Close encounter in Alice
Claro Communications Ltd., headed by Gerald Benavides, is the proud new owner of KOPY AM & FM in Alice TX, according to Media Services...
David Magnum's Price revealed
David Magnum's three-station buy in Reedsburg WI is going in the books for 1.1M, according to documents filed with the FCC. The deal, handled...
KSEV signs for PPM
Locally owned talk station KSEV-AM, owned by Dan Patrick, is the latest Houston station to sign a multi-year deal for PPM ratings from Arbitron....
Objections overruled
Citizens objecting to the airing of allegedly indecent material have filed to deny license renewals for stations owned by Clear Channel and Emmis. In...
Satellite radio merger on the ropes?
Bank of America analyst Jonathan Jacoby has told investment clients that his DC contacts believe that XM and Sirius have "lost momentum" in their...
Radio picks up political purchases
That's the good news. According to the Radio Advertising Bureau and Nielsen Monitor-Plus, 26.3K political spots have been bought on radio stations in the...
Close encounter in the Midwest
Kalil & Co. have chimed in with another done deal. Rolland Johnson's Three Eagles Communications has added in three markets, getting a total of...
Salem to syndicate National Geographic show
National Geographic Music & Radio (NGMR) announced a new, weekly, 2-hour radio program targeting family audiences and hosted by Boyd Matson. Produced by National...
Hedgecock gets top Flagship
Syndicated Solutions, Inc. (SSI) has entered into a joint venture with Roger Hedgecock and will begin nationally syndicating The Roger Hedgecock Show in November....
BMI royalties grew 8% for the past year
Broadcast Music Inc. said it will distribute a record 732 million bucks in royalties for its 2006-2007 fiscal year, which concluded at the end...
Bob Sievers dead at 90
For nearly 50 years, Bob Sievers was the host of "The Little Red Barn" morning show on WOWO-AM Ft. Wayne, IN, a 50kw flamethrower...
Regent and Riley continue sparing
Riley Investment Management has continued to buy stock in Regent Communications, even as it battles in two courts to try to force Regent to...
Westwood negotiations continue
Just before the Labor Day Weekend, Westwood One issued an update to shareholders on its negotiations with CBS Radio to discontinue the management agreement...
Armada grows again
Just days after buying eight stations in Kansas from the Ingstads, Armada Media has a deal to buy four more in Nebraska from NRG...
Magnum adds in central Wisconsin
Dave Magnum says he's had his eye on three stations that NRG Media has right in his backyard, and now he's cut a deal...