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February 11, 2019
Report Says Cox Media Group In Talks To Sell TV Stations To Apollo Global Management
The news, reported first by CNBC, that private equity firm APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC is close to a deal to buy COX MEDIA GROUP's TV stations for about $3 billion is raising speculation about the fate of COX's radio stations and newspapers. The … more »
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February 5, 2019
Joan Esposito Gets Afternoon Slot At WCPT/Chicago
JOAN ESPOSITO has officially been named afternoon host at NEWSWEB News-Talk WCPT-A/CHICAGO, reports ROBERTFEDER.COM. ESPOSITO, a former TV news anchor at crosstown NBC O&O WMAQ-TV (NBC 5), ABC O&O WLS-TV (ABC 7), and TRIBUNE independent WGN-TV, … more »
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October 3, 2018
Simmons Research News Media Trust Index Shows Americans Have Low Trust In News Sources
SIMMONS RESEARCH has released its News Media Trust Index, ranking 38 news sources by the public's level of trust in them, and the results indicate that the public's trust in news organizations is down to 40%, a figure SIMMONS said is "a … more »
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June 19, 2018
RTDNA Announces National Murrow Award Winners For 2018
The RADIO TELEVISION DIGITAL NEWS ASSOCIATION (RTDNA) has announced the winners of the 2018 national EDWARD R. MURROW Awards. CBS NEWS RADIO took home the Overall Excellence award for network radio, with HUBBARD News WTOP/WASHINGTON willing the Overall … more »
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May 22, 2018
Jeff Hill Named VP/Sales At Cumulus/Chicago
TRIBUNE MEDIA News-Talk WGN-A/CHICAGO Director of Sales JEFF HILL is joining the crosstown CUMULUS cluster as VP/Sales. The CUMULUS cluster includes News-Talk WLS-A, Classic Hits WLS-F, and Alternative WKQX. HILL served as LSM for WLS-A and … more »
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May 21, 2018
FCC Establishes Pleading Cycle For Sinclair-Tribune Amendments
The FCC's Media Bureau has established a consolidated pleading cycle for the divestiture amendments filed in APRIL and MAY to the SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP deal to buy TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY. Petitions to deny the deal are now due JUNE 20th, with … more »
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April 24, 2018
Sinclair Revises TV Spinoff Plans For Tribune Deal, Announces Deals For Several Stations
SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP has revised its plan to sell off or spin into shell companies several TV stations in order to ease approval of its deal to buy the TRIBUNE MEDIA stations. The new plan has SINCLAIR spinning off TRIBUNE CW affiliate KPLR-TV/ST. … more »
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April 9, 2018
NAB Show Underway In Las Vegas
By PERRY MICHAEL SIMON in LAS VEGAS: After a weekend of mostly engineering and technical sessions, the somewhat downsized NAB SHOW had its official opening MONDAY morning (4/9) in LAS VEGAS with an opening ceremony emceed by BEASLEY MEDIA GROUP CEO and … more »
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March 7, 2018
Sinclair Changes Mind On Harrisburg TV Stations, Now Plans To Sell One And Keep The Other
In another amendment to its proposed deal to buy TRIBUNE MEDIA, SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP has changed its plan to try to get a waiver to own two of the top four stations in the HARRISBURG-LANCASTER-LEBANON-YORK market and now says it will sell one of the … more »
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February 21, 2018
Sinclair Lists Stations To Be Placed In Divestiture Trust As Approval Of Tribune Deal Pends
SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP has proposed placing 23 TV stations into a trust headed by broker RICHARD A. FOREMAN to help smooth over the regulatory bumps towards approval of its proposed acquisition of TRIBUNE MEDIA. The deal will be contingent on … more »