Entercom CEO David Field issues midyear update
Last week, all of the company's PD and GMs gathered in Minneapolis for management meetings, hearing presentations from a number of programming, research and...
Smartphones TV viewing gets top focus
Mobile-TV viewers are more focused on TV content when viewed on their smartphones than on larger devices, according to new study findings. Viewers performed...
CCME unveils “iHeartRadio Talk”
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment announced the beta launch of the new iHeartRadio custom feature, which offers on-demand listener-created talk content alongside popular news,...
Two news personalities out at WLRN Miami
Two well-known personalities at non-comm Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ WLRN Radio have left the building. News Director Dan Grech and anchor/reporter Phil Latzman left...
“KVJ” hosts move south to “The Coast”
The top rated KVJ morning show on CCME’s CHR WLDI-FM Wild 95.5 West Palm Beach/Treasure Coast, FL for 14 years, ends 7/26. Hosts Kevin...
Clyburn to address NAB/RAB Radio Show
Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn is scheduled to address those assembled at the 2013 NAB/RAB Radio Show in Orlando. She is booked to appear...
LIN provides color on LLC conversion
The process of converting LIN Television Corporation to LIN Media LLC continues forward but is contingent on a number of factors. The motivation behind...
Blumenthal joins McCain in attempt to order a la carte
John McCain (R-AZ) introduced the Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013, thus renewing his effort to encourage the US cable industry to offer a la carte channel menus. He now has a bipartisan co-sponsor in Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).
Pai praises and parlays with Pittsburgh radio
Commissioner Ajit Pai met with the Pittsburgh PA radio community, underscoring the medium’s role
The Tacher Company signs Steckline Comm.
Independent rep firm The Tacher Company has aligned itself with Steckline Communications as the station group’s national rep. The group operates the only locally...
NBC takes Tuesday with Talent show
America's Got Talent, and NBC has another Tuesday win to show for it according to Nielsen. Univision was the best of the rest, followed...
CBC refuses ads criticizing government takeover
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) has refused to air an ad produced by watchdog group Friends of Canadian Broadcasting which challenges the government’s takeover...
Winchester FM heading for Timber Ridge
$650K WTCF-FM Winchester VA (Wardensville WV) from Alex Media Inc. (Alexander Berger) to Timber Ridge Ministries Inc. (Leona Choy et al). $100K deposit, $500K...
Consumer indicators slump in July
According to Prosper Insights and Analytics, consumer confidence slipped a bit in July compared to the previous month, and the focus on pragmatic spending...
Brady doubles down in Yuma
Brian Brady’s Blackhawk Broadcasting filed to buy NBC KYMA-TV in the Yuma AZ-El Centro CA DMA back in June – and now it has a deal to add CBS KSWT-TV in a deal with Lee Shubert, who is liquidating assets of the failed Pappas television group.