CMG/Houston brings in the kids
The Cox Media Group Houston office was filled with kids 4/24 for the annual “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.” 18 kids, ranging from 2 ½ -13 years-old, were at work with their parents. The kids learned to record a commercial, use their voices for station on-air promotions, participate in social media postings, and see inside the studio as the DJ’s broadcast live.
Nissan adds HD Radio
iBiquity Digital announced after the New York International Auto Show that 35 automakers offer or have plans to offer HD Radio Technology by the...
CCME Q1 revenues up 2%; net loss up $21 million
CC Media Holdings revenues were pretty much flat in Q1 compared to the same period in 2013
Setting the record straight on the FCC’s Open Internet Rules
There has been a great deal of misinformation that has recently surfaced regarding the draft Open Internet Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that we will today circulate to the Commission.
Bryan Broadcasting buys KKEE-FM CP
Bryan Broadcasting License Corporation has agreed to purchase the CP for KKEE-FM licensed to Wheelock, TX near Bryan/College Station, from
Local TV revenues to hit $20 billion this year
BIA/Kelsey forecasts the local television advertising market will grow by nearly 8% this year, after
Nielsen Q1 up 13% with Arbitron
Revenues Q1 were up 12.9% to $1.489 million, or 15.1% on a constant currency basis compared
Details from broadcasters’ meeting with Wheeler; Gravino comments
Here’s a run-down of FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s meeting
Stocks end down; S&P 500, Nasdaq snap 6-day run
Stocks ended Wednesday's choppy session lower, as investors paused for breath after six straight days of gains on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Disappointing...
NAB files ex parte letter after spectrum meeting
Here’s an ex parte filing from the NAB regarding the 4/22 meeting between NAB officials and broadcast
Bud Brown signs off WILK after 40 years
After 40 years behind the mic, talker Bud Brown has retired from Entercom’s WILK-A/FM News radio in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton, PA. Brown started
KZNV-FM looking for Vegas move-in
Shamrock Communications has filed to move silent 51-kW KZNV-FM 105.9 mHz Amargosa Valley, NV
Tribune stations win 14 Edward R. Murrow awards (video)
Tribune Broadcasting announced eight of its television stations were awarded 14 Edward R. Murrow Awards by the Radio Television Digital News Association
XAPPmedia raises $3 million
XAPPmedia, provider of the first interactive audio advertising service, has raised $3 million in seed funding, fully subscribed by private investors. This funding round will support the development, launch and wider deployment of the XAPPmedia advertising platform, XAPP Ads. Since XAPPmedia’s initial announcement in late March, the company has successfully launched the interactive audio advertising service with National Public Radio (NPR) and will expand the service to several other publishers throughout 2014.
Gannett Q1 broadcast revenue up 19.6%
Gannett’s Q1 report shows that on a same-station basis, its broadcasting segment revenues were