Uptick floats all boats
We heard tales of economic doom and gloom at the end of last week, but these tales seem to have been overwhelmed by a...
Second half recovery, sure – in 2009
The Conference Board has taken the economy’s temperature, and the reading is not encouraging. "The recent decline in gas prices isn't enough to overcome...
What's a "Radio Web Site"
It takes more than slapping the word “digital” on your stationary to get into the digital business. You know who’s doing it without me naming names. Fact: Radio does not come close to being in the
Citadel receives a Moody review
Citing “on-going weakness in the company's operating performance,” Moody's Investors Service has downgraded its rating of radio group Citadel Broadcasting. Its Corporate
Nasdaq attack: SBS notified, Radio One tinkers
Who else is in danger of delisting? The last time SBS closed at or above $1.00 was June 30th, so it has already tripped the 30 trading days
Oily to bed, oily to rise
The price of a barrel of crude has a lot more to do with the mood on Wall Street than anything broadcasters can come...
Three pennies for your thoughts
Rather, Gray Television is prepared to offer three cents for each share of Common and Class A stock you own, if you owned it...
Campaigns ratify debate schedule, report funding
The campaigns of John McCain (R-AZ) and Barack Obama (D-IL) have agreed to the debate schedule put forth by the Commission on Presidential Debates....
Great results for GoodRadio.TV
Dean Goodman’s GoodRadio.TV, which specialized in small market radio clusters in the Midwest, says his group is having a great year, despite what may...
College presidents pushing lower drinking age
You can hardly find a more distinguished and respectable demographic than college and university presidents. Did you know that they are organizing to push...
Ride the bucking bronco
Communications companies did not drive Wall Street yesterday – according to the Associated Press, real estate and oil had that honor/dishonor on a topsy...
Spectrum sprinkling
Outside of Dallas, a trio of communities have banded together to upgrade communications for their fire and police departments. The first responders of Cedar...
Carlin put in perspective
The passing of George Carlin is old news, but his place in the history of broadcasting, and in the annals of American jurisprudence, will...
Political bandaid not enough for MG
While ailing newspaper classifieds are the major thorn in the side of multimedia Media General, its television division had its own problems in July. Local was down, and national was down more
Newspapers slipping as news source
Online news sources and continued growth by cable outlets are seemingly conspiring to take a bite out of newspaper uses - just over a...