George Kilpatrick leaves WSYR-AM after 20 years
Progressive talker George Kilpatrick's 20-year run on CCME’s News-Talk WSYR-AM Syracuse has come to an end. He didn’t comment on why his 7-9 AM Sunday show is ending, but said he looks forward to expanding to sister station in the market
Avis Budget Group beefs up SiriusXM offering
Avis Budget Group announced that the satcaster is now available as a premium add-on across a majority of its Avis and Budget car rental fleets. More than 60% of its rentals now have factory-installed satellite radio receivers. The in-dash access to SiriusXM replaces the portable plug and play satellite radio previously offered to Avis and Budget renters.
HD multicast audience up 300%
iBiquity Digital announced over 4.7 million people listened to an HD2, HD3 or HD4 channel in an average week, according to the latest Fall 2013 Nielsen Audio Nationwide audience estimates. This represents a 293% increase in AQH audience from the Fall 2011 survey. Also, during that same period, cume grew over 256%. iBiquity also notes
Curtis Media closes on Wilmington, NC translator
Eastern Airwaves, LLC, an affiliate of Curtis Media, has closed on the purchase the CP of translator W235CG (94.9) Ogden (Wilmington), NC from Starboard Media Foundation, Inc., a Wisconsin non-profit. The purchase price is
‘American Idol’, ‘Survivor’, down; ‘Revolution’ up
CBS was number one Wednesday in Adults 18-49 and with total viewers. Survivor notched a season low 2.2 down 4 percent from last week's...
Marketron, Jelli to integrate RadioSpot, Mediascape
Marketron, provider of business software solutions for the media industry, and Jelli, the first
Bounce TV to launch two within “Katz Broadcasting”
Two new demo-specific broadcast networks will launch from African-American-targeted Bounce TV
Emmis fiscal radio Q4 up 11%
Emmis' radio net revenues for fiscal Q4 ending 2/28 were up 11%, from $29.1 million to $32.4 million. Excluding WEPN-FM NYC, which
Wheeler: Retransmission practices were “perverting” congressional intent
FCC Chair Tom Wheeler called the FCC’s recent decision to prohibit
Univision Radio cuts have arrived
We told you first on 3/22: “Univision Radio is set for a wave of internal consolidation which may include
S&P 500 scores another record close
Stocks ended a choppy session moderately higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 closing at a record. Market reaction to a pair of better-than-expected...
FTC clears last Nielsen-Arbitron buy hurdle
Following a public comment period, the FTC has determined that Nielsen’s $1.26 billion buy of Arbitron
iHeartRadio on Amazon Fire TV
iHeartRadio announced it will be available out of the box on Amazon Fire TV, a service to watch movies, listen to music, and play games at home. iHeartRadio was also one of the first apps available and optimized on Amazon's line of Kindle Fire tablets.
ACA files in favor of Aereo
The American Cable Association has filed an amicus brief with The Supreme Court in favor of Aereo, which is defending a copyright
FCC approves sale of KOTA-TV
The Commission has approved the sale of KOTA-TV Rapid City, SD from Duhamel Broadcasting Enterprises to Schurz Communications. The sale