Wright expands Terre Haute radio cluster
$1.3M WBOW AM-FM Terre Haute IN from Crossroads Investments LLC (Dan T. Lacy, Mike Peterson) to Midwest Communications Inc. (Duey E. Wright). $50K escrow,...
Regional Reps signs The Montana Radio Company
Regional Reps Corp., the country’s oldest and one of the largest independent sales representatives specializing in small and medium market stations, has signed an...
A look inside YMF Media
You know that two Yucaipa funds and two Fortress funds which own the senior debt of Inner City Media won the bidding to acquire...
Close encounter south of Kansas City
The Bott family works both sides of the commercial/non-commercial divide, and it’s the latter wing that has taken possession of a CP for an...
Watchdog attacks responsibility message in alcohol ads
Alcohol Justice says that companies using the “Drink Responsibly” message in advertising their products are doing so cynically and ineffectively, using it more to...
CREW wants News Corp. stripped of its FCC licenses
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington also want hearings into the character of Rupert and James Murdoch held
Sinclair beats the Street in Q1
Television group Sinclair has closed on two multiple-station acquisitions so far in 2012. And it was also expected to have a good first quarter,...
Inner City buy puts Magic in six markets
The credit bid that is putting the bankrupt Inner City group into the portfolio of YMF Media will add 15 stations to a portfolio...
Michael Patrick Shiels returning to Michigan radio
He’ll be back on the air in the Great Lakes State 5/7 with a syndicated three-hour talker on TV as well as on radio....
Fire damages Tyler Perry studio complex in Atlanta
A four alarm fire damaged the large studio complex in southwest Atlanta on 5/2. It took over 100 firefighters and 20 trucks over an...
Wild Turkey debuts first-ever TV ad
Debuted nationally 5/1, the inaugural “Give ‘Em The Bird” spot advances the Campari America brand’s ongoing campaign that launched last year. The humorous spot...
Big expectations for NBCU at Comcast (audio)
Coming off of a big Q1 for NBCUniversal, the folks at Comcast who now run NBCU think this is just the beginning. How big...
Strong Q1 for Gray Television
A 16% revenue gain to $80.7 million in Q1 for Gray Television not only beat Wall Street expectations, but management’s own guidance of a...
NBCU beat expectations for Comcast
NBCUniversal (NBCU) posted double-digit gains in revenues and operating cash flow (OCF) in Q1, beating Wall Street expectations and helping parent Comcast post double-digit...
Looking ahead at CBS Corporation (audio)
After CBS Corporation reported record results for Q1, how are things looking for the rest of 2012 and into 2013? Here’s what CBS management...