Fined Texas AM still on the hook with a discount
KOLJ-AM Quanah TX had a run-in with Mother Nature in the summer of 2008, and it eventually led to a run-in with the FCC....
TV gives Media General an up quarter
Newspaper revenues were down, as were digital media revenues, but television saved the day for Media General in Q1 and total revenues
Cumulus & Nielsen expand partnership
Cumulus Media is currently handles sales repping for Nielsen’s music monitoring service BDSradio (Broadcast Data Systems/BDS). Now the two have upped that deal to...
Bare-knuckled battle for control of SiriusXM
Back in 2009 John Malone was the white knight whom Mel Karmazin recruited to rescue SiriusXM from the brink of bankruptcy. Now the
News Corporation suspends stock voting rights
After conducting a routine review of its stock ownership, News Corporation discovered a problem
FCC asks Supremes to hear wardrobe malfunction case
The FCC has filed a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari with the Supreme Court in the case of Federal Communications Commission
Wall Street enjoyed a Coke on Tuesday
Strong earnings from Coca-Cola helped drive stock prices higher on Tuesday, as did news of a successful debt offering by the government of Spain....
Crystal Radio Award winners named by NAB
Ten radio stations from across the nation were honored Tuesday in Las Vegas at the NAB Show for their outstanding year-round commitment to community...
Watchdog cites inappropriate House panel transparency
The Sunlight Foundation believes that Congress should operate in the bright light of the day, and that it should live up to its own...
Connoisseur cashes out of Ohio River market
A four-station double duopoly is getting set to max out on the FM side in the Huntington WV-Ashland KY market. The deal includes FMs...
Arbitron launches US mobile measurement service
Arbitron has gone mobile with its US ratings offerings. The Arbitron Mobile Trends Panels service is a new
Umbel raises $3.7 Million, led by Austin Ventures
Austin-based Umbel is a digital audience measurement company that cross-correlates “big data” from social and other sources to empower publishers, agencies and advertisers with...
SBE launches letter writing campaign at NAB
The Society of Broadcast Engineers is conducting a letter writing campaign to solicit co-sponsors for H.R. 2102, the FCC Technical Resource Enhancement Act (Tech...
The Tacher Company signs Florida Talk Radio
The Tacher Company does it again—this time signing Florida Talk Radio, LLC’s News-Talk WSRQ 106.9 FM/1220 AM in the Sarasota-Bradenton, FL market. Along with...
CBS wins with viewers, but Fox has the young ones
The top shows in the Household ratings from Nielsen were quite different from the top shows in the advertiser-friendly 18-49 demo for Week 30...