Friday, May 8, 2026

House panel may emancipate FCC nominees

FCC nominees may be inching closer to claiming the jobs for which they earned overwhelming Senate Commerce Committee approval.

NAB wants sports blackout policy to remain in place

NAB says that MVPD blackout request is not to benefit fans, it's to benefit MVPDs.

Failure to power down at sundown costs Florida AM

First there was an equipment malfuncion, then an owner malfunction.
Clear Channel

Clear Channel cash haul even bigger than planned

Clear Channel Outdoor has priced its sale of senior subordinated notes and the Wall Street reception was so good that the size of the offering was boosted from $1.25 billion to $2.2 billion.

Big Ben sinks the market

Wall Street ended February with a loss for the day after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that "the job market is far from...

WDBO’s Mel Robbins moving to middays

It won’t actually be completely local--Robbins’ show will originate from her home in rural Massachusetts outside of Boston.

Ron Paul campaign details Super Tuesday ads (video)

The 30-second spot ‘Plan’ is lighter and centers squarely on Paul’s same balanced budget proposal.

Upfront just beginning

Things will be a little different this year. Google/YouTube, Yahoo, Hulu, AOL and Microsoft are planning a two-week upfront.
NBA Digital

NBA Digital breaks record for NBA All-Star 2012

NBA.com received a record of more than 114 million video streams and 209 million page views.

Fitch sees bond deal as positive for Clear Channel

Fitch Ratings has assigned a B+ rating to the new $1.25 billion of senior subordinated notes being sold by Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, a...

James Murdoch gets new title

News International is still at the center of three criminal investigations over illegal reporting tactics at its newspapers.

KFI-AM to address diversity issues

Black activists met with the hosts and KFI management to push the station to hire more minorities, both in the newsroom and on air.
St. Louis Radio Legends

Radio legends saluted in St. Louis

A number of veteran black St. Louis air personalities were honored in a tribute Saturday, February 26th. The event was hosted by the St....

CW announces midseason schedule

The CW today announced the dates for the midseason premiere of its new drama THE L.A. COMPLEX as well as the finales for the...
Golden Mike Award 2012

Golden Mike gala raised over a quarter million

More than 250 radio and television broadcasters were in attendance Monday evening to honor Dennis Swanson, President of Station Operations for Fox Television Stations,...