Broadcast News

CBS Radio’s Hot AC 103.7 KVIL Dallas announced Blake Powers as the station’s evening host (7 p.m. – midnight), effective immediately. Powers previously hosted...

United Stations Radio Networks will be airing four hours of commemorative programming in honor of the 50th anniversary of the arrival of The Beatles...

La Preciosa 105.7 FM plays Regional Mexican hits from the 60’s 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and some of today’s most popular artists. It’s anchored by...

Via DigitasLBi, the new advertising shows how Sprint consumers can invite friends, family and others to join their “Framily,” lowering everyone’s monthly rate. The TV ad shows how a Framily can be put together, starting with a family of four, “the girls, my lady,” adding friends (a fantasy football league) and others, such as the daughter’s boyfriend. It concludes with, “The Framily Plan from Sprint. With a new price, a new plan and an all-new network, there’s never been a better time to switch.” The spot is airing during primetime across national network and cable and there will be two additional spots to air at a later date. Sprint spokesman Dave Mellin tells RBR-TVBR the buy aired/airs on:

Unified Video Technologies (UNIV), provider of complete media ecosystems and software services for broadcasters, enterprises and the entertainment

Permian Basin Broadcasting has bought Spanish KMMZ-FM (La Caliente 101.3) in Midland-Odessa, TX from Shirley Cook (the late Don Cook) for $2.3 million.

Comcast has joined a few other MVPDs who are charging consumers an added "Broadcast TV Fee." The fee is being blamed on broadcaster retransmission...

Greater Media’s 101 WRIF Detroit’s top rated morning show has yet another way for their listeners to connect—“Dave & Chuck The Freak’s Kick Ass...

After three months of stunting, the new format for Renard Communications’ WNDR-FM and translator W237AY has launched 1/20. “95.3 and 103.9 The Dinosaur” offers...

Yet another competitor for eardrums: Beats Music (the high-priced headphones company) launched

The Philadelphia Daily News sources tell the paper that last Friday’s abrupt exit of CBS Radio’s

Verizon has agreed to acquire the Intel pay-TV startup to boost its Internet-based TV services offering. Intel Media is Intel’s division dedicated to the development of Cloud TV products and services. The transaction will accelerate the availability of next-generation video services, both integrated with Verizon FiOS fiber-optic networks and delivered "over the top" to any device.

As you will remember, Talk Radio Network filed a Federal action against its former ad sales rep