CJSA-FM launches Canada’s first HD Radio station
On 1/14, Canadian Multicultural Radio launched HD Radio on its CJSA-FM Toronto
Bidding starts for NFL’s Thursday night games
CBS and Fox Sports have submitted bids for the right to air as many as eight Thursday night football games
Royal Purple taps Harmelin Media, Circle One
Premium synthetic lubricant manufacturer, Royal Purple has appointed two separate agencies
SiriusXM adds Spanish language NFL programming
SiriusXM is increasing the amount of Spanish-language NFL programming available to subscribers nationwide, with live game broadcasts each week plus a new original Spanish-language...
PRN celebrates 25th anniversary of “zMax Racing Country”
The Performance Racing Network (PRN) says that 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of “zMax Racing Country”. The weekly two-hour music-intensive variety show reaches millions...
WTOP changes up lineup
Hubbard Radio’s WTOP-FM DC and wtop.com announced several anchor moves designed to strengthen programming and create a more consistent line-up across the week. Starting...
Juan Pablo sizzles in first dates
This may be the best first dates of any season I can remember in recent Bachelor history. And I’m not just talking about the chemistry between
Stocks fall on disappointing earnings
Stocks closed generally lower on Friday as disappointing results from Intel and General Electric weighed on sentiment. Investors also digested a mixed bag of...
Rdio goes free on the web
As of 1/16, Cumulus-invested Rdio is now free in the US on the web, says an Rdio blog. The move follows an announcement last...
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