Beasley inks pact with Big Machine
The deal follows the parameters of the Big Machine deals that have come before it – Beasley will
FTC to take longer review of Nielsen-Arbitron merger
Not long after an Arbitron investor launched a putative class action suit aimed at stopping the $1.26 billion buyout of the radio ratings company...
ACA wants FCC intervention in SSA retransmission talks
In cases where two broadcast television licensees are in an SSA or JSA in a local market, it is common
Flacco f-bomb caught on Super Bowl broadcast
During the on-field celebration immediately following the end of the Super Bowl, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco shouted
Super Bowl blackout caused from “Abnormality in the system”
Well, the big game last night was a bit odd even before the blackout. For about 30 minutes during the first
Broadcast television showing stability
As per usual in an odd-numbered year, broadcast television will suffer revenue declines due to the lack
FCC petitioned to create new Class C4 FM service
Currently, the technical parameters of a Class A FM station top out at 6 kW @ 328’. A Petition for Rulemaking from SSR
Media General flies high during Q4 2012
Traditional advertising registered a nice increase for television group Media General, and political
Future of two Maryland Public FMs in question
Delmarva Public Radio was founded a quarter century ago by Salisbury University (Maryland). But there is a very real possibility that the initial 25...
Bubba the Love Sponge found not guilty
Cox Media Group and RadioIO shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge Clem was found not guilty by jurors in the defamation trial that Compass...
Ryvicker looks for cautious optimism going into 2013
2012 ended well, but 2013 started slow. However, Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker notes that things have been picking up, and prospects
Roanoke-Lynchburg radio deal draws petition to deny
The proposed $1.025M acquisition of WLNI-FM by Mel Wheeler Inc. has met with a formal protest from
Zucker cleaning house at CNN
Jeff Zucker, the new president of CNN Worldwide, has made no secret of his intention to shake up things at the ratings-challenged news network,...
Kagan study outlines program cost drivers for MVPDs
According to SNL Kagan, the rapidly rising cost of sports rights is widely seen as the reason programming costs are also rapidly rising for...
Fox buying TV duopoly in Charlotte
Capitol Broadcasting owns and operates CW WJZY and MNT WMYT in the Charlotte NC DMA, and has