Angie Martinez resigns from HOT 97
The Afternoon Driver has left Emmis’ Urban Hot 97 in NYC. We think we know why. From her Instagram
Stocks rally on Yellen talk; S&P 500 hits record
Stocks rallied Wednesday, gaining the most in four weeks, after the Federal Reserve chief signaled no hurry to raise rates. The S&P added 14.99...
KRGN-FM sale closes in Amarillo
The sale of KRGN-FM Amarillo, TX (Market #167) has closed. Family Life Broadcasting sold the Christian
Aereo CEO: Supreme Court ruling could alter TV forever
Yeah, no kidding: Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia told CNBC on Tuesday his company charges for technology
MacNeil/Lehrer transferring PBS NewsHour to WETA
WETA, the flagship public media station for Washington, D.C., is expected to assume ownership and control of PBS NewsHour on 7/1. The announcement
Edison Research conducts “Share of Ear” measurement
Despite a constantly changing audio landscape, broadcast radio controls more than half of the more than
‘America’s Got Talent’ flat; ‘The Night Shift’ dips
NBC was the number one network Tuesday in adults 18-49 and with total viewers. America’s Got Talent matched last week's 2.6 adults 18-49 rating,...
Bud Walters to receive National Radio Award
Bud Walters, founder and president of The Cromwell Group, will receive the National Radio Award during the Radio Show Luncheon on 9/12. The 2014 Radio Show, produced by the RAB and NAB, will be held September 10-12 in Indianapolis.
WFAS-FM moving to NYC
Cumulus’ AC WFAS-FM, licensed to Bronxville, NY (Westchester County), is making the move to cover much more of NYC’s core population
Litany of licenses: granted and dismissed
Here’s a list of the FCC’s latest licenses, construction permits and transfers of control—granted and dismissed—for TV, AM and FM. This list is current as of 6/13/14:
Media Bureau announces effective date of JSA Attribution Rule
Many already know the date, but the FCC has now made it official: On 4/15, the Commission released a Report and Order in the 2014 Quadrennial Regulatory Review – Review of the Commission’s Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules. In it, the Commission adopted an attribution rule for television joint sales agreements (JSAs), establishing that same-market television JSAs for more than 15% of the weekly advertising time for the brokered station are to be counted toward the brokering station’s ownership totals, just as the Commission has long done with respect to radio stations.
AdLarge, KMG Networks to rep “Control Room Pro”
AdLarge Media and KMG Networks expanded their representation of News/Talk radio in a partnership with Harris Media, the producer of Control Room Pro, a suite of digital production field and studio tools. AdLarge will lead the national ad sales effort, while KMG Networks will spearhead radio station distribution. The two firms share a similar relationship on behalf of several radio and digital products and services.
Wells Fargo Securities: Takeaways from DC
According to Marci Ryvicker, Senior Analyst, Wells Fargo Securities and other analysts there, the impending
LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition asks Senate for help
Here is a letter from Mike Gravino, Director of the LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition, to the Senate Judiciary
Big Machine, Cumulus name GM for Nash Icons
Big Machine Label Group and Cumulus announced that longtime music industry exec Jim











