Dowdy adds signal in south Louisiana
John Dowdy’s Gumbo 94.9 brings its country format to people in the New Orleans area. It now has a deal to add a small station well to the southwest of the metropolitan area.
Station asks for donations to keep Rush (video)
KELY-AM Ely Nevada principal Fred Weinberg told RBR-TVBR a week or so ago that he has a new way to
Stocks fall; Dow breaks six-week win streak
Stock indexes declined Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average halting a six-week winning stretch, its longest since one that ended Aug. 17, 2012....
Dateline wins time period on Friday
Friday Primetime Results: NOTE: All fast-affiliate results on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox are impacted by local coverage of NFL Preseason Football and downward...
WGNU-AM “fires” Clark, Slaten; station to be sued
The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports former Cardinals icon Albert Pujols said he plans to sue former Cardinal Jack Clark and Radio Property Ventures’ WGNU-AM where he airs, for on-air steroids allegations he made last week about Pujols. Then early on 8/10, the station announced that Clark and co-host Kevin Slaten will not be returning — after just seven shows.
CMG names Jenny Lee to afternoons
Cox Media Group San Antonio has named Jenny Lee as its new afternoon drive host on KSMG-FM Magic 105.3, beginning 8/12. A native of...
Dish, Raycom sign retrans deal
A retransmission fee battle between Dish Network and Raycom Media cut off the company's broadcasts of network affiliates in 36 markets at the beginning...
United Stations former counsel sentenced
Former USRN counsel and part owner Marty Weisberg was been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a securities fraud case. While it didn’t directly involve his role at the company, his ownership stake was brought up during sentencing.
Cumulus stock shift is rating-neutral
Moody’s Investors Service notes that there will be a positive effect of a Cumulus plan to offer a new stock series with the intention...
Democratic PAC using radio well ahead on 2014
It’s quarterly results reporting time, and company after company has noted a big decrease in the amount of political spending during this off year....
Bigger Bang tops 10M viewer mark
It only made it with 4K viewers to spare, but make it over the 10M threshold Big Bang Theory did in the 7/22-7/28 syndie...
Megyn Kelly bumps Hannity at Fox News
Megyn Kelly will be taking the 9 p.m. ET Fox News slot currently occupied by Sean Hannity, according to the Drudge Report. The announcement is reportedly set for later this month and would mean the network’s first major primetime change in a decade.
Clyburn considers intervention in CBS-TWC dispute
Following the FCC’s August open meeting, Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn indicated
CBS rides Big Brother and Big Bang to Thursday win
Big Brother was the top show of the night and a rerun of Big Bang was #2, making CBS an easy #1 in the...
Radio execs to tackle DAB “funding crisis” in UK
They are targeting a "coverage summit" within the next four months to solve the funding crisis that is threatening to paralyze the industry's moves towards digital switchover. Representatives of the BBC and commercial radio sector met the culture minister Ed Vaizey 8/6 to discuss the crucial issue of funding the digital audio broadcasting (DAB) transmitter network, reports The Guardian UK.