor who put fictional Mayberry NC on the imaginary television map has died at age 86. Andy Griffith died where his acting career...
NRG spins Omaha outskirt trio
Dean Sorenson, Richard Chapin and other investors are picking up an AM and two FMs in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area, on condition they do...
NBC wins 4th straight night
With NBC Sports’ coverage of the “U.S. Olympic Team Trials” and “America’s Got Talent” accounting for the top five telecasts on ABC, CBS, NBC...
Univision details lineup for “Univision America”
Univision Radio has unveiled programming for its new AM radio network Univision America, which launches 7/4. The network, comprising stations in nine U.S. markets,...
The CW signs Saban Brands for kids block
Kidsco Media Ventures an affiliate of Saban Brands, will supply programming for The CW Network's five-hour, Saturday morning kids television block, allowing the company...
Dow down 9 points
U.S. blue-chip stocks finished slightly lower for the session on Monday, after data showed that U.S. manufacturing activity shrank in June for the first...
ABC takes second on Sunday
ABC took second to NBC with its Olympic Trials (Finals for Track and Field, Swimming and Women’s Gymnastics) on Sunday night in Adults 18-49,...
FTC warns advertisers off of “up to” claims
Ads claiming a benefit “up to” some number are not generally meant to be a guarantee that the number will be reached, yet, according...
MVPDs continue to annoy their customers
The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index is out, and once again MVPDs are crowding the list
Media General tightens its operations
With its newspaper division almost entirely out the door, Media General is taking its five-region organizational chart and paring it down to two, under...
NBC wins 3rd straight night Sunday
NBC is #1 Sunday night among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49, total viewers and other key categories, with the top-scoring Olympic-trials...
California pirate pays extra for not answering door
An amateur radio licensee who should have known better was nailed for running an unauthorized FM station northwest of San Francisco-Oakland. The buccaneer only...
NBC sweeps Friday half-hours with Olympic trials
NBC led Friday among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in 18-49, total viewers and all other key ratings categories with NBC Sports’ coverage of...