‘Chicago P.D.’ rises; ‘Suburgatory’ hits lows
FOX was number one Wednesday in adults 18-49 and with total viewers. On NBC, Chicago P.D. garnered a 1.7, up a tenth from last...
Beasley shows a slight Q4 revenue drop
Net revenue in Q4 was $27.3 million, down half a percent from $27.4 in Q4 2012. CEO George Beasley blamed the lack of political dollars. Excluding political, Beasley Q4 same station revenue was up 2%.
Former Tampa Bay radio host arrested in Ponzi scheme
Gary Gauthier, the former host of “It’s God’s Money,” a Saturday morning Christian radio show on Salem’s Religious WTBN-AM and Talk WGUL-AM, is one of two men arrested this month in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 38 people in the Tampa Bay area of $6 million, according to The St. Petersburg Tribune.
Viacom’s Media Networks up 6% in fiscal Q1
Viacom’s fiscal Q1 of 2014, ended 12/31, saw revenues of $3.20 billion for the quarter, down 4%, reflecting
FCC issues latest on CALM Act
Here is the latest quarterly FCC report on the status of the CALM Act. P. Michele Ellison, Chief, Enforcement Bureau, sent the update to Rep. Anna Eshoo, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee on Energy and Commerce, who introduced the legislation that aims to keep TV spots at an audio level on par with programming:
TWC raises quarterly dividend; Q4 revenue up 1.7%
For both Q4 and FY, the decline in ad revenue was primarily due to lower political advertising revenue
Jelli’s RadioSpot getting major traction
RadioSpot is now automating 4 billion radio ads on more than 350 radio stations in 128 cities: Jelli formally launched its programmatic ad platform...
Stocks close lower; Dow loses 190 points
Stocks sold off on Wednesday, extending losses after the Fed announced it will reduce monthly bond purchases by another $10 billion. Investors shunned equities...
American Target Network expanding to radio
Direct response radio buying specialist Brett Charest has joined American Target Network as Vice President of Radio
New LPFM ramps up in Oklahoma
A new FM is coming to Welch, OK. Voice of Welch Communications, Inc. (VOW) has been granted a CP to build a LPFM station...
KLCS-TV, KJLA-TV to test spectrum share
Non-commercial KLCS-TV and commercial KJLA-TV have asked the FCC for permission
GroupM launches new multicultural analytics unit
The new division, called Multicultural Marketing Analytics, is dedicated to researching, measuring and analyzing the performance of marketing
Sports USA adds Leigh Steinberg
Bob Moore, president of Sports USA, says the network has added legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg to its list of digital audio broadcasts. "Leigh...
New method for broadband delivery over UHF
“Internet RDS for television stations?: DTVCast, developer of wireless broadband technology for the telecom, broadcast, and content industries, has been granted a patent that enhances the use of UHF broadcast TV spectrum for high speed broadband and content delivery services. Through the use of sectorization of TV spectrum, the new patented method quadruples the broadband throughput capacity of a single existing or new broadcast TV channel creating unique applications for content delivery and broadband access.
WMGM-TV sale closed
Access.1 Communications Corp.’s WMGM-TV Wildwood/Atlantic City, New Jersey (NBC), has sold to LocusPoint Networks (Bill deKay, Ravi Potharlanka) for...