BRIDGEWAY COM. INC. v. Trio Broadcasting, Inc.

The plaintiffs, Bridgeway Communications, Inc., Douglas Eason, and Lynette Eason, appeal from a summary judgment in favor of Trio Broadcasting, Inc., on the plaintiffs' claim that Trio tortiously interfered with their business and contractual relations.

The plaintiffs own and operate radio station WMML in Mobile, the city's first and only black-owned radio station. Trio owns radio station WBLX, which has the same "urban contemporary" format as WMML. The plaintiffs claim that, shortly after they began business, the defendant approached their advertisers with an advertising package that required…