Black History and Culture Showcase 2014 date set
Darryl "Doc" Trent tells RBR-TVBR the event is booked for February 14-16, 2014 at The Georgia World Congress Center and Philly Convention Center, Easter...
Greater Media unveils “Detroit Sports 105.1”
We knew it was coming: Greater Media unveiled the brand new Detroit Sports 105.1 in the Motor City 8/12, blowing up AC Magic 105.1.
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Four+ out at CCME/Phoenix
At least four staffers were let go/resigned at CCME/Phoenix on 8/9. Two were there over 15 years and one had just got out of...
Public agrees the press should act as watchdog
A study from the Pew Research Center found that a healthy majority of Americans believe that journalists act as a check on the government,...
Commissioners discuss incentive auctions
Acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn believes getting the incentive auction done plan right is as important as simply getting it done – and in that...
Pop icon goes gaga for radio
And the icon is none other than the queen of gaga herself, Lady Gaga. It seems she has a new single out, and rather than direct her fans away from airplay on the radio, she is using Twitter to brag about it and to get them to spread the word.
CBS enjoys wire-to-wire Sunday win
A golf overrun and 60 Minutes started CBS on a winning footing, and it held the lead all night anchored by Big Brother. No...
Twitter boosts ratings, says Nielsen
Nielsen released findings, which, for the first time, provide statistical evidence of a two-way causal influence between broadcast TV tune-in for a program and...
KWWF-TV goes dark
The Waterloo, IA television station has been off the air for a week, its operations chief Verner Nelson told KCRG-TV. KWWF, owned by Waterloo...
Radio deals in Kentucky, Montana
$364K WOVO-FM Horse Cave KY from Newberry Broadcasting Inc., a subsidiary of Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation (Steven W. Newberry) to SOKY Radio LLC (Steven W....
Thune applauds O’Rielly FCC nomination
The prospects for expediting the process of installing Tom Wheeler as the next FCC Chairman was moved along by the nomination of Mike O’Rielly...
A compendium of closings
Almost all interested observers have noticed that the station trading market has been loosening up after several years of stagnation. And after deals are...
Wells Fargo weighs in on FCC UHF review
The timing of the FCC’s inkling that it was taking the 50% UHF discount used when calculating compliance
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