Sounders FC partner with ESPN Deportes Seattle
ESPN Deportes Seattle Radio Group, with stations in Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia, will broadcast live play-by-play coverage of all Seattle Sounders FC Major League Soccer matches during the 2014 regular season and playoff games, including a 30-minute pregame show and 30-minute post-game analysis in Spanish. The stations include:
‘Dads’, ‘New Girl’ hit new lows
It’s an Olympics thing: NBC was the number one network in adults 18-49 and with total viewers. Night six of coverage of the Winter...
WBKP-TV, WBUP-TV dinged for children’s programming reports
Lake Superior Broadcasting Corp.’s WBKP (The CW) and WBUP (ABC) have been issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture based on a failure to file timely Children's Television Programming Reports for the two stations in the Calumet/Ishpeming/Marquette, Michigan market.
Democratic leaders want to ban e-cig ads
On 2/12, Rep. Henry Waxman, Sen. Tom Harkin, and Rep. Peter Welch sent a letter to California AG Kamala Harris, Iowa AG Tom Miller and Vermont AG William Sorrell urging them to classify electronic cigarettes as cigarettes under the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) to prevent e-cigarette companies from targeting youth and getting them addicted to their products.
RAB details sessions at 2014 NAB Show
The Radio Advertising Bureau will present five revenue and growth oriented sales and marketing sessions at this year’s NAB Show to be held in Las Vegas April 5-10, 2014. The sessions, led by the RAB Professional Development team, feature an array of radio sales, marketing and creative executives who will share their expertise on increasing radio revenue in today’s vast media landscape.
CBS Radio aux tower gets reviewed
The proposed auxiliary AM tower would be built next to the existing AM tower near the Moorestown-Cinnaminson, NJ border: The 425-ft. tower for 50-kW WPHT-AM—located in an open field—was built roughly 60 years ago (before most of the surrounding homes) and a number of Cinnaminson residents say it’s been a source of disturbances ever since. Now they’re concerned a proposed second tower will create even more problems.
NBC to bring live spots to late night
NBC plans to test live commercials on its late-night television shows, similar to those
Sinclair scores stellar Q4
It was a very busy quarter for SBGI, but the company did very well and beat estimates: Net broadcast revenues increased 33.2% to
Emmis buys WBLS-FM, WLIB-AM NYC
Emmis Communications has reached an agreement with YMF Media to purchase heritage Urban AC WBLS-FM and
Stocks rally; Dow boosted
Stocks extended their four-day winning streak and ended Tuesday with solid gains as Federal Chairwoman Janet Yellen pledged to keep interest rates low and...
Sony/ATV renews with BMI
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has agreed to return licensing and royalty distribution authority to Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) for all categories of public performance uses. Consistent with a recent Federal Court ruling, the new agreement will leave current licenses and the flow of royalties to songwriters and publishers from hundreds of thousands of licensees undisturbed.
Aereo’s Supreme Court showdown date set
They’re officially on the docket: The Supreme Court issued an order 1/10 granting cert
Community service keeps broadcasters relevant
There was a time not so long ago when broadcasters enjoyed an exclusive franchise. Cable television was less a competitor and more a collaborator. The early cable TV systems merely relayed the signals of stations to areas with weak reception. Original programming for cable was non-existent with the exception of the “weather channel” where a camera scanned wind, temperature and barometric pressure readings to an instrumental music accompaniment. Fast forward to 2014:
CNN Radio en Espanol adds 456 global affiliates
Stardome Radio Networks has cleared 456 new affiliates via its syndicated partnership with CNN en Español
‘Almost Human’, ‘The Bachelor’ fall to lows
NBC was number one Monday among adults 18-49 and with total viewers. Night five of coverage of the Winter Olympics earned a 6.4 adults...