Legacy

There's a "Shooter" in Texas that's been successfully wrangled. Armor of God played a big role in the apprehension of this "shooter" -- a Class A FM radio station serving a medium-sized market in the Lone Star State. It's the top item of business in RBR+TVBR's TRANSACTIONS TODAY for Feb. 8, 2018. Also today: A 'Guel'-done deal for a new FM, and the sale of an AM daytimer in the Volunteer State.

With a trio of high-powered FM signals from Baja California, Mexico, an entity dedicated to the local community competes against two of the nation's biggest radio operators. In a candid conversation with RBR+TVBR, the company's VP/GM shares his thoughts on how these three stations can outperform and deliver results for its clients and owners.

In this concluding Media Information Bureau column, featured columnist Ken Benner offers more insight and advice for individuals — and media companies — who wish to call on his 55 years of experience providing service to the broadcast industry by recruiting more Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program (ABIP) certification inspectors.

A television broadcasting company all-too familiar with waging war against cable companies over retransmission fees has raised its battle flag in a challenge that has led Charter Communications to yank 11 stations from Syracuse to Spokane. In multiple markets, viewers were left scrambling to determine how to watch Super Bowl LII.

It’s a fact: Some stations have great “numbers,” but unless those numbers translate at the cash register, they may be ringing the wrong ears. How do you tell your station’s story? Do you know secrets to marketing your audience most effectively through the art form of storytelling? At the Hispanic Radio Conference, there’s a session for that.

The NAB has selected the station it will honor this year with the NAB Crystal Heritage Award. It's a station famously known for its "Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center" — in addition to top ratings for its continuous supply of news, traffic, weather and sports updates to listeners across the National Capital area.

Want to watch Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and/or How To Get Away With Murder this evening on ABC? How about a new episode of Arrow on The CW, or Will and Grace on NBC? If you're in the Texoma region near Ada, Okla., and you rely on DISH Network to get your programming, you're out of luck. That's thanks to the latest retransmission fee dispute, which involves a small broadcasting company operating in four markets — including Wichita.

In a press release posted to the company website this morning, The E.W. Scripps Co. announced it is "creating a stronger, more streamlined and higher-performing company through comprehensive restructuring and cost reductions expected to yield more than $30 million in annual cost savings." It then revealed that it plans to sell its 34 radio stations across the U.S. and has retained Tucson, Ariz.-based Kalil & Co., Inc. to handle the process.

Disruption, conflict, crisis, loss of revenue, combatting or conforming to digital media, bad attitudes, apathy and Band-Aid solutions. These are some of the most significant concerns for broadcast operations to date, notes Media Information Bureau columnist Kelly Orchard. In this column, Orchard helps busy executives answer one question they probably haven't had time to even think about.

A company best known for its conservative and Christian-themed media offerings is heading next week to Fort Lauderdale for an investor conference. Executives at Salem Media Group may wish to pray that their stock is headed not south, but north, by its Jan. 30 presentation.

The Copyright Royalty Judges have received three notices of intent to audit the 2013, 2014, and 2015 statements of account submitted by Portland, Ore.-based Alpha Media. It concerns royalty payments Alpha made pursuant to two statutory licenses. Also facing an audit: Google and Music Choice.

How to reach Hispanic consumers with the right marketing content, through the right channels -- including radio and TV -- continues to capture the attention of those in charge of where to invest their ad dollars. What are they being told with respect to how to target Latino consumers in the digital realm? A "Hispanic411" webinar from Univision and Magna Global conducted Jan. 18 could give you some important facts on what your digital dollar competitors are doing to steal money from you.

The head of the NAB Radio Department will soon conclude his day-to-day role, but will not be saying goodbye to the broadcast media industry's chief lobbying organization. John David, who holds the title of EVP of NAB Radio, will become a Senior Advisor to the NAB, effective Feb. 1.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Shari Redstone — vice-chairwoman of both CBS Corp. and Viacom — is seeking to shake up the CBS board and once again consider a reunification of the two entities controlled by Redstone through National Amusements. This, predictably, resulted in a big gain on Wall Street for Viacom's Class B shares and for CBS stock in Thursday's trading.

What is ATSC 3.0? What does it mean for the consumer, and the broadcaster? Simply put, the next-gen broadcast TV standard has the power to "drive a broadcast revenue renaissance," and that was just one of the focal points in a NATPE Miami panel discussion held Wednesday afternoon featuring several key TV executives involved in the rollout of what could be a game changer for UHF and VHF stations across the U.S.