Radio
KARN-AM flipping its news/talk format to sports talk on the AM side (and returning Jim Rome back to Little Rock after a couple of years absence).
Clear Channel's KHKN ("Tom FM") and KHLR ("Hallelujah") swapping frequencies.
Crain Media's flip of its three FM signals in Central Arkansas: 93.3 from CCM back to Rock; 96.5 from hip-hop to CHR/top 40; 106.3 from a hybrid "oldies" to A/C
The reactivation of a crippled 101.1 (North Little Rock) first as a AAA ("The Pig"), and shortly thereafter to a hip-hop format ("Streets 101.1"). Also former Southern gospel station KGHT880 going silent, its sale...reactivation as KLRG and a bizarre conspiratorial programming lineup, nearly // with WTAN in metro Tampa Florida.
Television
KATV broadcasting from its new Shinall Mountain tower.
KATV's Dale Nicholson finally retires.
AETN regains full power signal in Central Arkansas June 12. Delay in DTV transition from February to June causes AETN to pull analog channel 2 off the air to install the antenna for KETS-DT on RF channel 7 on the KASN tower at Redfield. However, it also had to silence and remove its temporary digital transmitter/antenna on RF channel 5 in order to not overload the tower. Meanwhile KATV remained on the air on analog 7 until June 12 further complicating matters.
DTV transition occurs but delayed to June 12. KVTN is first to silence analog transmissions in February, followed by KARK. KTHV serves as last full power analog to shutdown since THV aired a "Analog Nightlight" service for two weeks following June 12
"Channel 42" purchased from Equity Media by Nexstar and flips callsigns from KWBF to KARZ and gets instant respectability with a 7pm newscast, storm graphics, and cross-promotion from KARK. Also the digital signal of KARZ is stronger than the former analog channel 42.
Health care debate and the factor of Arkansas' "Blue Dog" senators triggers ad buy pro and anti HC reform. More than makes up for the darth of local ad buys in the 2008 Presidential election.
Kris Allen wins American Idol, but weather-related malfunctions at KLRT force Central Arkansas viewers OTA and cable to watch the final in SDTV.
Syndicated programming in HD becomes more common place in Central Arkansas. Ellen, Dr Phil, Entertainment Tonight, and upstart Dr Oz are shown locally in the newer format. Old favorites Oprah, Jeopardy, and Wheel Of Fortune while produced in HD are still shown locally in SDTV. KATV can finally show delayed ABC programming in HDTV (such as Nightline, and Jimmy Kimmel Live)
Equity Media's remaining stations liquidate.
CBS Broadcast of Victoria's Secret Fashion Show again preempted by KTHV, only Central Arkansas showing is 8 days later via The CW (on KASN).
