Broad news palette for news directors
The 2012 presidential election was the top news story for the week of 5/21-27, according to the Project for Excellence in Journalism, in part...
FCC schedules TV relocation workshop
In advance of incentive spectrum auctions, the FCC has already held a workshop providing details on how to go about sharing a television channel...
FM action in the low power zone
An application to transfer an LPFM station arrived at the FCC recently, sending the station from one religious group to another. The station provides...
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Facing budget shortfalls and the possibility of closing some of its fire companies, the city of Baltimore is considering selling advertising on fire trucks,...
Legislators boost broadcasting upon arrival of hurricane season
Members of Congress took to the floor to express their awareness of and gratitude for the vital role
FCC degrades two Class A TVs
A pair of Class A television stations located in Terrebonne-Bend, Oregon was threatened with a drop in status to the less-well-protected LPTV level. After...
End of preferred dividends heads Emmis back to court
As part of its restructuring plan, Emmis Communications is looking to save millions of dollars by not paying out dividends to preferred shareholders. The...
Live365 partners with Livio Radio for in-dash
Live365 announced partnerships with Livio Radio and Inphodrive to bring thousands of curated stations to in-dash automobile receiver units. Livio Radio and Inphodrive provide...
The Country Oldies Show announces “4’s On The Fourth”
Over the years, many of our favorite country songs only made it to number four on the charts. This Fourth of July weekend, Envision...
ABC wins the May sweep in Late-Night
During the week of May 21, 2012, which included the final 3 nights of the season leading into the Memorial Day weekend, ABC jumped...
NBC: “Talent” #1 at 10 p.m
At 10 p.m. ET, a rebroadcast of “America’s Got Talent” (1.5/5 in 18-49, 4.9 million viewers overall) finished #1 in the hour among ABC,...
“Duets” scored big with Women
From 8-10pm, ABC’s Duets beat out Fox by 15% in Adults 18-49, with the season’s final two episodes of Touch. The new ABC singing...
CBS-Goodman deal in West Palm affecting WIRK, WEAT, WPBZ
Palm Beach Broadcasting’s deal with CBS Radio to buy three local West Palm Beach stations means a switch on the dial for Palm Beach...
Noncom FM deals in Maryland, Michigan
$57K WGWS-FM St. Mary’s City MD from Calvary Baptist Church of Lexington Park Inc. (William B. Ruckman Jr.) to Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls...
LIN pulls in NewVision Television
$342.4M WIAT-TV Birmingham AL; KIMT-TV Mason City IA; KOIN-TV Portland OR; KHON-TV Honolulu HI; KHAW-TV Hilo HI; KAII-TV Wailuku HI; KSNW-TV Wichita KS; KSNC-TV...