Thursday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 1.7/6 1.4/4 1.3/4 1.2/4 0.8/3 0.2/1 Adults 18-34 1.3/5 0.8/3 1.2/5 0.8/3 0.6/2 0.2/1 Total Viewers (millions) 4.277 6.630 3.392 5.346 2.615 0.799

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$30K WRIS-AM Roanoke-Lynchburg VA (Roanoke VA) from WRIS LLC (Lloyd Gouchenour, Cynthia D. Gouchenour) to Metromedia Broadcasting LLC (Russ Brown). $5K deposit, balance in cash at closing. [FCC file date 5/14/13]

In an article on Huffington Post, Free Press’s Craig Aaron had no trouble identifying potential problems with Wheeler as head of the Commission.

First and foremost is his resume, which includes stops at the top of NCTA and CTIA.

Aaron said the fact that Wheeler is not Julius Genachowski was a plus, but wondered about other claims being made, such as that he won’t need a job after his chairmanship so he won’t be eyeing the “revolving door” with an executive position with a communications company in mind. He’s already rich, people say.
“I mean, can you even think of a time when putting a rich industry insider in charge of a crucial government agency has not worked out for the public interest?” wrote Aaron.

He noted that in addition to the past, there is the fact that Wheeler will have to divest stock in 78 companies that could pose a conflict of interest.

He asked about the campaign contributions that Wheeler has bundled on behalf of the two Obama presidential campaigns and wonders how much of the cash came from the same executives who will be parading through his office seeking favorable FCC decisions.

He also noted that Wheeler’s selection has been almost universally praised by stakeholder companies. That alone is reason to be fearful of his commitment to the public interest ahead of the corporate interest.

Aaron said Wheeler will require strong grilling by the Senate Commerce Committee prior to getting approval for the job with a focus on net neutrality, media ownership, broadband competition, spectrum issues and consumer issues.

Aaron concluded, “important issues before the FCC, from Net Neutrality and media ownership to broadband competition, spectrum allocation and consumer protection. I want to believe Wheeler can transform himself into the leader the FCC so desperately needs. I want to trust those who say the 30 or 40 years he spent advocating for the biggest media and technology companies won’t cloud his judgment. I really hope his advocates are right. But I need more evidence to believe that Wheeler has what it takes to stand up to the industry giants he’s cozied up to all these years.”

The list comes from research firm and executive compensation specialist Equilar.

The average CEO of a large public company knocked down $9.7M during the year. Moonves, by contrast, was credited with $60.3M.

Joining Moonves in the top 10 are execs from Discovery, Disney, Viacom and Comcast. They fill five of the top six positions.

Here is the top ten chart:
1. Leslie Moonves, CBS, $60.3 million, down 12%
2. David Zaslav, Discovery Communications, $49.9 million, down 5%
3. Bob Iger, Disney, $37.1 million, up 18%
4. Philippe Dauman, Viacom, $33.4 million, down 22%
5. John Donahoe, eBay, $29.7 million, up 81%
6. Brian Roberts, Comcast, $29.1 million, up 8%
7. Howard Schultz, Starbucks, $28.9 million, up 80%
8. Ken Chenault, American Express, $28 million, up 25 %
9. Rex Tillerson, Exxon Mobil, $27.2 million, up 8%
10. Kent Thiry, DaVita HealthCare, $26.8 million, up 53%
Source: Equilar

And here are a handful of other executives of interest from the top 50 chart:
11. Jeffrey Bewkes, Time Warner, $25.7 million, even
23. Randall Stephenson, AT&T, $21 million, up 12%
44. Michael White, DirecTV, $17.9 million, up 212%
49. Glenn Britt, Time Warner Cable, $17.2 million, up 5%
Source: Equilar

The other will keep the News Corp. name (at one point it was to be called “News Corp. Publishing”) and include newspapers and book publishing. Shareholders will receive one share of the print media company as a stock dividend for every four current News Corp. shares.

News Corp. won’t have to cover the costs of any civil settlements tied to the scandal over the illegal interception of voice-mail messages by journalists at its U.K. newspapers.

The publishing spinoff will start out with $2.6 billion in cash after receiving a $1.82 billion infusion from the parent company.

Per a Forbes article, News Corp. also offered details on who will ascend to the board of the two companies. Murdoch and sons Lachlan and James will take seats on both. Also on the print media company’s board: John Elkann, the one-time Fiat chairman; Ana Paula Pessoa, a partner at PR agency Brunswick Group and a former executive at South American media company Globo; and Masroor Siddiqui, an investing type from Naya Management. And at 21st Century Fox: Delphine Arnault, a Christian Dior deputy general manager; Jacques Nasser, the former Ford CEO; and Robert Silberman, executive chairman at Strayer Education.

The stations adopting include WPKR/WPCK (Appleton-Oshkosh/Green Bay, WI), KHKI (Des Moines, IA), WKAK (Albany, GA),KQFC (Boise, ID) and WLXX (Lexington, KY).

Cumulus is the nation’s largest Country broadcaster, with 84 Country format stations reaching more than 15 million listeners per month – including two of the top three most- listened-to Country stations in America.

“Following our debut of the NASH FM brand earlier this year we’re excited about expanding NASH to more radio stations as well as bringing NASH content to other forms of media including video and magazines,” said Lew Dickey, CEO of Cumulus. “Our listeners and advertisers will continue to benefit from the variety of on-air and off-air Country lifestyle content opportunities associated with the NASH brand.”

Cumulus launched the NASH entertainment brand based on the Country music lifestyle in January starting with flagship “America’s Country Station” WNSH-FM. In addition to Country format radio stations, the NASH brand will include a NASH magazine, online content and television programming.

GOHSEP will use the ALERT FM system to send out its emergency alerts, as will emergency managers from all 64 parishes and 42 colleges and universities across the state.

ALERT FM is an FM radio-based emergency notification system that will help Louisiana better keep citizens, schools, businesses, and first responders informed of critical information during natural or man-made disasters.

The GSSNet CAP-EAS system will be used by GOHSEP and the Louisiana State Police to broadcast voice-based emergency information including Amber Alerts, evacuation notices, and weather warnings and instructions across TV and radio stations. These systems provide a complete end-to-end, satellite-based voice and text emergency notification system for the state.

ALERT FM delivers emergency messages using the data subcarrier of local FM radio transmission towers. The use of this pre-existing network of FM towers provides overlapping and redundant signal coverage for the state. Around 90 FM stations will participate in the ALERT FM network across the state.

These overlapping stations ensure message distribution over a large “FM footprint” which gives emergency managers the ability to reach their intended recipients.

GOHSEP and LSP will also use GSS’s Alert Studio (a FEMA approved alert origination software tool) to activate the state’s Emergency Alert System to distribute voice-based emergency messages across the entire state or for specific regions. The messages are created in Alert Studio and then distributed across the GSSNet satellite system to EAS encoders at Local Primary 1 and 2 (LP1/LP2) FM stations across Louisiana.

The voice messages are then broadcast over the radio to the public. Radio and TV stations across Louisiana monitor the LP1 and LP2 stations and relay the EAS message over their frequency to their audience once it is received at the primary stations. Alert Studio can create, retrieve, and disseminate these alerts and messages in multiple formats-MP3, live text to speech, and live recorded audio- to the selected area.

“Because Louisiana experiences both natural and manmade disasters, the state needs a reliable, redundant way to provide alerts and notifications quickly to our citizens, said Kevin Davis, GOHSEP Director. “In order to make sure that we are communicating with the public during the most extreme circumstances, we acquired ALERT FM and GSSNet, which will provide the State, the parishes and colleges and universities with a redundant means of keeping our citizens informed.”

“One of Louisiana’s most important public safety programs is the Amber Alert System. As a law enforcement officer and a father, nothing is more important than the wellbeing of our children,” said Colonel Mike Edmonson, State Police Superintendent. “ALERT FM will provide us the ability to disseminate critical information regarding child abductions in a timely manner to assist law enforcement in making successful recoveries.”

Some parishes have already started testing their connection with this site. The free ALERT FM app is currently available for download to Apple and Android devices. The public can also purchase an ALERT FM receiver.

The public can access ALERT FM information by purchasing an ALERT FM receiver or using a free using an app that is available for both Apple and Android devices.

Using ALERT FM, citizens will be able to receive a variety of local messages that might include NOAA weather warnings, school closings, road closures, and evacuation and re-entry instructions on ALERT FM receivers and the ALERT FM smartphone App.

ALERT FM receivers are small, light-weight, and easy-to-program and are available for around $40 with no annual contracts from select retailers or www.alertfm.com.

The ALERT FM App is available for both Apple iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod) and Android devices. The Apple iOS version is currently available for free download from Apple App Store. The Android version is available for free in the Google Play Store.

Each parish also received a number of receivers to issue to critical emergency management staff and first responders to alert them on hazards. ALERT FM allows users to create internal private user groups, which government agencies can use to keep first responders informed quickly during an incident.

Ad revenue was $105.1 million, a 49% increase.  Non-GAAP subscription and other revenue was $23.4 million, a 114% YOY increase, including $3.0 million in revenue relating to subscription return reserve.

GAAP basic and diluted EPS were ($0.16). Non-GAAP basic and diluted EPS were ($0.10), including $3.0 million in revenue relating to subscription return reserve, which contributed a $0.02 improvement in non-GAAP EPS, and excluding $7.4 million in expense from stock-based compensation. Basic and diluted EPS were based on 173.6 million weighted average shares outstanding.

GAAP total mobile revenue of $83.9 million, growing 97% YOY and non-GAAP mobile revenue of $86.7 million, growing 101% YOY, outpacing mobile listener hour growth, which grew 47%.

Pandora One subscribers surpassed 2.5 million, adding over 700,000 net new subscribers in the quarter and growing 114% YOY. Q1 total listener hours were 4.18 billion, growing 35% YOY.

The share of total U.S. radio listening for Pandora in April 2013 was 7.33%, an increase from 5.86% at the same time last year. Active users reached 70.1 million, growing 35% YOY.

“Pandora continues to expand its mobile leadership,” said Joe Kennedy, Chairman & CEO of Pandora.  “Mobile listening hours and mobile ad revenue reached record highs, with growth in mobile ad revenue exceeding growth in mobile listening hours.  During the quarter, we successfully implemented a mobile listening limit, enabling us to manage our content acquisition costs with minimal impact on listenership or revenue growth. Pandora’s subscriber base surpassed 2.5 million, adding more net new subscribers in the quarter than in all of fiscal 2013, giving Pandora the largest US streaming subscriber base of any music service.”

Q2 2014 Guidance:  Non-GAAP revenue is expected to be in the range of $155 million to $160 million.  Non-GAAP EPS is expected to be between ($0.02) and $0.01.

Fiscal 2014 Guidance:  Non-GAAP revenue is expected to be in the range of $615 million to $635 million.  Non-GAAP EPS is expected to be between ($0.02) and $0.08.  Non-GAAP EPS excludes stock-based compensation expense, assumes minimal tax expense given their net operating loss position, and is based on 176 million basic and 197 million diluted weighted average shares outstanding for fiscal 2014.

RBR-TVBR observation: The mobile listening hours and mobile ad growth numbers are very encouraging. However, implementing the mobile listening hour limits in the quarter may stunt the growth and be manifested in fiscal Q2 numbers. Limiting listening hours is one quick way to send listeners to other competing services. A listener will try a couple times again to see if they can get service and if they are still cut off, they just may not be back. We realize it saves on royalty payments, as their net losses continue, but it just may be penny-wise and pound-foolish. Remember, Pandora did this with its original non-mobile PC-based online service for a while and then went back to unlimited streaming.

”Nimble, Adaptable, Entrepreneurial Describes you – AND your Clients.

Whether they’re a local business or a national presence, Clients need to reach their audiences in a more targeted, compelling and strategic fashion than the traditional mass market commercial. Comcast Spotlight, the leading ad-creation business in the industry, has the solutions they’re looking for. And you can be the catalyst that makes it all possible.

Based upon your in-depth knowledge of local markets and their competitive landscape, you’ll create and propose advertising solutions across all media to build your book of business while meeting your existing clients’ needs. You’ll also assist with production planning; attend, participate in, and lead sales meetings; and act as a knowledge resource to your coworkers. Additional responsibilities include handling client concerns and issues; and managing all financial aspects for your accounts.

We look for experience within a sales-oriented setting; a keen interest in all types of media products (including online/interactive solutions) and the ability to stay current with, or even ahead of, new and emerging technologies. A high school diploma or the equivalent is required; a bachelor’s degree and related sales experience is preferred.

You’ll enjoy an upbeat, supportive environment (which includes regular training, team huddles and even boot camps) a competitive base salary plus commissions. Best of all, you can advance as far and as fast as your abilities and interests allow.

If you’re eager to put yourself into the Spotlight, we’d like to hear from you.

To get started on this new and exciting path, please use the link below to review the full job description and complete an application.

Apply Online: www.ecentralmetrics.com/url/?u=13211710496-143

Comcast is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Drug-Free workplace employer.

Comcast Spotlight is headquartered in New York City with 3,200 professionals located across the country, providing companies and their agencies with local, regional, and national spot advertising opportunities. Comcast Spotlight’s Media Sales portfolio provides effective, interactive and targeted advertising applications that only spot cable can provide including: zone-based targeted :30 spot advertising, long-form video on demand, and four distinct interactive platforms: Request For Information, Telescoping, Remind-Record, and the Comcast Interactive Program Guide.

Job Overview
Responsible for multi-functional tasks within the Master Control Center. Has developed specialized knowledge/skills in own area. May act as a resource for colleagues with less experience.

Tasks
- Monitors and troubleshoots on-air video and audio signals, satellite transmissions, multiplexed signals and automation system operations, for multiple broadcast streams.
- Preps and maintains spots and programs database for air, assists with content encoding and ingestion, and runs live shows and live cut-ins.
- Manages deployment and retrieval of insertion schedule and verification files, and monitors commercial insertion system.
- Interacts with and provides service to the promo and traffic departments.
- Provides quality control and support to International services and clients.
- Assists in the organization and implementation of all channel branding effects on all of the network feeds.
- Performs relief, peak load or normal day-to-day technical duties as required.
- Assists with the training of newly hired operators.
- Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Required Skills:
- High School or Equivalent
- Generally requires 5-7 years related experience

Apply Online: www.ecentralmetrics.com/url/?u=94191710086-143

Comcast is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Drug-Free workplace employer.

Applicants must have working knowledge of broadcast equipment and procedures. Computer experience is required. Must be available to work flexible hours including holidays, nights, weekends and overnights. Must also be a team player, work well under pressure, be able to multi-task, have attention to detail, a positive attitude and a work ethic based on honesty and integrity.

Send resume to Jim Butler at employment@khq.com