FCC could ban “Redskins” from radio and TV
As shocking as it sounds, The Commission could effectively ban the use of the word "Redskins" by broadcasters, based upon a filing by several...
Zimmer expands Mid-Missouri cluster
$675K KZWV-FM Eldon MO from Wright Communications LLLP (Randall C. Wright) to Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri Inc. (John P. Zimmer, Donald W. Zimmer). $50K...
Coalition calls on Obama for public-oriented FCC chair
That’s as in protecting the public interest. Written on the stationary of Common Cause, public interest groups want an FCC chair committed to promoting...
Bonten Media prospects upgraded
Strong 2012 advertising revenues in both core categories and political allowed television group Bonten Media to bring its debt ratio down and earned it...
Lima station pod headed for new owner
Gary Rozynek’s Maverick Media is exiting the Lima OH market, sending a one-AM, four FM cluster to Childers Media Group. The FM side of...
Coalition wants WWPR-FM license suspended
The infraction that has content watchdogs calling for Clear Channel’s New York Hip-Hop outlet's license is the airing of the song “U.O.E.N.O.” by Rick Ross....
Classical radio returns to St. Louis
The Radio Arts Foundation’s K297BI-LP on 107.3 has launched, replacing the old KFUO, which the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod sold for a Christian format after...
SAG-AFTRA reaches agreement with advertisers
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has reached a tentative agreement on new television and radio commercials contracts with ad...
Judge Judy renewed for four more
The CBS Television Distribution show, which currently draws more viewers than any other program in daytime, has signed a new multi-year deal with Judy...
Stocks end S&P 500’s worst week yet for 2013
Stock indexes on Friday finished the S&P 500 index's worst week this year after the government reported far few Americans found jobs last month...
Peter Chernin bid $500M for Hulu
Former News Corp. President Peter Chernin bid around $500 million for Hulu, the online video streaming service he helped create in 2007, according to...
Fox Sports sued for racial discrimination
Fox Sports has been sued by Jerry Davis, a former exec who claims he was denied a promotion and later fired because he is...
Researchers make case for SCOTUS cameras
Robert Green and Adam Rosenblatt of research firm Penn Schoen Berland says that the vast majority of Americans favor the use of cameras and...
FCC freezes TV technical modifications
With the incentive auctions and associated channel repacking impending, the FCC wants to keep the existing allotment picture just as it is. It will...
Another misguided attack on the FCC over indecency
Morality in Media, which is primarily concerned with pornography, also keeps its eye on indecency issues