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CBS Radio’s Alternative KXTE-FM X 107.5 calls it Las Vegas’ first electronic dance music station. Sin 1075 HD2 will play favorite EDM artists including,...

To deepen Simulmedia’s TV audience analytics and help build the next generation of purchase-based closed loop ad targeting on TV, Simulmedia, an audience-targeted TV...

DKS Communications has closed on the sale of Adult Hits WDKM-FM 106.1 mHz Wisconsin Dells, WI to Casper Communications

Findings from RAB’s Finding Consumer Trends (F.C.T.) Report show that when consumers are determining their next home improvement project, radio ads influence that decision....

Here’s the latest development with the ANA and the Ad Tax proposal: Advertising is a driving force

Comcast has reportedly added Barclays Plc as an adviser as it evaluates a potential deal for Time Warner Cable. Comcast also tapped JPMorgan Chase last year for advice as well. Charter Communications made a formal offer last week to buy Time Warner Cable for $132.50 per share, or $37.3 billion, based on shares outstanding. It was roundly rejected.

The Weather Channel wants DirecTV to waive its steep cancellation fees for customers seeking to drop

Senior Vice President of Programming Pat Paxton has been promoted to President of Programming. Paxton has been with Entercom since 1999

Pandora and ASCAP began a long-awaited federal trial 1/21 to determine how much the music streaming service should pay

Global ad spend rose 3.2% in Q3 YOY, closing the first three quarters of the year also at 3.2%, according to Nielsen’s quarterly Global AdView Pulse report. The Asia Pacific region’s powerhouse ad market continues to expand, driving the Q3’s global ad growth. This market grew 7.0% for the first three quarters of 2013 YOY. North America’s ad market waned slightly (1.3%) during Q3 but still ended the first three quarters with a gain of 1.7% YOY. The absence of heavy political advertisements surrounding last year’s U.S. election is likely the cause.

As a subscriber to Radio Business Report, I thought you may have an interest in reviewing my Comments filed 1/21 with the FCC regarding the NPRM Docket 13-249 ‘Revitalization of the AM Radio Service’. Congratulations on a great Magazine!: “Randy D. Gehman, previously a long-term licensee of Broadcast Stations and presently the owner of Gehman Compliance & Consulting {GC&C}, a professional broadcast management and engineering consultant; hereby respectfully submits comments in the above-captioned notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) The Commission released seeking input to establish/modify Rules that will facilitate an effective ‘Revitalization of the AM Radio Service.’ Having personally constructed, owned and operated high powered (10 kw and 50 kw) AM Stations; Having implemented the first Motorola AM Stereo System in the southeast US in the early 80’s; Having implemented the first Audio Processor built with an NRSC AM Pre-Emphasis Curve; Having personally completed allocation measurements, conducted proof of performances, and successfully diagnosed and repaired both Non-Directional and Directional Antenna Systems across the Country; Having personally witnessed the demise of AM Broadcasting since my Broadcast Career began in 1970; I hereby request that the FCC’s Standard Broadcast Rules be expeditiously modified to enable the accomplishment of the ten (10) formal recommendations as outlined on the following pages of these comments.

Television station transactions exploded in 2013, because the healthy TV environment in 2012 bolstered investor confidence, according to