Joe Zingale passes
Gary Weiss, RVP, Radio One Raleigh/Charlotte Region, says Joe Zingale, Bob Weiss’s (Gary’s father) and Norman Wain’s former partner years ago in the company they had that founded the famous WIXY 1260 and WDOK (“Stereo 102”) in Cleveland passed away 3/10 in Cleveland after a long battle with Parkinson’s:
Wheel holds onto #1
CBS Television Distribution’s “Wheel of Fortune” held onto Number One for the week of February 17-23. The weekly chart comes from the Syndicated Network Television Association (SNTA), using data from The Nielsen Company.
Chop Shop Classic celebrates 40 years of AC/DC
Envision Networks Chop Shop Classic announces an AC/DC 40th Anniversary Special. Host Steve Black looks back 40 years to where it all began. The 2-hour special will revisit how the band came together, Angus' stage costumes and antics, the life and death of Bon Scott and replacing Bon the same year he died in 1980, and of course, the music history of AC/DC’s greatest hits.
MAPB elects new officers
The Michigan Association of Public Broadcasters (MAPB) elected the 2014 Officers of the Board of Directors during its board meeting held on 3/11 in conjunction with the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference and Expo (GLBC).
Saga FY up 3.3%, sans political; Q4 down 5%
Saga Communications’ FY revenue was down only 1% on $129.5 million compared to $130.3 million for
‘The Voice’ down; ‘The Bachelor’ finale hits high
ABC was number one Monday among adults 18-49, but NBC won with total viewers. On ABC, The Bachelor finale hit a season high with...
Sirius XM stock upgraded, but mixed bag
Macquarie has upgraded shares of Sirius XM Radio from a neutral rating to an outperform rating
Radio lags behind TV, Internet in emergencies
New research from Mark Kassof & Co. says that radio ranks third as the source of information
IAB updates video in-stream ad metrics
The Interactive Advertising Bureau released an updated version, the first since 2009, of its
Blackout looming in Kansas
Another retransmission battle is brewing—this time with four LIN TV stations and Cox Communications. The channels, KSNT-TV (NBC), KTMJ-TV (Fox) and KTKA (ABC) in Topeka and KSNW-TV (NBC) Wichita could go dark 3/14 if a new retrans agreement isn't reached.
Gray Q4 down 25% on political
Gray Television’s Q4 revenue was $95.6 million, off 25% from $126.6 million in Q4 2012. Local, national and internet advertising revenue
Efficio Solutions partners with Marketron’s Mediascape
Marketron, provider of business software solutions for the media industry, announced the integration of Efficio’s CRM and Yield Management
S&P 500 falls for first time in 3 days
Stocks recovered most of the losses but still finished Monday generally lower as weak data from China reignited worries about a global economic slowdown....
FCC rejects KFSD-AM fine appeal
Here’s a new one under the header of “It’s worth a try”: The FCC has rejected North County Broadcasting’s petition for reconsideration of a $4,800 fine for EAS violations at Business Talk KFSD-AM Escondido/San Diego. North County appealed, saying that the fine could not be enforced because it is a small entity and the Commission has never complied with its obligation under the
NextRadio, TagStation to test enhanced advertising
NextRadio and TagStation are planning the first beta testing of FM enabled smartphone Enhanced Ad capabilities with a select group of