Dallas Nau to run NRG Media/Tri-Cities
NRG Media announced new leadership for its top-rated radio cluster in the Tri-Cities, Nebraska metro area of Kearney, Grand Island, and Hastings
Elliot out of NYC
On 12/9, just days after CCME announced Rush Limbaugh’s move from Cumulus’ WABC-AM NY to its WOR-AM there, CCME said
PTC blasts Fox Broadcasting
The Parents Television Council issued the a statement in response to an FCC filing by Fox Broadcasting claiming that the company found
Moonves talks candidly on Aereo
While the major TV networks and broadcasters’ showdown with Aereo is scheduled to be argued
AWMF names annual Gracie National Award winners
The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has announced the 2014 national winners of the 39th Annual Gracie Awards
Katherine Speirs buys majority interest in KTAO
Katherine Speirs, local radio personality and originating founder of ASKK Media, announced the acquisition of
Litany of licenses: granted and dismissed
Here’s a list of the FCC’s latest licenses, construction permits and transfers of control—granted and dismissed—for TV, AM and FM. This list is current as of 2/14/14:
America’s Talk Radio Network launching
Starting 3/1 a new radio network joins the airwaves. America's Talk Radio Network, with studios based in Tampa Bay, will be available to stations via Cumulus XDS on a market-exclusive basis. Shows include
WGN’s new FM: “The Game”
Chicago has two Sports Talk stations in WSCR-AM and ESPN’s WMVP-AM, but now it has one more—and it’s live and local.
CRS details show schedule, events
As the world’s largest Country radio event, CRS 2014, will kick off 2/19 at the Nashville Convention Center, the organization has provided all of the details that attendees will be able to experience.
“Outernet” to beam free Wi-fi across the globe
NYC-based non-profit Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) is planning to change
Olympics down but still dominate
NBC was number one among adults 18-49 and with total viewers. Coverage of the Winter Olympic games earned a 4.8 adults 18-49 rating, down...
Chipotle debuts original series
Chipotle Mexican Grill has debuted its original comedy series, “Farmed and Dangerous” on Hulu and Hulu Plus.
Cumulus has even bigger plans for NASH
Cumulus is expected to put into play this week a plan to take its NashFM country brand and promote it
Mickey D’s goes to the head of the class
In last week’s Media Monitors TV SPOT TEN, McDonald’s moved from #2 to #1 airing 20,086 spots last week on Broadcast TV. Toyota increased from #5 to #2 with 18,989 commercials, while Progressive regressed from #1 to #3 running 17,822 spots. Chevrolet soared from #28 to #4 with 15,950 ads and Nissan leapt from #19 to #5 with 15,413 spots.