Thursday, June 18, 2026

U.S. Congress

Witness list announced for Senate Commerce Committee hearing

The witness list has been published for the Senate Commerce

Add five more representatives to Local Radio Freedom Act

A bipartisan coalition of five Members of the House of Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of a

Dow closes above 17,000

Stocks rebounded on Monday with the Dow closing above 17,000 as a flurry of deal news and better-than-expected earnings from Citigroup increased demand for...

DOJ investigating possible collusion against Pandora

The DOJ has sent out document requests to music publishers Sony/ATV and Universal, as well
CBS Radio

CBS Radio/Tampa names new VP/Programming

Rob Morris is the new VP/Programming for the cluster, which includes Sports

Michelle Sanders joins MMG

Industry vet Michelle Sanders has joined Media Management Group as Senior Vice President of Sales, reporting directly to company President/CEO Jeff Schwartz. Sanders will manage the cross-platform advertising sales for the programs on the MMG Radio Network including The Frommers Travel Show, The Pet Show with Warren Eckstein, Intelligent Medicine with Dr. Ronald Hoffman, and Home Wizards with Cindy Dole and Eric Stromer.

Genesis, Sports Talk Florida launch “The Power Hour”

Genesis Communications and Sports Talk Florida say the The Power Hour, a weekly blend of pop culture, sports, and everything in between, is now airing Monday nights from 6-7 p.m. on 1040 The Team in Tampa and 1080 The Team in Orlando.
Sirius XM

Jenny McCarthy to host weekly show on SiriusXM

SiriusXM announced Jenny McCarthy will host a live, limited-run, one-hour weekly series exclusively on SiriusXM starting on 7/16.

Comcast stock mires during merger review

Comcast announced its $45.2 billion deal to acquire Time Warner Cable in mid-February, beating out Charter

Turning the Tide

As we talked about in our last post, one of the difficulties with regard to starting any kind of consumer marketing for NextRadio so far has been that the app didn’t start out with a compelling amount of station content – the kind of content that delivers on the potential of the app: a visual, immersive experience with the live, local radio that listeners love.

McDonald’s drives-thru the pack

Last week in Media Monitors’ TV SPOT TEN, McDonald’s moved from#4 up to #1 with 23,425 spots. Rising from #16 to #2
ANA

ANA launches industry study of ad bot fraud

Wenda Harris Millard, president and COO of the ad consultancy Medialink, told WSJ in May that as much as

KLFH-FM sale closes in California

Southern California Public Radio has completed the acquisition of the assets of KLFH 89.5 FM, licensed

‘Big Brother’ rises; ‘Reckless’ flat

ABC was number one Sunday with adults 18-49, while CBS won with total viewers. On CBS Big Brother earned a 2.1, up two tenths...
21st Century Fox

21st Century Fox unites FBC, TCFTV in Fox Television Group

21st Century Fox announced that Dana Walden and Gary Newman will oversee a new business