Mel Karmazin can afford to be charitable
SiriusXM Radio CEO Mel Karmazin has begun exercising options and selling the shares to fund his charitable endeavors, as announced last month. The pot...
Report suggests Republican tiring of Grassley FCC blockade
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has been battling the FCC over its dealings in a proceeding involving LightSquared, and has been expressing his displeasure with...
Mapleton unable to duck FCC file fine
Mapleton License of San Luis Obispo LLC does not dispute that its public file for KXDX-FM Templeton CA was missing some required issues/programs lists....
Bud Light, Subway integrate with “Corazon Valiente”
Telemundo Media signed Bud Light and Subway restaurants to the latest branded entertainment activations in its newest action-packed, original primetime telenovela "Corazón Valiente" (Fearless...
Tacher signs Tan Talk Radio Network
Independent rep firm The Tacher Company has aligned with the TanTalk Radio Network consisting of six radio stations in three states. The Tan Talk...
Another down day for stocks
Guidance below expectations by Qualcomm added to the tech malaise on Wall Street - and more worrying about European economies didn't help either. The...
Another high-level call for a spectrum inventory
The FCC is marching forward, trying to put together a plan for incentive auctions in the television space. The authorization to do this was...
Witnesses named for Senate TV hearing
We knew that the Senate Commerce Committee was planning to look into the future of television, and now we know who the witnesses will...
NHK World TV launches in NYC
The 24-hour English language TV news channel produced by NHK, Japan’s sole public, independent broadcasting corporation, is now available for the first time to...
Official tally puts GMA on top for first time this century
ABC News had already claimed victory for “Good Morning America” over NBC’s “Today” for the first time since 1995 based on preliminary Nielsen numbers....
FL FM CP headed for Daytona duop
$301K WPLC-FM CP Daytona Beach FL (Palm Coast FL) from Joyner Radio Inc. (A. Thomas Joyner) to Flagler County Broadcasting LLC (James E. Martin,...
Another Class A for Gray
Gray Television Group recently filed to add a pair of LPTVs in the Parkersburg WV DMA, and now it’s going for a single low...
TCM Announces Three New Original Specials for 2012
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will explore cinema from three different angles with a trio of original specials added to the network's slate for 2012....
Point-counterpoint on FCC Supreme appeal
The FCC is asking to make a Supreme Court case out of the infamous Janet Jackson 2004 Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction case, so we...
A strong response to being dropped from program lineup
Scott Hennen not only used to own WZFG-AM in the Fargo-Moorhead market – he was also a conservative talker on the station. But his...