Salem names Dr. Frank Wright President/COO
Salem Communications says he will be joining the company 1/1 and report directly to Edward Atsinger, Salem CEO. Dr. Wright has served as CEO...
Dana & Jayson Show to debut on WBLI
Jeffrey Jameson, co-host of "Dana & Jeffrey in the Morning" on Cox Media Group’s WBLI-FM Nassau/Suffolk NY, says he’ll will be leaving the show...
El Rey Network signs GM to integration deal
Launching this week, El Rey is an English language cable network targeting Latino audiences. The debut is via deal with filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, El...
100 Greatest Christmas Hits scores 10 more
Envision Radio Networks welcomes the latest group of affiliates that will be counting down to Christmas with The 100 Greatest Christmas Hits of All...
‘The Voice’ hits new low; ‘Almost Human’ down
NBC was number one in Adults 18-49 and with total viewers. The Voice earned a 3.3 for its performance finale, down two tenths from...
WWRL to flip to Spanish
Inner City Broadcasting/YMF Media's Progressive/Urban Talker in NYC is changing its format to Hispanic 1/1. The station doesn’t show up in the Nielsen ratings...
“Conexion Thalia” moves to Aire Radio Networks
SBS’s new Aire Radio Networks will now handle syndication and ad sales duties for its Conexion Thalia show, formerly with Cumulus Media Networks.
The recording...
FCC tables proposal to relax media ownership rules
The FCC has withdrawn a proposal to relax the ban on owning multiple media outlets in the same market. More than a year ago,...
Kantar: US ad spend down in Q3
Total ad spend in Q3 declined 1.9% from a year ago and finished the period at $34.0 billion, according to new Kantar Media data....
Apple to iAd: Focus on iTunes Radio
Apple has reportedly shifted its iAd sales team's focus toward bringing in advertisers for its iTunes Radio
Must-carry denied in Key West
Steven Broeckaert, Senior Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau, has denied a complaint filed 9/20 by Bellizzi Broadcasting Network
ACA: Sinclair blackout in Toledo shows broken retrans model
American Cable Association CEO Matthew Polka issued a statement on Sinclair Broadcast Group’s
Stocks jump as S&P 500 halts 4-day losing streak
Stocks closed higher on Monday, with the S&P up 11.22 points, or 0.6%, to 1,786.54, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 129.21 points,...
FCC publishes mutually exclusive LPFM filings
And there are quite a few: Via a Public Notice, the Media Bureau has identified by group all of the mutually exclusive (MX) applications filed in the recent LPFM window. Effective 12/16, applicants may also electronically file certain amendments using the Commission’s Consolidated Database System (CDBS). The Bureau says it will provide expedited processing for all amendments, settlement requests and time-share agreements filed during the next 60 days to resolve technical conflicts. Here is how the filings are organized and processed:
MiTu Network signs with Univision’s digital properties
The leading multi-channel network exclusively dedicated to Latino content, has closed a short-form content syndication deal