Media Logic completes Arnold Broadcasting buy
Media Logic, LLC has completed the acquisition of the assets of radio stations KSTC-AM (Oldies) and
‘The Taste’, ‘Community’ slide
FOX was number one with adults 18-49 Thursday and with total viewers. On FOX, night two of the American Idol premiere earned a 3.8,...
WEYW-TV files petition for reconsideration
The fight goes on with more in depth information for reconsideration of the FCC's December 16th ruling denying must carry for WEYW. Rick Bellizzi, CEO of Bellizzi Broadcasting Network’s WEYW-LP, Key West, Florida sent a filing for reconsideration in on 1/15. Steven Broeckaert, Senior Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau, denied a complaint filed 9/20 by Bellizzi against Comcast for refusing to air WEYW because there is another full power television broadcast station licensed to the community within the county served by the cable system. WEYW’s argument is the two full-power stations licensed to the same community provide only Spanish language programming and broadcast from studios over 120 miles north of these stations’ transmitter sites. They are WGEN [MundoFox] and WSBS [MegaTV]. Here is his filing:
RAB, Broadcasters Foundation set Ron Ruth Memorial event
The Radio Advertising Bureau in conjunction with the Broadcasters Foundation will host a memorial benefit
Nexstar increases quarterly dividend by 25%
Nexstar Broadcasting says its board approved the increase in their quarterly cash dividend to $0.15 per share of its Class A common stock beginning...
Aereo announces Cincinnati launch date
The company announced today that the service will be available to residents in the Cincinnati metro
CMG launches “The Billy Madison Show” into syndication
For the first time since its launch in 2012 on Cox Media Group San Antonio’s KISS 95.5 FM, “The Billy Madison Show” now airs...
Advertising vs. agencies, dinosaurs vs. cockroaches
We have long argued against the risks towards agencies that are associated with the rise of technology in general and the web in particular....
CMG Miami launches HITS 97-3 FM
More radio moves in Miami: This time Cox Media Group (CMG) Miami is taking aim at CCME’s heritage “Y100” WHYI-FM. CMG says the new...
Regional Reps welcomes Kathleen Miller Fink
Regional Reps, the country’s oldest and one of the largest independent sales representatives specializing in small and medium market Radio stations, welcomes Kathleen Miller...
Stocks drop on Goldman, Citi
Stocks ended lower Thursday, quitting two days of gains, as earnings reports from Goldman Sachs and Citigroup took down the financial sector. The Dow...
New LPFM applications getting approvals
The deadline for the last window was 11/15/13. That window opened 10/15/13, and since some 2,800 applications were filed. 1,900 were deemed
Imaging Chop Shop welcomes new affiliates
Envision Radio Networks says WQZY-FM, WMCG-FM and WMLT-AM/Macon, GA are the newest affiliates of Imaging Chop Shop
Mancow, TRN part ways
Erich “Mancow” Muller and TRN have ended their syndication deal and TRN says Mancow is moving onto multiple new ventures, from cable TV projects...
Reps. Pallone, Waxman urge networks on e-cigarettes
Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., senior Democrat of House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee and Henry Waxman, Ranking Member of