CCME signs with Nickelodeon for iHeart
Nickelodeon has joined forces with Clear Channel Media and Entertainment to create its own station on its iHeartRadio online app. “Nick Radio” launched 9/30,...
Viacom re-launching MTV Russia
Viacom was set to relaunch its MTV channel on Russian cable and satellite networks 10/1. First launched in September 1998, the network was run...
Nielsen Vice Chair Susan Whiting to retire
Nielsen Holdings N.V. says that Whiting has decided to retire at end of this calendar year after a 35 year career with the company....
One World Trade Center readies for broadcasters
Photo Credit: Carl Marcucci
It has been 12 years since the 9/11 terror attacks knocked down the twin towers in New York City—and quite a...
FCC October agenda sneak preview
Whether the FCC even has an October open meeting is anybody’s guess at this point, but for at least one class of FCC licensees,...
Disney and Dish keep the lights on, keep on talking
After the headline-grabbing retransmission consent battle between CBS and Time Warner
Radio stations in limbo
The FCC recently released a list of radio stations that had not applied for license renewals and were running up on their license expiration date – in fact, this is being written 10/1/13 and that is the date in question. What is really in question is the next move for a station with an FCC problem and no functioning FCC to address it.
FCC out of business
If somebody at the FCC answers your phone call, odds are you will be talking to Mignon Clyburn, Jessica Rosenworcel or Ajit Pai. By lunch time 10/1/13, there will be few others on duty at the Commission due to the government shutdown.
Aloha spins Florida FM for Clear Channel
$1.85M WPHR-FM Fort Pierce-Stuart-Vero Beach FL (Gifford FL) from Aloha Station Trust LLC (Jeanette Tully) on behalf of Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. to R&S...
Telemundo picks up Texas TV
$8.5M KTLM-TV Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen TX (Rio Grande City TX) from W. Lawrence Patrick, Receiver for Sunbelt Multimedia Company to NBC Telemundo Licenses LLC, a subsidiary...
Coalition fights to keep ad tax deduction in the code
A group of groups is fighting against a proposal to end the business deduction for advertising expenses
Stocks hit by Washington worries, up for quarter
Stocks declined on Monday, with benchmark indexes still rising for a third consecutive quarter, as Wall Street considered a standoff on Capitol Hill and...
hardDrive shows sport anti-bullying content
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and United Stations Radio Networks says its nationally syndicated rock programs “hardDrive” and “hardDrive XL”, both hosted by...
CBS This Morning signs Toyota for “Eye Opener”
CBS This Morning viewers may notice something new during the show’s 7:00 AM “Eye Opener” segment – a unique, fast-paced blend of audio and...
Confidence drop may be a trend with benefits
According to the latest peek into the minds of consumers from the research wizards at Prosper