FCC upholds approved station CPs
Two South Carolina stations being held by Last Bastion Trust on behalf of Cumulus had dual CPs approved by the FCC. On the same day, Georgia Eagle filed a proposed CP that would have been mutually exclusive to one of the LBT moves and petitioned to reconsider the LBT grant.
NBC edges Nielsen puck into the net
The NHL playoffs gave the night to NBC by the barest of margins over Fox, which spent the night cooking. Univision was alone in...
The Me Generation meets Generation Me
From their money to their media, Boomers and Millennials exhibit vastly different behaviors and habits. Yet, despite being born 30 years apart, these two...
Apple TV signs HBO GO, WatchESPN
Apple announced 6/19 it will be bringing video content from HBO and ESPN through their video apps to its Apple TV set-top box. They...
FM deals in Arkansas, Kentucky
$50K KHCV-FM Hot Springs AR (Caddo Valley AR) from Azalea Radio Corporation (Richard D. Dietrick) to Southwest Arkansas Media LLC (Michael E. Wilkins). $2.5K...
Can the FCC act on Redskins name change?
A group of prominent communications experts are calling on Washington DC’s non-voting member of the House to push the FCC for action regarding the...
NAB calls for restraint, bright lines from FCC on indecency
Children these days have access to multiple content-unrestricted entertainment platforms, says the
2Day FM tries to block investigation into royal prank
2Day FM in Sydney, Australia is attempting to block an investigation into its infamous royal prank telephone call. The broadcaster has filed a NSW...
Watchdog decries Wheeler ambiguity on indecency
Anti pornography activist group Morality in Media was hoping for a stronger statement from FCC Chairman nominee Tom Wheeler when he met with the...
Stocks sink after Fed speaks
Stocks fell sharply and Treasury yields surged as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank may scale back its monthly bond purchases...
Arbitron revises reporting policy for streaming
At the request of the radio advisory council, Arbitron re-evaluated its policies regarding total line
Ford to offer SiriusXM Internet Radio on SYNC
Ford will be the first automaker to give its customers in-vehicle access to the SiriusXM Internet Radio App in Ford vehicles equipped with SYNC...
Senators ask FCC to move on sports blackouts
John McCain (R-AZ) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) did not tell Acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn what they would like to see done vis-à-vis the sports...
Support for LRFA hits 150
The Local Radio Freedom Act, which would protect radio broadcasters from the imposition of performance royalties, has added co-sponsors, raising the total number of...
AFM head calls out Pandora in OpEd
Raymond M. Hair Jr., the international president of the American Federation of Musicians, took to the virtual pages of Roll Call to publicly wonder...