FCC refers cable carriage dispute to ALJ
The FCC has determined that GSM (formerly the Game Show Network) has made enough of a showing in a dispute with Cablevision over how...
Anatomy of a studio waiver request
Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls is applying to acquire a station far away from that Idaho community, but it wants to run the station...
Woman who stalked Tampa DJs is sentenced
Patricia Immendorf, of Dunedin, FL (Tampa/St. Pete area) was sentenced to a year in the county jail and nine years’ probation after pleading no...
Local TV broadcasters’ digital political ad opportunity
Industry experts and market watchers agree: The 2012 elections promise to set new records for ad spending, with broadcast television leading the field of...
Starcom/Tapestry signs “Forefront” deal with Univision
Starcom USA and its multicultural agency Tapestry have finalized its first 2012-2013 upfront deal with Univision. It’s the largest single-agency upfront deal ever conducted...
Grey’s Anatomy top drama on Thursday
Gaining week to week in the 8 o’clock hour, against the season’s penultimate episode of Fox’s American Idol-Thurs and CBS’ comedies (season finale of...
“The Office” tops men 18-34
At 8 p.m. ET, “Community” (1.4 /5 in 18-49, 3.1 million viewers overall) is currently matching the prior week’s 18-49 rating and is equaling...
Georgia AM headed for new owner
$150K WHBS-AM Moultrie GA from Christ in You the Hope and Glory Church (Franklin Walden Jr.) to Lataurus Productions Two LLC (Warren Lee, Robert...
Gray strikes again in the low power zone
$36K W18DR-D Panama City FL from MIK LLC (Michael Dagen) to Gray Television Group (Hilton H. Howell Jr., Robert S. Prather et al). $4K...
Fox gets FCC rep waiver for MundoFox
No surprise here – stations are not supposed to be repped by their own networks, but the restrictions have been routinely waived for providers...
Cumulus has option for Ft. Collins FM foursome
We knew that Cumulus and Townsquare have a complex station sale/swap in the works involving
Vita Coco signs Texas Rangers’ Josh Hamilton for radio effort
Vita Coco, the country’s best-selling fresh coconut water brand, announced a new partnership with Texas Rangers’ Josh Hamilton. Hamilton is the Rangers’ star outfielder...
Jersey Shore talker found shot to death
South Jersey talk radio personality (Longport Media’s WOND-AM Atlantic City) April Kauffman was found fatally shot Thursday in a bedroom of her Atlantic County...
Dow breaks losing streak
Blue-chip U.S. stocks scored some minor gains Thursday, breaking a six-day streak of losses, but a drop in some big tech names devoured most...
Legislators again want to erase CPB funding
When public broadcasters slip up, there are usually calls on Capitol Hill to defund them. And when they don’t slip up, there are also...