Kimball NE AM to Victor Michael

$100K KIMB-AM Kimball NE from Main Street Communications LLC (Alexander L. Creighton) to Laramie Mountain Broadcasting LLC (Victor A. Michael Jr.). Debt forgiveness.
Sold

Seller retains ties to Illinois radio trio

Wayne County Broadcasting Company’s David H. Land is selling a one-AM two-FM cluster in Fairfield IL to The Original Company – but that doesn’t...

DIRECTV hops on the bus

Passengers on a fleet of tour buses driven by Astro Travel & Tours Inc. no longer have to worry about missing out on news,...
Sold

Inner City Columbia SC FM spun off

The final brick in the Inner City bankruptcy sell-off has now been laid. WZMJ-FM Batesburg SC, serving the Columbia SC market, has been sold...
Marketron / Mediascape

Jeff Haley reorganizes Marketron

Not long after coming on board as CEO, Jeff Haley (former RAB chief) is reorganizing and streamlining the media software company. Part of the...

Stocks erase big losses

After nearly a full day in the red, stocks erased most of their losses in the last half hour of trading Wednesday. The Dow...

NABJ names 2012 Salute to Excellence Awards finalists

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced the finalists for its 2012 Salute to Excellence Awards. The competition honors work from print, television,...

Sun Broadcast Group, partners with Envision

Sun Broadcast Group announced a partnership with Envision Radio Networks, that will provide national network sales for the 15 second in-feature inventory for the...

Clark Howard joins new HLN weekday show

Clark Howard has joined the new HLN weekday show 5 to 7 p.m. with Ryan Smith and Isha Sesay. Starting Monday, 6/4, “Evening Express”...
Viacom

Viacom ups dividend

Sumner Redstone’s Viacom Inc., which provides entertainment for millions over a multitude of media platforms, is adding the sum of two-and-a-half cents to its...
CBS

Study finds CBS to be the deadliest major network

Funeralwise.com has analyzed four months worth of television and cable programming aired during 2012, and discovered that cable programs tend to have more dead...
Pandora

Pandora Q1 up 58% (audio)

For Q1 of fiscal 2013, total revenue was $80.8 million, a 58% YOY increase.  Ad revenue was $70.6 million, a 62% YOY increase.  Subscription...
Broadcast Tower

Open gate around tower leads to FCC fine

During a 12/17/10 inspection of the transmitter site of WOYK-AM York PA, FCC agents discovered a gate with a broken hasp, allowing unrestricted entry...

Clear Channel launches 99X in Cleveland

Once CBS Radio’s WKRK-FM Cleveland flipped from Alternative to Sports Talk, Clevelanders were without a true Modern Rock station, aside from the bevy of...
NBC

NBC: “Talent” wins over the “Dancing,” “Glee”

From 9-10 p.m. ET, “America’s Got Talent” (3.2/9 in 18-49, 9.3 million viewers overall) is #1 in the time period among ABC, CBS, NBC...