CBS/Entercom deal finally waved through
A double deal sending stations in Memphis TN, Cincinati OH, Austin TX and Rochester NY for a grand total of 262M has finally been...
Dial Global Digital 24/7 syndicates KPIG
Dial Global Digital 24/7 Networks and Mapleton Communications announced syndication of the legendary KPIG Radio (KPIG-FM), the award-winning Santa Cruz-Monterey, CA based station. Availability...
TargetSpot signs Nassau Broadcasting
Soundpedia and FNX Radio. Streaming media advertising company TargetSpot announced partnerships with Nassau Broadcasting Partners, Soundpedia.com and FNX Radio, bringing over 50 new stations...
GAP handles Radioactive material in Montana
Skip Weller's GAP Broadcasting, the second similarly-named group backed by Oak Tree Capital Management, is taking a Randy Michaels FM off the hands of...
PPM helping some, hurting others
Bank of America analyst Jonathan Jacoby says Arbitron's Portable People Meter (PPM) is producing higher ratings for some groups, while hurting others. You may...
Clock ticking for buyouts
A few months ago private equity buyouts were all the rage. Univision had been bought, Clear Channel and Cumulus Media announced private equity buyout...
Broadcast vet tries to checkmate dereg
Further illuminating the fuzzy lines of division when it comes to the issue of media ownership is John Rook, former DJ, program director and...
Localism, 17-year cicadas: What's the difference?
That's what Harry F. Cole and Patrick Murck of Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth are wondering. In an FCC filing, they said that localism and...
XM/Sirius gains traction, suffers attack
The Wall Street Journal says that residents of its famous financial boulevard are becoming more and more inclined to believe that the once-doubtful wedding...
Greenwood AM resold
WABG-AM Greenwood MS is headed for Stephen C. Lavere, Bennie J. Welles and William O. Luckett SPB LLC for 12K, according to documents filed...
Close encounter in Indiana
Radio One's sale of WLRX-FM Charleston IN to Bob Ausburg's WAY FM Media Group is a done deal. According to broker Greg Guy of...
New firm targets troubled private equity deals
Over the past few years, private equity firms have invested in acquisitions of quite a few radio stations. Many of those investments have been...
CC Radio's Total Traffic Network
Expands into 10 more markets. CC Radio's Total Traffic Network (CCTTN) announced that it will further expand its delivery of real-time traffic data over...
Hope rises for October outcome
A few days ago, CL King analyst Jim Boyle was predicting that October radio revenues would come in down 5% from a year ago...
ABC News Radio announces Thanksgiving programming
ABC News Radio will offer three one-hour specials for use over the Thanksgiving Holiday. The programs include: "The ABC's of Shopping for Kids: Making...