The Star falls as the Hot AC format is replaced with Classic Hits After 22 years, Joilet’s Star 96.7 fell on Friday morning, went “on hold,” and was replaced with the new phrase the kids are using these days and posting on social media: “6-7”. However, there is a key difference: there is a “9” in front of the “6-7”. […]
Launched in 1927, the long-running news service is a victim of budget cuts by the Paramount-owned network In a stunning decision, Paramount’s CBS News announced Friday that it was closing its radio division after 99 years, leaving nearly 700 radio stations affiliated with the network scrambling for replacements. The news impacts Audacy-owned WBBM-AM here in Chicago; the station has been […]
Marquee lands on Prime Video and Hulu + Live TV; the White Sox to air ten games in The U this season With the baseball season officially starting in a week, Chicago’s baseball teams have announced additional ways fans can tune in. The Cubs’ Marquee Sports announced Wednesday it has struck a deal with Disney’s Hulu + Live TV virtual […]
Approved despite lawsuits by states, DirecTV In a historic move, the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice approved the $6.2 billion merger between Irving, Tex.-based Nexstar and McLean, Va.-based Tegna, despite a lawsuit filed by eight state attorneys general and DirecTV. The deal officially closed Thursday night. The FCC granted waivers to Nexstar despite the national ownership cap […]
New channel to air over WGCI HD-2 ; TikTok’s new life began March 13 TikTok Radio made its official move to the iHeartRadio platform on March 13, and it seems the company – which was once known as Clear Channel and earned the moniker “Cheap Channel” for its known cost-cutting and voice tracking, seems to be pouring more effort and […]
Both were journalistic legends in Chicago radio Also: Jorie Lueloff, the first female TV newscaster in Chicago, dies at 85 Chicago radio observers are mourning the loss of two huge giants who were at the top of their game from the 1960s through the 1980s. WGN Radio announced the passing of radio legend Orion Samuelson on Monday. Originally a dairy […]
“Karamo”, “Steve Wilkos” also axed In a stunning development, NBCU Syndication Studios is exiting the first-run syndication business, canceling its four remaining shows: magazine Access Hollywood, Access Live, and conflict talkers Karamo and Steve Wilkos. “NBCUniversal is making changes to our first-run syndication division to better align with the programming preferences of local stations,” said Frances Berwick, Chairman of Bravo […]
Comes after the fates of three other syndicated talk shows were decided After the cancellation of Sherri and with Kelly Clarkson retiring from the daytime grind, CBS Media Ventures renewed The Drew Barrymore Show for two more seasons, taking the show through 2028. The talk show began in September 2020, right in the middle of the pandemic. The renewal includes […]
Comes after WGN layoffs [Editor’s Note: This post was updated on March 7 at 10:30 a.m.] As reported by the Sun-Times Thursday night, Fox-owned WFLD-TV/Fox 32 parted ways with anchor Scott Schneider after a decade, and executive news producer Marissa Rubino. Schneider has co-anchored the 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. newscasts with Dawn Hasbrouck since late 2023, succeeding the now-retired […]
This time, the filing is different Atlanta-based Cumulus Radio announced it’s filing for bankruptcy again – but this time, with a different twist. The owner of WLS-AM/FM and Q101 in Chicago has reached a restructuring agreement with a group of lenders that will eliminate the remaining $600 million in debt and balance its books. To do so, the company plans […]
CBS owner outbids tech streamer Editor’s Note: This article was updated on February 27. In 1985, CNN owner Ted Turner made a hostile takeover bid to buy CBS, but the bid failed after Larry Tisch increased his ownership stake in the company, preventing CBS News and CNN from uniting. 41 years later, the two will finally get together – thanks […]
WPIX New York and KTLA Los Angeles also hit with staff cuts, drawing the attention of SAG-AFTRA Fresh off of laying off nine employees at WGN-TV Monday, Nexstar made even more cuts on Wednesday, announcing layoffs at its KTLA Los Angeles and WPIX New York (which it operates through Mission Broadcasting) KTLA laid off five on-air personnel, including longtime meteorologist […]
Sean Lewis and Ray Cortopassi among those cut on the same day four Black lawmakers announced their opposition to Tegna deal Editor’s Note: This story was updated on February 24 at 11:10 a.m. Nexstar-owned WGN-TV announced Monday night it has laid off nine on-air anchors and reporters from its Bradley Place headquarters. The biggest name laid off was WGN evening […]
Chicago-based Civil rights icon dies at 84 The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. left an incredible civil rights legacy that wouldn’t be matched in the later years of the twentieth century. The man who founded Operation PUSH in 1971 (since renamed The RainbowPUSH Coalition) to fight for a better life for Black Americans died peacefully on Tuesday morning in Chicago […]
Also: Court TV sold; Trump endorses Nexstar-Tegna deal Super Bowl LX wasn’t much to look at on the field, but it still drew a large crowd. Ratings released by Nielsen Tuesday showed the game between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks averaged a 39.4 household rating and 79 share and drew 124.9 million viewers across all platforms for NBC, […]
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