Saturday, May 9, 2026

U.S. Congress

Non-Coms Now Eligible for Disaster Aid

Non-commercial radio & TV stations are now eligible for disaster aid.
Stock Market

Stocks Slip on Short Day of Trading

Stocks slipped Thursday on a short day of trading before the Christmas holiday
Stock Market

Stocks Jump With Commodities

Stocks jumped today due to a rebound in oil and junk-bond prices
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

FTC Gets Serious About Online Native Ad Content

The Federal Trade Commission says native ads must carry clear disclosures.

Stocks Rise Along With Oil

Stocks rose today as oil prices were able to stabilize ahead of the Christmas holiday. Radio again showed a loss. Television did the same...

Ford, Google Said to Partner on Driverless Car

Ford and Google could be set to announce a self-driving car initiative.

NAB Urges FCC to Ease Up on Foreign Ownership

NAB is asking the FCC to liberalize its foreign media ownership rules.

Stocks Rise After Last Week’s Decline

Stocks rose today on light trading for the holiday-week. Radio was not able to do the same and showed a loss. Television was able...

BE’s Tim Bealor Calls It a Career

After more than 40 years with Broadcast Electronics, Tim Bealor has retired as Director Emeritus.

Macy’s Celebrates #1

On the Media Monitors Radio Spot Ten last week, we have a new #1; just in time for the Holiday season

Retailers Make a Final Push

On the Media Monitors TV Spot Ten last week, Walmart remains at #1 airing 20,084 spots. Macy’s moved into #2
Arbitron / PPM 360

What Radio Now Knows About PPM

A technical industry group has formed to advise Nielsen on PPM encoding.

Stocks Drop Drastically

Stocks fell steeply Friday. Interest in the Fed’s decision to raise rates has faded and oil prices dropped again. Radio again showed gains and...

Pioneer Highlights Stations in New App Demo

Pioneer highlights radio stations in new App demo.

What Doomed WNEW

CBS has dropped the all-news format on Washington, DC’s WNEW(FM). In a Local Marketing Agreement with Bloomberg, the format has changed to general and...