WTOP’s “Man About Town” to retire
Hubbard Radio’s WTOP-FM DC announced that veteran journalist Bob Madigan will retire at the end of the year after more than 50 years in...
Two big EEO violations; NAL’s issued
The Commission informed (12/5) both Maryland Public Broadcasting (MPB) and Clear Channel/Chicago stations (AMFM Broadcasting Licenses, LLC) of Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) to the tune of $20,000 each for violations of the Equal Employment Opportunity Rules.
KFOX welcomes Chris Jackson to mornings
Entercom’s KFOX 98.5/102.1, (KUFX) the Bay’s Area heritage rocker, announced that long time Bay Area and KFOX morning personality Chris Jackson will return to...
Rush making big moves
Starting Monday 1/6, Rush Limbaugh affiliations are going to be changing in three markets: In NYC from Cumulus’ WABC to CCME’s WOR. The others are being moved to new radio stations being created by CCME to organize audiences around exclusively conservative talk radio instead of the current blended news and broader talk. In LA, there will be a new CCME-branded station at the current KTLK-AM 1150. It will be called “The Patriot.” Rush will be moving from KFI there. In San Francisco,
“Modern Family,” “The Middle” hit lows
NBC was number one in adults 18-49, but CBS led with total viewers. On CBS, Survivor earned a 2.6, up four tenths from last...
Nielsen looks at Christmas Music audience
For radio, the annual tradition of holiday music is now in full swing, as most of the stations that typically flip to the “All...
NAB responds to ACA, Mediacom retrans. filings
We just published details from a recent American Cable Association filing which asks the FCC
Cumulus refinancing $2.23 billion in debt
Like many other companies right now, Cumulus is riding the refinancing wave, issuing loans
GAF details “Share What You Treasure” success
GAF, North America’s largest roofing manufacturer, executed a nine-month campaign, “Share What You Treasure,” to build awareness of the brand among Facebook users. The...
Fox sells out Super Bowl XLVIII
Fox is telling advertisers that Super Bowl XLVIII inventory for the 2/2 game is sold out. Neil Mulcahy, EVP/Sales at Fox Sports, part of 21st Century Fox, told The NY Times that all of the automakers are back, including GM. The automaker had said said in August that it would return as a sponsor after taking a break in Super Bowl XLVII.
Aereo sets Baltimore launch date
The company announced it will be available to residents in the Baltimore metro area on 12/16. Consumers
IAB releases Native Advertising playbook
Native advertising—sponsored content in the form of digital ads that closely resemble
WDKA-TV gets forfeiture for late filing
The FCC issued a $1,500 forfeiture to WDKA Acquisition Corporation, licensee of WDKA-TV Paducah, KY (MyTV), for failure to file a broadcast license renewal...
Stocks end mostly lower; Dow on 4-day loss streak
Stocks finished mostly lower on Wednesday after a choppy session, with the S&P 500 and Dow both stretching their losing streaks to four sessions....
Moody’s assigns B1 rating to Ion Media credit
Moody's Investors Service assigned a B1 rating to the proposed first lien credit facility of ION Media Networks. ION plans to use proceeds of...