Comedy and crime lead TV viewing categories
A new survey from Harris Interactive details the latest television viewing habits of Americans and breaks it down by age group and by gender. Participants were able to pick two categories – and perhaps the best news is that only 5% said they don’t watch much of anything.
Watchdog sees decency difference in FCC nominees
Both FCC nominees – Tom Wheeler and Michael O’Rielly – expressed their desire to see strong FCC
Slow motion Indiana deal nearing a conclusion
Inter Mirifica Inc. has been operating WSPM-FM Cloverdale IN for almost a decade, pursuant to a purchase option/LMA struck 1/13/04. Now it is close to being more than just the station’s operator, it’s closing in on being its owner.
FCC schedules second webinar ahead of LPFM window
The window will be open for low power FM applications from 10/15/13 to 10/29/13, and the FCC is doing what it can to help prospective applications participate. To that end, it has already held one webinar, and now has another on the schedule.
What goes up must go down
After a Fed-fueled buying spree on Wednesday, prices floated back down to earth on Thursday, although you’d be hard pressed to decipher what was...
Clyburn kicks on NPRM on AM upgrade
Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn is planning a six-plank NPRM to help revitalize the AM band, including among other things an opportunity to fill...
Mixed judicial decision on Dish’s AutoHop
Walt Disney/ABC failed to get a ruling that would shut down Dish’s AutoHop ad-skipping feature while it pursues judicial remedies against the service. At the same time, an attempt by Dish to dismiss claims made against it by CBS also failed.
Angela Hill joins WWL Radio
Entercom’s News-Talker WWL-A/FM New Orleans announced iconic news anchor Angela Hill will join the WWL radio lineup effective 9/30. Hill will take over the...
AURN hosts 11th Annual Urban Knight Awards
It was held 9/18 at the NAB/RAB 2013 Radio Show in Orlando. NAB CEO Gordon Smith and RAB CEO Erica Farber were both in...
CBS Survives reality battle
Do we call in Unscripted Wednesday? Survivor, X Factor, America’s Got Talent and more were on the schedule. CBS prevailed, followed by Fox, NBC,...
KISW to unveil “Worker’s No. 9 Vodka”
Entercom Rocker KISW-FM Seattle, in partnership with Mischief Distillery, are presenting Worker’s No. 9 Vodka, “made for the workingman.” With a portion of the...
Radio and the connected car
At the NAB/RAB Radio Show in Orlando sponsored by Arbitron and Radionomy, Roger Lanctot, associate director, Global
Gamma sells Keys cluster
$500K WAVK-FM, WCNK-FM & WWUS-FM Florida Keys FL (Marathon, Key West, Big Pine Key FL) from Gamma Broadcasting LLC (Bruce G. Danziger) to Florida...
Kansas low power TV sold
$30K KPJO-LP Pittsburg KS from Pittsburg/Joplin TV LLC (Dean M. Mosely) to DTV America Corporation (John Kyle II). $3K escrow, balance in cash at...
MMTC reiterates case for cross-ownership
The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council noted its long-standing support for the cross-ownership rules as a means to provide diversity of viewpoint in the nation’s news media. But it said it is necessary to take into account changing technology, and restated that it’s time to look at letting the rules go.