Protected: Ex-employee files petition to deny on WFYL-AM
From RadioDiscussions.com member Still_Rockin’: A Petition to Deny the license renewal of WFYL-AM
S&P 500, Dow set fresh records
The S&P 500 and the Dow closed at record levels, led by gains in the health-care, tech and consumer discretionary sectors. Economic data continued...
Georgia First Informer Broadcast Act goes into effect
Broadcasters across the state of Georgia will now be guaranteed the ability to continue broadcasting
LPTV dates for new FCC auction timeline
During last week's Incentive Spectrum Auction webinars, the FCC released a new auction timeline which lays out in better detail than before, the targeted time frames for specific actions, rule makings, and deadlines. Here are some LPTV specifics, supplied by The LPTV Spectrum Coalition:
Sam Matheny named NAB EVP/Chief Technology Officer
The NAB announced Sam Matheny, Vice President of Policy and Innovation at Raleigh-based
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.”