Tag: Media & Marketing

KHBS/KHOG Takes 6 p.m. in Nielsens

KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29, took the lead in the 6 p.m. news slot in May, according to Nielsen Media Research?s households ratings for the 11-county dominant market area that includes Northwest Arkansas, Fort Smith and two counties in Oklahoma.

KSEC 95.7 FM Goes La Zeta

Listeners of KSEC 95.7 FM may have noticed a drastic change in format from rock standards to ?Mexican regional.?

Channels 40/29 Expands Morning News

KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29, plans to expand its morning news coverage by 30 minutes beginning Aug. 8.

D-G Forgets About Stephens Media Group (Outtakes Opinion)

In a lengthy Page 1 obituary/profile of Jackson T. ?Jack? Stephens published on July 24, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette didn?t mention its competitor, the Stephens Media Group.

Athletic World Advertising Plans Apparel Business

Sports schedule poster publisher Athletic World Advertising plans to leverage its 4,600 high school accounts in November with the launch of a new apparel business.

War Eagle Retrievers to Appear on OLN

Master sporting dog trainer War Eagle Retrievers Inc. is scheduled to appear Aug. 2 on the Outdoor Living Channel program ?Adventure Bound Outdoors.? The show will air at 10 p.m., then repeat on Aug. 5 at noon and Aug. 6 at 2 p.m.

ABC, OLN To Air Local Segments

ABC?s television show, ?Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,? which did a home remodel for Alma resident Colleen Nick and her family, has been rescheduled but no air date has been set.

Take 2 Adds Boob to Tube (Outtakes Opinion)

Take 2 Video?s latest TV ad encourages viewers to come in and get a new poster featuring local spokesmodel/waitress Jessica. We wonder just how racy Take 2?s commercials can get.

WMRC Print Ads Puzzle Patrons (Outtakes Opinion)

Washington Regional Medical Center?s new print advertising campaign makes fun of Northwest Arkansas? infrastructure, and the distance to competing hospitals, in a humorous way.

AMP Artist Have Strange Requests

Artists performing at the Arkansas Music Pavilion have some very specific instructions, or riders, to meet their needs while they are in town.

D-G Wins 33 APA Awards, Morning News gets 26

The state’s largest newspaper garnered 11 first-place awards, including first place for General Excellence. The D-G also won seven second-place awards, five third-place awards and 10 honorable mentions.

CCN Merges Two Newspapers

In April, Carroll County Newspapers Inc. merged two weekly newspapers ? the Eureka Springs Times-Echo and Star-Tribune of Berryville ? to create the Carroll County News Midweek.

King Scores With Basketball Book

Fayetteville resident Melissa King’s first book, “She’s Got Next,” hit bookstores nationwide on June. 9.

Finocchi Launches ll About Town Calendar

After ceasing publication of The Sound in March, publisher Betsy Finocchi said she will begin publishing Back By Popular Demand: The All About Town Calendar in July.

Fayetteville Native A Familiar Film Face

If Ashley Judd’s boyfriend in the upcoming movie “Come Early Morning” looks familiar to you, it could be because he’s Fayetteville native Jason Davis.

Wal-Mart Pulls Coughlin’s Retirement Package

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it has rescinded the retirement agreement of former Vice Chairman Thomas M. Coughlin, who resigned as a Wal-Mart director in March after an internal investigation.