Sunday, June 28, 2026

Chart

Consumer confidence surges in August

The base confidence benchmark established all the way back in 1985 is within sight.
No!

Break up the Comcast/TWC wedding, says Sinclair

The massive size of the merged entity if TWC is allowed to fold into Comcast exacerbates an already
Time Warner Cable

TWC making substantial contribution to US Treasury

Time Warner Cable has agreed to a consent decree with the FCC .
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB holds its tongue on big media mergers

The NAB can’t help wondering why the FCC treats some businesses differently than others.
Next Radio

FM on cell growth pattern continues

Citizens are figuring it out – the presence of FM radio on their cell phone is something worth having.
Cumulus

Cumulus planning to strike a wedge into the Country format

Nash Icon is more than a tweak to the Country format -- it's nothing less than an attempt to cause the
Computer

C-Suite struggling for digital grasp

Less than half of their top leaders fully understand the digital challenge.
Dollar Sign

Fine sales opportunity for I-95 broadcasters

A Brooklyn-based pasta sauce maker thinks its ingredients are a cut above what its competitors are using...
Democrat and Republican

Koch is the real thing for Democratic politicos

It is a well-known fact that political advertising begets more political advertising – one side cannot
Sold

AM station sold, with an explanation

An agreement to sell an Hispanic formatted AM station serving the Fayetteville AR market appears

CBS remains in play for Gray

Half of Gray Television’s 44 markets include a CBS affiliate, and that partnership will continue for the foreseeable future, thanks to a

“Maverick 102.7” launches in Texas

A new member of the Bryan Broadcasting family debuted over the weekend in Bryan/College, TX
Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck reached out to CNN for program deal

CNN reported that Glenn Beck's efforts to get onto more MSO lineups briefly led him to seek out help

NRG buys four in Iowa

NRG Media has agreed to purchase KFMW-FM, KOKZ-FM, KWLO-AM, and KXEL-AM, Waterloo, IA from Woodward Communications Inc
Aereo

Federal court rejects Aereo request to be a cable company

Aereo's last-ditch argument to save itself won't be given an airing in court, according to the Second Circuit