Morning shows show more Democrats
The right-leaning Media Research Center (MRC) is out with a report complaining that the morning news shows on NBC, ABC and CBS devote far...
Morgan Stanley to advise Hearst-Argyle directors
Hearst-Argyle Television announced that the Special Committee of its board of directors has retained Morgan Stanley as its financial advisor to assist them in...
Tribune studio up for sale
Since new Tribune Company director-investor Sam Zell made his billions mostly from buying and selling real estate, it is hardly surprising that the company...
AM auction set for Arbitron market #1
The FCC has set a window of October 1-5 for applicants to file for a new AM station in the New York market, specifically...
Sweeney gets Golden Mic
The Broadcasters Foundation of America will honor Anne Sweeney, co-chair Disney Media Networks and President, Disney-ABC Television Group with its 2008 Golden Mike Award....
Can Mark Cuban dance?
We'll find out soon. The guy who became a billionaire from selling Broadcast.com to Yahoo!, then bought the Dallas Mavericks NBA team, will be...
More opposition to "white spaces" devices
Major US sports organizations have filed their opposition to allowing unlicensed wireless devices to operate in the "white spaces" of the UHF and VHF...
News Corp., NBCU online venture dubbed "Hulu"
News Corp. and NBCU's joint venture that aims to revolutionize the online video space has been named "Hulu." They've announced an open beta site...
David Lee dead at 64
His full name was David Lee Bunce, but he was known through the 1970s and '80s as David Lee, hosting middays on WKRC-AM Cincinnati....
Sirius sets day, channel for Grateful Dead Channel launch
Sirius Satellite Radio announced the launch of the highly anticipated Grateful Dead Channel. The channel will include rare and unreleased performances, original shows hosted...
Jupiter moves to the Valley
Diane Burns and her Jupiter Communications Corporation are spinning out of Dallas via the sale of KWIP-AM to Valley Broadcasting Associates. This would, of...
Armada adds eight in Kansas
Fast-growing Armada Media has a deal to buy eight stations in Western Kansas from the family of the late Bob Ingstad for 9.5 million....
Citadel spin lands at Saga
One of the stations placed in the Last Bastion Station Trust, run by broker Elliot Evers, to facilitate Citadel's acquisition of ABC Radio has...
Sweeney gets Golden Mic
The Broadcasters Foundation of America will honor Anne Sweeney, co-chair Disney Media Networks and President, Disney-ABC Television Group with its 2008 Golden Mike Award....
Can Mark Cuban dance?
We'll find out soon. The guy who became a billionaire from selling Broadcast.com to Yahoo!, then bought the Dallas Mavericks NBA team, will be...