Making an Impact
The journey toward making FM radio available in smartphones and NextRadio a household name has asked a lot of broadcasters including partnership, faith, funds, and some extra effort to make the app’s experience great. And though that has been the focus of these posts for several weeks now, we thought it would be a good time to shed some light on some of the other actions being taken to help the forward momentum in marketing the app to consumers.
Steve Anthony to host Magic 102.1 morning show
Cox Media Group (CMG) Athens/Gainesville/Greater Atlanta has named Steve Anthony from CMG Jacksonville to replace Allen
CBS Sports Network adds “The Doug Gottlieb Show”
CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour home of CBS Sports, will expand its live weekday studio programming with the addition of “The Doug Gottlieb Show.” The popular afternoon show broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Radio will be simulcast on CBS Sports Network beginning 8/25. The three-hour program airs live Monday-Friday from 3:00-6:00 PM, ET.
SCBA President: “A Responsibility to the Truth”
Southern California Broadcasters Association President Thom Callahan reveals the fraudulent and
Sacred Heart buying KGY-AM
The longtime owners of the 1-kW station on 1240 kHz announced it has been sold for $250,000 to Sacred Heart Radio, a Catholic broadcasting company based in the Seattle area.
Faith Radio adds “Austin Hill in the Mornings”
Faith Radio, a network of six radio stations serving the upper Midwest, owned by the University of Northwestern – St. Paul is pleased to announce that beginning Monday, July 7th, Austin Hill will be hosting a new morning show, “Austin Hill in the Mornings on Faith Radio.”
Ryan and Rico move to weekdays on Detroit Sports 105.1
Greater Media announced weekend on-air hosts Ryan and Rico will take over the 10a-12 noon slot on Detroit Sports 105.1. The “live and local” move will officially take effect on 7/7. The duo will replace ESPN Radio’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd.
‘Under the Dome’ returns down; ‘MasterChef’ rises
FOX was number one Monday among adults 18-49 and CBS led with total viewers. On FOX, MasterChef garnered a 1.9, up two tenths from...
AT&T sells off America Movil stake as part of DirecTV deal
Billionaire Carlos Slim will buy out AT&T’s stake in America Movil SAB for $5.57 billion, propping up his
Most agree: People on the radio make it better
New research from Mark Kassof & Co. reveals that an overwhelming majority of 18-64 listeners in the U.S. think the people on radio – announcers, personalities or personality teams – make radio “better to listen to.”
NUVOtv/SiTV Media close on Fuse TV
NUVOtv parent company, SíTV Media, completed its acquisition of the Fuse network from
FilmOn to keep on
FilmOn, the VOD and broadcast TV streaming provider (similar to Aereo) from Greek billionaire Alki David, added a new service in Q1 that lets viewers remotely watch local TV broadcasts. Through its “Teleport Technology”, a person in New York can watch local television broadcast in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami and Denver, among other US cities. So far, cities where local broadcasts are being received for transmission include Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, North Bergen, NJ, Phoenix, Seattle, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Tampa and DC.
Pandora files Petition for Declaratory Ruling on KXMZ buy
Even though the company can’t prove Foreign Ownership Cap
Aereo CEO to consumers: “Let’s raise our voices”
Here’s a letter sent to consumers 7/1 from Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia, regarding ProtectMyAntenna.org
Seeking Alpha: Five Nexstar insiders have sold shares
Nothing wrong with a little profit-taking: Seeking Alpha reports five company insiders sold Nexstar