FM headed for Colorado Springs going noncom
$400K KXCL-FM Westcliffe CO from United States CP LLC (W. Philip Robinson) to Calvary Chapel Aurora (Ed Taylor). $20K escrow, balance in cash at...
Sinclair moves in El Paso, Syracuse
$21M KDBC-TV, KCWF-CA/LPTV CP & KKNJ-LP El Paso TX (El Paso TX, Las Cruces, Alamagordo NM) from Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation (Michael E. Anderson) to...
New buyer surfaces for Texas FM
A deal under which Educational Media Foundation would have acquired KHLB-FM Mason TX and another FM fell apart – and now KHLB-FM has been resold, packaged with a different FM than included in the EMF deal.
Labor Day travel plans up the upswing
According to TripAdvisor, a significantly greater number of Americans are planning to get out of town during the 2013 Labor Day travel period, and...
Decency activists meet with commissioner
Morality in Media joined with other organizations in a meeting with FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai, urging him to back strong enforcement of broadcast indecency...
Obama plugs Limbaugh once again
They say there is no such thing as bad publicity, so the fact that President Barack Obama has
Burns calls for alternative to Arbitron/BIA market definitions
After failing to stop a deal to sell a Roanoke-Lynchburg FM to an already-large station group, 3 Daughters Media owner Gary Burns is contemplating an appeal, and is also calling for the use of Census Bureau rather than Arbitron data when defining radio markets.
Pandora kills 40-hour limit on free mobile listening
A very smart move: Pandora says it will remove the 40-hour-per-month limit
Pandora has a record Q2; mobile revs up 92%
Pandora closed a record Q2 of fiscal 2014, with revenue of $162.0 million, growing 58% year-over-year.
Stocks close higher after glitch-filled day
Stocks closed higher Thursday in a low-volume session. A typical summer lull was exacerbated by a trading glitch that halted trades in Nasdaq-listed stocks...
NAB counters ACA request for FCC standstill rule
American Cable Association leader Matt Polka sent a letter to Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn asking that the Commission take steps to prevent program...
More musical testimony to the value of radio
The name recognition of blues-rock group The Rides may not be all that high, but the same cannot be said about its personnel, which includes Stephen Stills, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Barry Goldberg. The veteran “supergroup” is using radio to “build buzz,” and even underscored the importance on noncommercial radio.
Attempt to derail Roanoke-Lynchburg deal fails
The sale of WLNI-FM Lynchburg VA from Centennial Licensing to Mel Wheeler Inc. drew a petition to deny
Fiery Doritos Locos Tacos debuting with campaign
After weeks of fans guessing via social media what the next Doritos Locos Tacos flavor will be, Taco Bell announced the much-anticipated menu item’s...
Residents object to AM towers in Washington
Residents on both sides of the Washington-British Columbia border are voicing concerns about a plan to erect five large AM towers. Whatcom County, WA...