NextMedia completes Outdoor sale to Lamar
NextMedia Group has completed the sale of NextMedia Outdoor, its outdoor advertising subsidiary, to Lamar Advertising for $145 million. With the completion of the...
A Pre-NAB Show ‘Open House’ In South Florida
A January 29 gathering at Broadcast Depot served as a preview opportunity for top engineers in over-the-air media, with representatives from four companies on hand to share their wares. One product, in particular, caught RBR+TVBR's eye: a "studio in a box" courtesy of Tieline.
How A ‘Top’ Station Shrugged At Political Dollars
This spoken-word station and its sibling are in the money by not relying on political dollars in a political town
SBS A Side Player In Chicago Translator Deal
An FM translator with excellent coverage of Chicago's North Side and western areas is set to air a HD2 channel tied to WLEY
‘The Vine’ At Threshold’s End, As A Sale Is Done
The sounds of 1960s-era Top 40 tunes will soon be gone from an AM with an FM translator serving the San Joaquin Valley city of Modesto, Calif. Threshold Communications has agreed to a sale of the facilities.
David Rehr praises Verizon, AT&T on FM-capable phones
NAB CEO David Rehr sent letters to the chief execs of Verizon Wireless and AT&T applauding the mobile phone service providers on their recent
Beasley celebrates 25 years of Country in Philly
92.5 WXTU has been a Beasley Broadcast station since it went on the air in June 1984. This Saturday, Philly’s Country Station celebrates its...
George Beasley on Medical Leave
Beasley Broadcast Group founder & CEO George Beasley is taking a medical leave of absence.
AU Sells Translators for $100k
American University sells two FM translators.
Robert Feder blasts FM News 101.1 Chicago
Robert Feder, in his Chicago Media blog, took the occasion to criticize Merlin Media’s/Randy Michaels’ FM News 101.1 (WIQI-FM) in that market…along with Erich...
Westwood One finally turns the corner
Q3 brought double-digit growth to Westwood One, with revenues up 12.1% to $88 million as the company finally experienced a recovery in both of its business segments. Metro Traffic was up more than Network Radio
DonorsChoose.org chosen for Clear Channel push
Just a few days after launching Clear Channel Communities, the media company has named DonorsChoose.org as its Q1 2012 non-profit partner. DonorsChoose.org is an...
Dial Global's Ed Schultz releases "Killer Politics"
Ed Schultz has released his latest book, “Killer Politics: How Big Money and Bad Politics Are Destroying the Great American Middle Class,” published by...
‘Radio Kingston’ Celebrates One Year In WSDG-Designed Home
With the help of WSDG — Walters-Storyk Design Group, that is — "Radio Kingston" began its broadcasting operations from the historic structure, which now houses state-of-the-art broadcast facilities. One year later, the reinvented AM with an FM booster, WKNY in Kingston, N.Y., has not only reimagined its broadcast programming but also its studios and offices.
San Luis Obispo AM to Get New Owner
El Dorado Broadcasters has sold a California coastal AM.