‘NCIS,’ ‘Person of Interest’ hit lows; ‘Glee’ rises
NBC was the number one network Tuesday in adults 18-49, but CBS won with total viewers. On CBS NCIS earned a season low 2.6,...
Hotels.com books new radio, TV campaign
The effort broke 2/23 during popular cable programming and will continue to run on major networks and adjacent to hit TV shows in the US and Canada. The campaign, which will also include Captain Obvious social media activations, email marketing, radio spots, cinema, and online banners and video, represents the biggest creative launch in the 23-year history of Hotels.com.
Wheeler woe: FCC to ban JSAs
Tom Wheeler, FCC Chairman, looks like he’s going to move ahead with a Report and Order on changing media-ownership rules that would make it harder for broadcast companies to control two TV stations in the same local market by using the same ad sales staff (Joint Sales Agreements), the Wall Street Journal reported.
Dish will likely get H-block spectrum
Weeks after withdrawing a $2.2 billion bid to buy bankrupt LightSquared and its 4G spectrum, Charlie Ergen is
Digital radio sales getting big growth this year
With a digital revenue increase of 15% in 2013, radio is poised to grow 22% this year -- surpassing
iHeartRadio Music Awards to air on network TV
NBC will televise the first-ever iHeartRadio Music Awards 5/1 (8-11 p.m. ET/PT) from
Nexstar Q4 up 19%
Nexstar Broadcasting Group Q4 net revenue was $138.1 million, up 18.9% from $116.2 million in Q4 2012. The increase was driven by
Stocks slip amid slowdown worries
Stocks finished a choppy trading session on Tuesday lower as gloomy reports on home prices and consumer confidence dampened the mood. The S&P topped...
Tacher signs Renda Radio, St Pier Group
The Tacher Company has aligned itself with Renda Radio, and St Pier Group as the station groups’ exclusive national representative in the following markets:
Papa John’s chooses Grey as new AOR
Papa John’s, the world’s third largest pizza delivery company, has selected Grey as its new
Cable companies urge Program Access Rules update
In a letter to FCC Chairman Wheeler filed 2/25, executives from 53 companies -- including
Greater Media shows now on Google
Greater Media says several of its radio shows will now make their content available via the Google Newsstand
The Daly Download hits 100 stations
WestwoodOne announced that its weekend show, The Daly Download with Carson Daly – This Week’s Top 30, has reached a milestone of 100 stations. Two versions of the program are created by Daly and offered to stations for broadcast on Saturday or Sunday. The four-hour and three-hour shows complement programming on CHR or Hot AC stations, respectively.
KKFN-FM unveils new lineup
Lincoln Financial Media announced today that KKFN-FM Denver (104.3 The Fan) is adjusting its on-air lineup of shows on 3/3, including the addition of...
Petition for Reconsideration dismissed on KTDK-FM
Peter Doyle Chief, Audio Division Media Bureau, has denied a 10/21/13 Petition for Reconsideration jointly filed by Whitley Media (Media Services Group broker Bill Whitley) and North Texas Radio Group seeking reconsideration of a 9/19/13, staff decision dismissing an application which sought approval for a proposed assignment of license for KTDK-FM 104.1, Sanger, TX (Dallas-Fort Worth) from Susquehanna Radio, a subsidiary of Cumulus Media, to Whitley.