Fox was tops in entertainment
While sports programming topped the week overall, FOX’s summer lineup of HELL’S KITCHEN, MASTERCHEF, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, THE CHOICE and TAKE...
Done deal in Tulsa
Journal Communications has completed a deal that takes it to five radio stations in the Tulsa OK market. KBEZ-FM Tulsa and KHTT-FM Muskogee came...
News Corporation mulling split
According to reports, News Corporation honcho Rupert Murdoch loves newsprint; some investors not so much, particularly in the wake
Senate Dems book time in Ohio
Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is being counted on by Democratic Party to hold his seat as it tries to hold on to the majority in...
Rush Limbaugh joins Merlin’s IQ 106.9 FM
El Rushbo has moved from CBS Radio’s WPHT-AM in Philly to The Fortress of Free Speech—Merlin Media’s WWIQ-FM–on 6/25. Weekdays from noon to 3...
CBS says Super Bowl is 80% sold out
CBS has sold 80% of the Super Bowl’s game inventory and is moving into the summer with a handful of spots left to sell....
Slacker launches lifestyle stations with ABC Radio
The new stations, Men's Life and Women's Life, offer Slacker listeners talk content targeted to the specific interests of men and women. Both stations...
Cox, Emmis join iHeartRadio
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment’s iHeartRadio has added 106 Cox Media Group and Emmis stations to its iHeartRadio digital platform. 86 Cox Media Group...
Deal struck for Phoenix move-in
$1,983,393.20 FM CP Phoenix AZ (Aguila AZ) from Able Radio Corporation (Stephen M. Hackerman) to Matinee Media Corporation (Bernay Box, Bonanza Capital Ltd.). Debt...
Station trio sold in Michigan’s mitt
$425,000 dollars will be spent to send a one-AM two-FM radio combo to a pair of Coynes – Sheryl and Gerald Coyne, to be...
Stocks derailed by yet more European concerns
Stocks declined Monday, denting June gains with four sessions in the month remaining, as pessimism rose about the outcome of a meeting of European...
My103.9 host “Monti” Carlo moves to mornings
Riviera Broadcasting, owner of My103.9 (KEXX-FM), announced on-air host “Monti” Carlo has moved to mornings beginning, Monday, 6/25. Phoenix listeners will now wake up...
GM moving ad dollars to smaller cable nets
General Motors agreed to spend money in the TV upfront negotiations but has come away with deals that moved its advertising out of top-tier...
MVPD nailed by FCC for EEO violations
It’s not just broadcasters who are under the FCC EEO microscope – an MVPD serving parts of Texas has just been hit with a...
Closing takes Media General closer to TV-only status
Berkshire Hathaway has closed on its acquisition of 63 daily and weekly newspapers, and that means the seller, Media General, is getting very close...