And the Class A hits keep on coming

The good news is that the latest crop of Class A stations to fall prey to the FCC’s rules governing children’s programming on broadcast...
FCC

Four more Class As trip over kid requirements

The FCC has been cracking the whip on enforcement of Class A television meeting their responsibilities regarding children’s programming, advertising and reporting. But whereas...
NJBA / New Jersey Broadcasters Association

Scarborough data on Pandora is good news for radio

New Jersey Broadcasters Association CEO Paul Rotella sent an email this week to all NJBA

S&P 500 snaps 8-session winning streak

Stocks ended slightly lower on Tuesday, with the S&P breaking an eight-session winning streak after a Federal Reserve member urged reduced stimulus and Coca-Cola's...
ABC

ABC came in second on Monday

With The Bachelorette and Mistresses, ABC finished second on Monday, leading NBC’s original line-up (American Ninja Warrior/Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls/Siberia) in both...

Delmarva Broadcasting’s “Graffiti Radio 93.7” profiled

Delmarva Broadcasting’s “Graffiti Radio 93.7” (WSTW-HD2) Wilmington, DE got a profile from the Delaware News Journal. The award-winning youth-oriented channel has aired since 2006...
FCC

Open Commission meeting this Friday

The FCC will host an open meeting on Friday, 7/19 at 10:30 a.m. Items of note include the Annual Assessment of the Status of...
Marketron / Mediascape

Marketron’s Network Connect adds 1,000th station

Marketron, provider of software solutions and business services for the media industry, has reached a milestone with Network Connect, a component of its Mediascape...
Meredith

Meredith to launch Allrecipes Magazine, TV segment

Meredith says the magazine will be a print extension of the company's Allrecipes.com digital destination. This represents the media industry's first large-scale digital-to-subscription magazine...

Detroit AM donated by CCME to EMF

N/A WDTW-AM Detroit MI (Dearborn MI) from AMFM Radio Licenses LLC, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications Inc. (John Hogan) to MMTC Broadcasting LLC...
BFoA / Broadcasters Foundation of America

Broadcasters Foundation names new board members

The Broadcasters Foundation of America has named four new members and a new officer to its Board of Directors.  The new members were voted...
CBS

“iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party” flops

CBS was number one with adults 18-49 and with total viewers. Its “Under the Dome” matched last week's 2.7 adults 18-49 rating. On NBC,...
Hubbard Radio

Hubbard buys Sandusky Radio

Hubbard Radio has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire 10 stations from Sandusky Radio for $85.5 million
Apple

Apple to offer ad-skipping technology with a twist

According to Wall Street Journal tech writer Jessica Lessin, Apple has been meeting with television execs
Money

Obamacare fight to churn $500M in TV ads

Local TV stations around the country are likely to see $500 million in politically themed advertising this