WRIF welcomes “Dave and Chuck the Freak”
The duo take mornings at Greater Media’s heritage Detroit rocker, replacing Drew & Mike. WRIF told its listeners Drew and Mike were going to be replaced with a pair that projected a younger, edgier vibe. Drew and Mike show ended last week after 22 years. "Dave and Chuck" will start 6 a.m. 5/28. Dave Hunter and Chuck “the Freak” Urquhart were previously on Alternative 89X, CIMX-FM Windsor, ON (right across the Detroit River).
Wheeler spinning media stocks
FCC chair nominee Tom Wheeler has a strong background in communications, and now he has a strong communications stock portfolio. But he has promised...
Foundation buys Williamsport FM
$125K WPTC-FM Williamsport PA from Pennsylvania College of Technology (Davie Jane Gilmour) to Williamsport Lycoming Broadcast Foundation (Todd Bartley). $12.5K earnest money, balance in...
Spending steady despite tax increase
Tax rates went up marginally in April, said economy watchdogs at Deloitte, but not enough to put much of a dent in a sustained pattern that has encouraged consumer spending. But the speed of improvement is still a question mark
MMTC takes aim at McCain’s a la carte bill
David Honig of the Minority Media and Telecommunications Counsel says that as appealing as a la carte sounds in terms of being a boon...
OTA deals for Pittsburgh-based Class A cluster
A total of 11 Class A television stations take the programming of the Bruno Goodworth Network to
High FCC hurdle for tailor-made market analyses
An attempt to block a non-Arbitron market multi-station deal using an analysis that ignores the contour overlap methodology used by the FCC for analyzing...
RAB re-launches website
The RAB says the new site was created with today’s mobile salesperson in mind, via a responsive design that automatically reacts to a visitor’s...
musicFIRST warns artists away from Pandora petition
According to musician advocacy musicFIRST, internet radio leader Pandora is trying to enlist musicians to embrace its offer of promotional value in exchange for lower streaming royalty rates ahead of anticipated discussions of the issue on Capitol Hill this year. The organization is telling musicians not to buy into Pandora’s vague proposition.
Deb Turness is new NBC News President
Deborah Turness, former editor of ITV News, the UK’s most-watched commercial network news service, has been named President of NBC News. Turness joins CNBC...
Fired WROD GM sued by station owner
Kevin Geddings, a terminated GM at Volusia Broadcasting’s Oldies WROD-A/FM Daytona Beach is being sued by station owner Joe Hopkins for misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference, wrongful repossession and false imprisonment. The case is pending in Volusia County, FL. Hopkins is currently the owner of WROD and Geddings is currently the owner of GLK Consultants’ Oldies WSOS-AM/FM in nearby St Augustine.
Stocks notch records, fourth week of gains
Stocks on Friday advanced to a fourth weekly gain, with both the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 rising to all-time records, after data...
ABC wins Friday 18-49
With back-to-back Shark Tanks, including the season finale at 9pm, leading into 20/20, ABC won the final Friday of the season in Total Viewers...
Apple’s iRadio service may have another delay
The service that aims to take on Pandora, Spotify and Slacker yes yet again been delayed, says a report from Yahoo News/BGR. The launch was reportedly going be at its Worldwide Developers Conference next month, but negotiations with BMG Rights Management, the 4th largest music publisher, hit a snag. BMG is not satisfied with the company’s deal and is holding out, therefore leaving Apple with only one major label as of now.
Radio still strongest media for auto advertisers
Revenues from the automotive category may have softened in Q1 but the medium continues to be the top performer for the amount of time planned vehicle purchasers spend with any media, says a Media Audit report. As well, the RAB just came out with a study that says the closer listeners get to purchasing or leasing a vehicle, the more important a part radio advertising plays. Radio also plays a dominant role, whether people are considering a vehicle purchase, or spending time in a vehicle. To that end, The Media Audit finds planned vehicle purchasers spend more than 20% of their day with radio compared to second ranked internet (no email) at 18%. The study was based on 68,401 adults interviewed in 87 markets in 2012.