Florida LPTV switching ministries
$25K WGOX-LP Santa Rosa Beach FL from Harvest Ministries International (William Franklin) to Henry W. Roberts Ministries (Henry W. Roberts). Cash. LPTV station.
Reps introduce spectrum bill
A group of reps have started up a working group with a mission to free spectrum for wireless broadband – and it looks like...
Entravision’s Philip Wilkinson to resign
Entravision announced Philip Wilkinson will be resigning from his position as President and Chief Operating Officer of Entravision, effective 5/31. Wilkinson will remain a...
Not so new owner coming to AL sports FM
WYTK-FM Rogersville AL is being sold in a deal that bears a remarkable resemblance to one filed many years ago. Looks like the attempt...
NAB respectfully disagrees with FCC on political posts
Broadcasters offered what they thought was a workable compromise on posting political
FCC approves online TV files on split vote
Big Four affiliates in the top 50 Nielsen DMAs will be the guinea pigs for online public files, including political advertising data, on a...
Stocks hold winning streak to 3rd day
Stocks rose Thursday, as hopes for more stimulus from the Federal Reserve overshadowed concerns about mixed corporate earnings. The Dow Jones industrial average was...
Grassley may be relenting in FCC nominees
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has been probing the FCC’s dealings with LightSquared, and to express his displeasure with what he sees as the FCC’s...
Price revealed for Buckley Visalia FM
We knew Buckley Broadcasting had a deal to sell KIOO-FM Porterville CA, part of the Visalia CA Arbitron market, to the owner/operator of an...
FCC studies charitable fund-raising by noncoms
Pile of MoneyAs we suspected, an agenda item scheduled for the April Open Meeting was removed
Local drives Q1 gains for Belo
National advertising fell 5% during Q1 2012 for the television stations of Belo Corporation, but local was up 4%, and that was enough to...
KISS FM, WBLS-FM to “merge”
After ESPN Radio's announcement that it is leasing Emmis’ 98.7 frequency in NYC--Urban AC WRKS-FM NY (KISS FM), KISS and Inner City Broadcasting’s Urban...
Nightline downs late-night talkers again
In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night:
* In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.7/7; CBS's "Late Show...
Betty White grapples with Idol for NBC
* At 8 p.m. ET, “Betty White's Off Their Rockers” (1.6/5 in 18-49, 5.8 million viewers overall) matched its 18-49 rating of the prior...
ABC repeaters hold their own
Despite airing repeat comedies during the first 3 half-hours of the evening, ABC beat out NBC’s all-original schedule on Wednesday by strong double-digit percentage...