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...
Republicans and Democrats agree: UN should not control internet
The World Conference on International Telecommunications is to meet in December, and is expected to suggest that the United Nations take responsibility for international...
Toledo retrans/SSA battle goes to court
Raycom Media owns CBS WTOL in the Toledo market. American Spirit Media just bought Fox WUPW from LIN and entered into an SSA with...
Phoenix FM outlier moving in debt deal
Able Radio Corporation successfully fended off a challenge from Entravision as it tried to build a new FM on the outskirts of Phoenix AZ....
Slacker Radio now available on Roku
Slacker announced the launch of Slacker Radio on Roku. Slacker Radio listeners in the U.S. and Canada can now enjoy the personal radio service...
Massachusetts man charged with stealing WFNX gear
Police arrested a Lynn, MA man they caught dragging WFNX-FM Boston equipment down the street midnight Thursday, according to a police report.
Michael McNeil, 30,...
Stocks drop 6% in May; worst for DJIA in 2 years
Stocks finished the month with all three indexes off 6% or more during May. Friday's monthly payrolls data and the lowered expectations following a...
House panel tees up audio hearing
Greg Walden (R-OR), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is holding a hearing on the 68th anniversary of D-Day entitled “The...
Another FCC reform bill gets House nod
FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, H.R. 3310 has taken another step on its way from being a bill to becoming a law. By unanimous consent,...
Medical company moving into Orlando radio biz
WEUS-AM in the Orlando FL market is going into an LMA with MultiCorp International, Inc./XTend Medical Corporation. MultiCorp intends to eventually buy the station,...