Merlin Media enters LMA with WLFM-LP
Merlin Media has entered into an LMA with WLFM, LLC to program and sell advertising on WLFM-LP (87.7 FM, Chicago) effective 4/30. WLFM-LP is...
Two deals for three Birach Michigan AMs
$1.45M WSDS-AM Ann Arbor MI (Salem Township MI) from Birach Broadcasting Corporation (Sima Birach) to Vazquez Broadcasting Corporation) (Baudelio Vazquez). $20K deposit, $1.43M note....
Seaside LPTV CP headed for new owner
W14DK-D is licensed to be constructed at Dagsboro, a community a few miles in from the Atlantic Ocean shoreline in the southern portion of...
Verizon competitor protests AWS purchase
T-Mobile wonders why telco giant Verizon needs to acquire AWS spectrum from a consortium of cable companies – it says that Verizon isn’t even...
Television advocacy applauds Copps comments on spectrum
Former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps is open to providing more spectrum for the purpose of expanding access to broadband – but he is also...
Grupo Radio Centro expands revenue
The results are measured in pesos, not dollars, by Mexican broadcaster Grupo Radio Centro, but being in the black is great regardless of the...
YouTube debuts Google AdWords for video
In a post this week on the YouTube blog, Baljeet Singh (group product manager) introduced Google AdWords for video. Up to now, YouTube has...
Ryan Seacrest re-ups with American Idol
Fox announced the terms call for him to receive $30 million to stay on with the Simon Fuller-produced show for two more seasons. Seacrest,...
Rush Limbaugh still tops, says Talkers
El Rushbo hasn’t lost any cred with the radio biz as a result of the Sandra Fluke fiasco. According to Talkers Magazine’s annual Heavy...
Wal-Mart cuts stock prices
A possible Wal-Mart scandal in Mexico and continued worries about European economies put downward pressure on stock prices to begin the week. The Dow...
Online filing: Senators refuse to enter 21st Century
One of the hottest broadcast topics in Washington these days has been posting information about political television advertising online. Opinions vary on the manner...
FCC upholds fine assessed to Bronx buccaneer
FCC agents traced an unauthorized 96.5 MHz FM signal in the Bronx portion of New York City back in 2008, and their subsequent investigation...
Lindsay Lohan to star in Liz Taylor biopic
Lifetime announced that Lindsay Lohan has been tapped to star as the legendary Elizabeth Taylor in the Lifetime Original Movie “Liz & Dick.” The...
Details on two Texas radio deals
$1.775M KHKX-FM/KMCM-FM & KQRX-FM Odessa-Midland TX (Odessa, Midland TX) from Townsquare Media Odessa-Midland License LLC, a subsidiary of Townsquare Media LLM (Steven Price) to...
Georgia noncom AM going commercial
Christ in You the Hope and Glory Church is a non-profit entity operating WHBS-AM Moultrie GA, serving an unrated portion of Georgia in the...