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  :// Another first for WTKR: NewsChannel 3 at four o’clock  | Monday, August 31, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... WTKR NewsChannel 3 announces Hampton Roads first and only 4pm newscast. NewsChannel 3 At Four will be anchored by Bianca Martinez, Juliet Bickford and Barbara Ciara. The premiere broadcast will take place Tuesday, September 8th. (read more - NewsChannel 3, WTKR)
 Cox Radio Alternative "Y101" WDYL/101.1 fires up its new, bigger signal on 100.9 tomorrow at 2 p.m... (8/31/2009)
| Monday, August 31, 2009Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson underwent 10 hours of surgery to repair a heart disorder and is back in Virginia recovering, a spokesman said Monday. (read more - FOX News)
| Monday, August 31, 2009  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Hometown Sports Management and Red Zebra Broadcasting announced today that the Virginia Beach Sportsplex High School Football Game of the Week will be broadcast on “The Game”, as well as a two hour local sports-talk show “Hampton Roads Huddle.” (read more - Hometown Sports Management)
| Monday, August 31, 2009FM radio stations across the country have been censoring the word "satellite" from the hit Black Eyed Peas song "Boom Boom Pow" according to a report by The State Press. (read more - Orbitcast) Editor's note: Max Media CHR "Hot 100.5" WVHT Norfolk is "guilty" of doing this. It's interesting when my teenage daughter and friends hear the censored word, they sing that part of the song LOUDER than the rest of it. Sounds counter-productive???
| Sunday, August 30, 2009Clear Channel Urban "103Jamz" WOWI Norfolk AM show personality and stand-up comedian Anguz Black is featured on a new episode of “Martin Lawrence Presents: 1st Amendment Standup” on Starz! and its sister movie networks. (for more - Starz!)
| Sunday, August 30, 2009  Local TV LLC's "NewsChannel 3" WTKR (CBS) Norfolk has cancelled their weekend morning newscasts; this morning was the final broadcast. No word yet to what happens to the on and off air personnel dedicated to the weekend morning newscasts. Why?Channel 3 will be adding two new pre-evening newscasts within the next two weeks at 4 and 4:30 p.m. According to online TV listings, "NewsChannel 3 News at 4" will debut Tuesday, September 8 when syndicated Deal Or No Deal seen on Channel 3 moves to Sinclair Broadcasting's "MyTVZ" WTVZ (33/MNT).
Jason Guy to exit WRIC 8/ABC Richmond | Saturday, August 29, 2009WESH-Channel 2's new choice for morning anchor to replace Scott Walker might be familiar: Jason Guy appeared on the third season of CBS' "Big Brother" in 2002. (read more - Orlando Sentinel)
| Thursday, August 27, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Football season is here and Max Media's ESPN Radio 1310, Virginia's first all-sports radio station, is expanding their Saturday and Sunday morning with new local shows... (read more - ESPN Radio 1310, WGH)
| Wednesday, August 26, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... The Game 102.1 FM / 1490 AM is producing two local shows. “Sports Scene,” a monthly interview show, airs on Saturdays for one hour and is hosted by Greg Bicouvaris & Keith Bennett. (read more - 102.1/1490 The Game, WXTG)
A veteran news anchor in Hampton Roads is "attacked" and/or accused of "attacking" but it's not mentioned anywhere in The Virginian-Pilot... just sayin' (8/24/2009)
| Monday, August 24, 2009A man and a woman, due in court this morning to face misdemeanor charges that they assaulted WTKR news anchor Barbara Ciara, have now countered by filing charges that Ciara assaulted them. (read more - Daily Press)
WRIC 8/ABC Richmond included | Monday, August 24, 2009 It is common for humans to go gray; not so common for television stations, but that is just what’s happening for a significant chunk of the Young Broadcasting portfolio. The contract just hit the FCC sending most of the group to a consortium of lenders. (read more - TV Business Report)
| Sunday, August 23, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... After weeks of heated competition and over three million votes cast on FOX43tv.com, the new Face of FOX43 was announced Friday and the winner is Virginia Beach resident Nick Vitale. (read more - FOX 43, WVBT)
| Sunday, August 23, 2009The football crew of the Newport News Public Schools cable TV channel received a Silver Telly award and Videographer award for live coverage of Friday night Peninsula District games in 2008. (read more - Daily Press)
| Friday, August 21, 2009 Two workers at a troubled employment company are due in court on Monday after complaints were brought against them by Barbara Ciara, news anchor at WTKR-TV, Channel 3. Ciara sought charges against James O'Leary, whom she says "attacked" her and two cameramen after they confronted him as he left a courthouse in Norfolk. (read more - Daily Press)
| Friday, August 21, 2009I’m all for freedom of the press, but stop short of taking the indecent liberties that local TV news anchor Barbara Ciara took Wednesday outside a courthouse in Norfolk. (read more - Tamara Dietrich/Daily Press)
| Thursday, August 20, 2009WAVY lost a dear family member Thursday night. (read more - WAVY)
| Wednesday, August 19, 2009Stu-Comm AAA WNRN/91.9 Charlottesville MD/afternooner Ronda Chollock has left the building. According to Chollock, she was "fired due to a difference in programming philosophies" yesterday afternoon. Reach out to her at chollock.wnrn@gmail.com.
| Wednesday, August 19, 2009Local TV news anchor Barbara Ciara was involved in a confrontation outside Norfolk's general district courthouse today, local CBS affiliate WTKR-TV 3 is reporting. (read more - Daily Press)
'60 Minutes' creator Don Hewitt dies at 86... (8/19/2009)
| Tuesday, August 18, 2009CBS is doing commercial free Mondays in Washington at Fresh 94.7. This is nuts. (read more - Inside Music Media)
"Revolutionary Radio" WRRW-LP/102.5 Williamsburg Public Radio has launched their brand new web site at wrrw.fm... (8/18/2009)
~Aug. 27, Cox launches 24 new HD channels in York County~ | Tuesday, August 18, 2009Cox Communications continues to expand its high definition programming with the launch of seven new HD channels in the Greater Hampton Roads region on August 20. (read more - PRNewswire)
| Monday, August 17, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... WAVY TV 10 announced its latest addition of mobile offerings to include a new application for BlackBerry smartphones. This expansion will allow immediate access to local news, sports, weather, traffic, national and world news from the Station on Your Side... (read more - WAVY)
WTKR exclusive CBS station for TW subs | Saturday, August 15, 2009 Time Warner Cable has pulled Greenville station WNCT from its programming in order to make room for additional HD channels, a company spokeswoman confirmed this week. (read more - The Daily Advance)
| Friday, August 14, 2009Sinclair Communcations re-adds Nick Papageorgio to nights at Alternative "96X" WROX/96.1 Exmore/Norfolk. Papageorgio was a long time air talent (2001-2005) for the cluster (along being the FM Production Director) who resigned in September 2006 to head to Studio Center in Virginia Beach as a Producer. Papageorgio replaces the computer weeknights from 7-10 p.m. on Monday, August 17 with Loveline following to midnight.
The legendary on air personality Big John Trimble recently released his autobiography called "Golden Voice." The book covers over 55 years of his career in show business... (8/14/2009)
| Friday, August 14, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... WHAN Radio in Ashland, Virginia announced today (8/7) they have reached an agreement with the Pittsburgh Steelers to air all of their games in the Richmond market. WHAN's exclusivity as the Steelers station will extend to all of the regular season games as well as the pre-season games. (read more - WHAN)
The Star Radio Group's CHR "99-3 The Vibe" Spotsylvania/Fredericksburg changed its call letters from WWVB-FM to WVBX yesterday, August 13... (8/14/2009)
| Friday, August 14, 2009Gene Lepley, the former Raycom Media "NBC12" WWBT Richmond anchor, last month landed a job with the City of Richmond. Lepley's official title is Public Information Manager for the Richmond Police Department. Lepley was with Channel 12 for over 14 years before being laid off in December 2008.
| Friday, August 14, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Another first for WTKR NewsChannel 3. Working her sources, NewsChannel 3 Anchor Barbara Ciara broke the story that Michael Vick signed with the Philadelphia Eagles hours before any local or national media sources reported the news. (read more - NewsChannel 3, WTKR)
| Friday, August 14, 2009For five years, music adventures have counted on Paul Shugrue to serve up the best in what's new and most likely not coming to a commercial radio station near you. (read more - Veer Magazine)
| Thursday, August 13, 2009 Old Dominion's first football game will be televised throughout the state.School officials announced Monday that Cox Communications will produce and air ODU's Sept. 5 game against Chowan... (read more - The Virginian-Pilot)
| Thursday, August 13, 2009Centennial Broadcasting Fredericksburg (WBQB/101.5, WFVA/1230) Market Manager David Smith has been named Citadel New Orleans' new Operations Manager. He starts there Tuesday, September 1. Centennial immediately announces that DOS (director of sales) Mark Tucotte will replace Smith. Turcotte starts Thursday, August 27.
| Wednesday, August 12, 2009Three North Carolina media groups have completed details of a deal which allows one to expand its coverage of sports while allowing a second company to bolster its news operations. (read more - The Daily Reflector)
| Monday, August 10, 2009LIN TV has developed a Blackberry smartphone application for its mobile TV service. The service to Blackberries is launching on six stations... (read more - Broadcasting & Cable)
| Thursday, August 6, 2009A hacker attack shut down Twitter on Thursday morning, and Facebook also said it was "looking into" possible site problems. (read more - Yahoo! Finance)
| Wednesday, August 5, 2009William White Reid, 88, died Sunday, August 2, 2009, in Lewis Gale Hospital, Salem, Va. He was born June 17, 1921 in Lexington, a son of the late Charles Gilmore Reid and June Entsminger Reid. He was a member of Seneca Baptist Church, Elliston, Va. Mr. Reid loved his music, especially Bluegrass. (read more - The Roanoke Times)
| Monday, August 3, 2009Tommy Griffiths, longtime co-host of WNOR FM99’s popular morning show “Tommy and Rumble,” has apparently called it quits. (read more - The Virginian-Pilot) (more at - WAVY.com)
| Monday, August 3, 2009New World Radio bought WAGE-AM in 2005, with a vision of boosting its power from 5,000 to 50,000 watts and penetrating Washington, DC and the outskirts of Baltimore... (read more - Radio-Info.com)
| Friday, July 31, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... WAVY News 10, the station ON YOUR SIDE, is once again number one in Morning, Early Evening and Late Evening newscasts in Hampton Roads in the just completed July Nielsen ratings period. (read more - WAVY)
Today is the last day to apply for the TV Converter Box Coupon for households wishing to keep using their analog TV sets (for over-the-air broadcasts) after broadcasters stopped analog broadcasting on June 12... (7/31/2009)
FCC approval awaits | Friday, July 31, 2009Young Broadcasting is one step closer to completing a deal which would see its stations acquired by a cadre of secured lenders, and seven of the 10 stations managed by Gray Television. (read more - Broadcasting & Cable)
| Friday, July 31, 2009WWBT NBC12 is increasing the power of its D-TV signal. Early this morning, the FCC granted WWBT a waiver allowing it to up the power of its signal. (read more - NBC12, WWBT)
Curt Autry joins Sabrina Squire at the Late News Desk | Thursday, July 30, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... WWBT NBC12 News announces a new anchor team at 11pm. Curt Autry joins Sabrina Squire starting, Friday, July 31st. “Curt has been reporting and investigating stories for NBC12 News and anchor of the Fox News at 10 for more than 15 years. (read more - NBC12, WWBT)
| Thursday, July 30, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... WTKR NewsChannel 3 is Hampton Roads emerging news leader. WTKR is the only station to increase its audience share in all newscasts during the July Nielsen ratings period.* (read more - NewsChannel 3, WTKR)
| Wednesday, July 29, 2009 NBC Local Integrated Media today introduced the commercial versions of its 10 city Web sites, that it says are designed to better feature its unique around-town, entertainment and news coverage and "create an even deeper connection with users through innovative social media features." (read more - TVNewsCheck)
DirecTV has added the HD locals for the Roanoke/Lynchburg market; WWCW (21/CW) on channel 5, WDBJ (7/CBS), WSLS (10/NBC), WSET (13/ABC), WBRA (15/PBS) and WFXR (27/FOX)... (7/29/2009)
| Tuesday, July 28, 2009 Former news anchor David Nelson's suits against WAVY-TV (Channel 10) have been settled. Nelson sued WAVY and its parent company, LIN Television Corp., in November in U.S. District Court in Norfolk, saying the station ignored his requests for time off... (read more - The Virginian-Pilot) Editor's note: Nelson joined Young Broadcasting's KWQC (6/NBC) Davenport IA on June 7 to co-anchor that station's morning news show, "Quad Cities Today..."
| Monday, July 27, 2009Public Schools cable channel 47 and Verizon FiOs channel 17 will broadcast five Peninsula District football games live in the 2009 season -- all of them intracity matchups at Todd Stadium. (read more - Daily Press)
| Monday, July 27, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... This Friday will mark a special show on Max Media's ESPN Radio 1310 (WGH) in Hampton Roads. This will be the 5,800th Tony Mercurio Show, weekdays at 3 p.m. Former Governor and US Senator George Allen will be Tony's co-host for this historic show.Allen, was co-host of a Tony Mercurio Show in 2008, has lined up several great guests to appear; Baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew and JMU football coach Mickey Matthews, will join Tony and George Allen this Friday. "It is a great honor to have George Allen once again co-host my show," noted Mercurio... George has been a regular guest of mine for over 10 years and brings a lot to my show and ESPN Radio 1310 every Friday throughout the year." Mercurio, who started his show on September 15, 1986, was once appointed to the Hampton Roads Sports Facility Authority by then-Governor Allen back in 1996.
| Friday, July 24, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... First Round Voting has ended and nearly half a million votes were cast in the search for the new FACE of FOX43. (read more - FOX43, WVBT)
| Friday, July 24, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Michele has a diverse radio background with experience as major market Program Director, Assistant Program Director, Music Director as well as researcher, promotions staff, on-air talent and currently consultant with Alan Burns & Associates. (read more - Max Media Hampton Roads)
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Monticello Media has hired Tom Scott for the position of Director of Interactive Media for their six Charlottesville stations. “Tom’s diverse radio experience will allow him to contribute to our company in a variety of ways from interactive to air work and more. (read more - Monticello Media Charlottesville)
| Wednesday, July 22, 2009Clear Channel Radio today announced that it will donate stations and equipment to the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) through a program called the MMTC-Clear Channel Ownership Diversity Initiative. (read more - BusinessWire)
| Wednesday, July 22, 2009There may not have been a bidding war for bankrupt Young Broadcasting, but there was an active competition to manage the 10 stations for the secured lenders that are expected to end up as the new owners. (read more - TVNEWSDAY)
| Wednesday, July 22, 2009 For almost five years, Selecta 1050 AM has broadcast Spanish music from a small, third-floor suite in the Norfolk Plaza Hotel.This small station is Hampton Roads' sole Spanish-language music source on the airwaves and has become an essential in households where Spanish is the lingua franca. (read more - The Virginian-Pilot)
| Tuesday, July 21, 2009 WSET is pleased to announce that Sean Sublette has been promoted to the position of Chief Meteorologist and will join the ABC 13 news team at 6, 7 & 11pm. Sean is a veteran of the Roanoke-Lynchburg television market, forecasting weather here since 1995. (read more - ABC13, WSET)
| Tuesday, July 21, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Belp Corp. (NYSE: BLC), one of the nation's largest pure-play, publicly-traded television companies, announced today that Tod A. Smith has been promoted to president and general manager of WVEC-TV in Hampton/Norfolk, Virginia effective August 10. (read more - WVEC)
| Tuesday, July 21, 2009Longtime Richmond radio broadcaster, Kirby Carmichael, has closed the microphone for the last time at WCLM Radio – 1450am. It was only a week ago that Carmichael returned to the station after suffering a stroke four months ago. Citing a “lack of station sales” and “a new talk format,” Carmichael this week ended one year of service as the afternoon drive announcer with WCLM Radio. Kirby Carmichael's more than 30 years of broadcasting experience includes stints at radio stations in New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia. The Richmond Broadcasters Hall of Fame awarded Carmichael its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.
| Monday, July 20, 2009 Washington returned to having two sports talk radio stations as of midnight. WJFK-FM is now known as “106.7 The Fan” and they seem ready to challenge longtime sports force ESPN 980 in what should become a very interesting battle for metro-area sports fans. (read more - Washington Examiner)
6 week campaign encouraged thousands of Richmonders to donate CDs | Sunday, July 19, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Cox Radio Richmond (WDYL-FM, WKHK-FM, WKLR-FM & WMXB-FM) announced the collection of 5,835 CDs through its Music for the Military CD Drive. The CD collection drive ran from Memorial Day through the 4th of the July. (read more - Cox Radio Richmond)
| Sunday, July 19, 2009The FCC has granted the Bible Broadcasting Network's WYFJ/100.1 Ashland a big "boost" to its coverage in Richmond earlier this month. BBN plans to move WYFJ down the dial to 99.9, still a Class A, but broadcasting from the heart of Richmond. Though the signal is moving farther south from Ashland, the station will pick up more listeners in Richmond and areas around Petersburg/Hopewell.
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 Brian Beddow is the new PD at Centennial Broadcasting's "Rock 104.9/105.5" WWRT/Strasburg/Front Royal, WWRE/Berryville/Winchester.Beddow was with Metro Traffic Washington (covering the Mid-Atlantic region) for the past three months as an anchor/repoter and he previously programmed Regent Communication's Active Rock "Banana 101.5" WWBN Tuscola/Flint MI and sister Classic Hits "US 103.1" WQUS Lapeer/Flint MI Beddow replaces PD/morning host Ron Baker who left at the end of June after just six months at the station.
| Thursday, July 16, 2009WVEC-TV, Channel 13, is looking for a new president and general manager after the dismissal of Jim Berman this week. His last day will be Friday. (read more - Daily Press)
WDYL-FM Y101 is recognized for its 10 year anniversary | Wednesday, July 15, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... WDYL-FM Y101, Richmond’s New Rock Alternative received official recognition by the Richmond City Council on its 10th year anniversary and for its service to the Richmond-Metro Area Community. (read more - Y101, WDYL)
| Wednesday, July 15, 2009A veteran broadcaster who played a big part in bringing radio to the Eastern Shore passed away Saturday in Blacksburg. Vernon H. Baker who along with Brooks Russell built WESR in 1958 was 87 at the time of his death. (read more - WESR News)
Stock hovers around a buck | Wednesday, July 15, 2009Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. said in a regulatory filing that it may file for bankruptcy protection, reports the Associated Press. A miserable advertising market and crippling debt burden may force the Baltimore-based broadcaster into Chapter 11. (read more - Broadcasting & Cable)
Cancellation may reflect weak interest in stations | Wednesday, July 15, 2009Young Broadcasting, set to auction off its 10 stations this morning (7/14), has filed a Cancellation of Auction notice with the United States Bankruptcy Court. (read more - Broadcasting & Cable)
| Tuesday, July 14, 2009 Jim Berman, the president and general manager of WVEC-TV, has been fired. His last day at Channel 13 will be Friday, he said Tuesday night. “We talked about the future, and the company felt a change needed to be made,” said Berman, who joined the station in August... (read more - The Virginian-Pilot)
We're hearing that GM/President Jim Berman of Belo Broadcasting's WVEC (13/ABC) Hampton/Norfolk has been let go. Stay tuned... (7/14/2009)
| Tuesday, July 14, 2009As the nation’s enthusiastic appetite for sports continues to grow at a feverous pitch, CBS RADIO announced today it is launching all-sports formatted stations in Washington, D.C. and Boston on Monday, July 20 and Thursday, August 13, respectively. (read more - CBS Radio)
| Tuesday, July 14, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... When it comes being acknowledged for its work, WFLS news is in good company joining The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Newsweek, Businessweek and MSNBC as winner of one of this year’s Clarion Awards. The Fredericksburg station, owned by The Free Lance-Star Company, has won in the Radio Newscast category for the fourth consecutive year. The award is for the 7:30 a.m. newscast that was broadcast on February 27, 2008. with stories from the staff’s reporters Niche Herman, Deirdre Blake and Bill Dubensky. The newscast was anchored by Frank Hammon, news director. The highly regarded Clarions will be presented at the Annual International Matrix and Clarion Reception in Seattle on October 17 when NBC’s Ann Curry will be honored with the International Matrix Award.
Charlottesville LPTV included | Monday, July 13, 2009That’s as in low power. Gaspar Cota’s non-profit Hosanna Apostolic Ministries Broadcasting Corporation has filed four contracts to buy five low power TVs and four TV translators located in seven states from three different sellers. (read more - TVBR)
| Saturday, July 11, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... This Monday, FOX 43 WVBT-TV will debut the nationally syndicated talk show “The Wendy Williams Show.” (read more - FOX43, WVBT)
| Saturday, July 11, 2009 FROM WHFS: We’ve finally launched the website for HFS2, the recently reborn WHFS alt rocker on 94.7's HD2 digital subchannel. At hfs2.com. There’s a link to listen on-line. Live music, including music from past HFSTivals from 12p- 1p Monday-Friday, and Friday’s at 4p. Guest appearances from time to time from HFS alumni, as well.
| Saturday, July 11, 2009 Cox Radio's WDYL-FM is Richmond’s rock alternative with true personality programming. Nationally-known “Bubba the Love Sponge” and the locally-produced “Sludge Nation” highlight each weekday with topical humor and a focus on listener interaction. (read more - Radio Business Report)
| Friday, July 10, 2009Dear K-LOVE Family, We wanted to start this update by saying thank you. Thank you for the encouraging e-mails, notes and your prayers for us as a family. (read more - K-Love)
Everett DeCarlo, Digital Sales Director for Saga Norfolk (WNOR/98.7, WAFX/106.9), has left the building. DeCarlo was there only six months. His position was eliminated due to more budget cuts at the cluster... (7/10/2009)
| Thursday, July 9, 2009Hometown Broadcasting of Mt Jackson is selling Talk WSVG/790 Mt Jackson/Woodstock to Shenandoah Valley Group (SVG) for $175,000. SVG had being LMA-ing the station for the past year.
CW27's "America's Next Top Model" holds open casting call... | Wednesday, July 8, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... OWN YOUR INNER FIERCE along with Tyra Banks and her dominant show AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL! An open casting call for The CW Network’s hit reality series AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL (ANTM) will be held at The Gallery at Military Circle, 880 North Military Highway, Norfolk on Saturday, July 11, 2009... (read more - CW27, WGNT)
| Wednesday, July 8, 2009If parties in the Young Broadcasting bankruptcy were betting an auction would ignite a bidding war, they'd be better off playing the slots in Vegas. "My sense is they have very short list of people interested," said a source in the financial community. (read more - TVNewsday)
| Tuesday, July 7, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... Late last year, The Center for Sales Strategy (CSS) and Cox Radio sued Mainline Broadcasting and one its employees in Federal Court in Richmond, Virginia for unauthorized use of CSS materials. The long-awaited, and closely-watched settlement of this suit is now in place. (read more - The Center for Sales Strategy)
| Monday, July 6, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... CBS 6 WTVR-TV, The South’s First Television Station gained audience in 7 of its 9 daily local broadcasts during the May 2009 Nielsen measurement period versus the previous year.“At a time when many stations around the country are losing audience, it is reassuring to see that so many Central Virginians are switching to CBS 6 News,” said CBS 6 WTVR-TV President and General Manager Peter Maroney. (read more - CBS6, WTVR)
| Monday, July 6, 2009 Young Broadcasting, owner and operator of television stations in ten DMAs (including WRIC/8 Petersburg/Richmond), is headed for the Chapter 11 auction block. It filed for protection back in February, and now has a date with the auctioneer on 7/14/09. (read more - TVBR.com)
| Monday, July 6, 2009In a glass-enclosed space the size of a New York hotel room -- which is to say, twice the size of a typical radio studio -- TT Torrez works the phones, a blur of jangling bracelets and curly dark hair. (read more - Richmond Times-Dispatch)
| Sunday, July 5, 2009The Star Radio Group in Fredericksburg (WFLS/93.3, WWUZ/96.9, WWVB/99.3) was featured in a BBC America news story about the pending Performance Royalty Tax. The story ran Tuesday night on the half hour BBC America newscast on PBS TV stations, and the hour long newscast on the BBC America network. The story can be found on the BBC's website.
| Friday, July 3, 2009Get set for some changes in your local broadcast media options as two of the Valleys longest-running broadcasting stations will undergo major changes within the next week. The stations are changing hands programming will be restructured. (read more - Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald)
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