Buckeye Cablevision files Bad Faith Complaint on Sinclair
Since 12/19, more than 100,000 Buckeye Cablevision subscribers have endured Sinclair’s blackout of
Richard Wiley to get Excellence in Broadcasting Award
Richard E. Wiley, Chairman of Wiley Rein LLP and a former Chairman of the FCC, will receive the 2014 Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting...
The Woody and Wilcox Show joins 105.7 The Buzz
CCME’s Alternative The Buzz WVBZ-FM in Greensboro, NC says The Woody and Wilcox Show will join the station in morning drive, beginning Monday, 2/24.
Commish O’Rielly sounds off on TV JSAs, SSAs
Here’s a blog post Commissioner Michael O'Rielly regarding his thoughts on JSAs and shared services agreements (SSAs) and the need for the FCC to move forward on its review of media ownership rules:
KVFE-FM launches in Texas
Reach Beyond, formerly HCJB Global, recently moved a step closer to its vision of blanketing the U.S.-Mexico border with the launch of its 14th Christian Spanish-language radio station in Del Rio, TX. It’s on 50,000 watts @ 249 ft. HAAT and reaches about 200,000 people within its 75-mile radius in Del Rio and across the border into Ciudad Acuña, Mexico.
Sheridan Broadcasting chairman awarded
Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation Chairman and owner Ronald Davenport Sr. will receive the Founders Award at the 5th Annual Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) Awards dinner on 3/1 in Atlanta. The award is presented annually to individuals who have helped ensure the ascension and success of the Black College Football Hall of Fame and/or Black College Football as a whole.
Olympics down; ‘American Idol’ dips
NBC was the number one network Tuesday in adults 18-49 and with total viewers. Night 13 of coverage of the Winter Olympics notched a...
WPHT-AM tower gets approval
The proposed AM tower will now be built next to the existing AM tower near the Moorestown-Cinnaminson, NJ border: CBS Radio East, which owns the existing 425-ft. tower for 50-kW WPHT-AM and the 21 acres it sits on, asked the Moorestown, NJ Zoning Board of Adjustment to approve the 199-ft aux tower for WPHT.
KCRW makes big moves in Santa Barbara
Santa Monica Community College’s non-comm Indie/Eclectic/NPR KCRW-FM LA and the
Blackhawk adds two in Yuma
Kalil & Co. announced two closings on the sale of KSWT-DT (CBS) and KYMA-DT (NBC) in Yuma, AZ to Blackhawk Broadcasting. KSWT was sold by Pappas Arizona License, which together with Pappas Telecasting of Arizona, LLC, is headed by Trustee and Managing Member, David Stapleton. The station sold for...
Wheeler wants net neutrality rules back
FCC Chairman Wheeler announced 2/19 that the Commission will reinstate rules to preserve a
Should SportsNet LA be offered a la carte?
If Comcast succeeds in its buy of Time Warner Cable, a big issue will be to secure carriage deals for
NAB files ex parte on JSAs
Here’s an ex parte filed with the FCC from Jane Mago, NAB EVP/General Counsel Legal and Regulatory Affairs regarding a meeting
Savage scores big in new time slot
In January, in 25-54, Savage beat and in some cases doubled Hannity's AQH audience, according to
Nasdaq winning streak longest in 7 months
Stocks ended Tuesday generally higher with the Nasdaq recording its eighth consecutive session of gains, the longest since July 2013. The Dow defied the...