FCC seats new diversity panel
The Federal Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age has officially been rechartered and its members have been appointed. The purpose...
DirecTV ready to draw a line on sports costs
The price of broadcast rights for professional and college-level sporting events has been skyrocketing, and as a rule
ERI details NAB exhibits
Electronics Research, Inc. will exhibit a variety of new and existing products from their line of broadcast antennas, transmission line, filters and combiners, and...
Radio grew slightly in 2012, should do so again in 2013
A modest 1.5% gain in revenue was banked by the radio industry in 2012 compared to the previous year. Research firm BIA/Kelsey blamed the...
CBS Television Distribution cancels “Judge Joe Brown”
Judge Joe Brown, the second highest-rated court show in television syndication after Judge Judy, has been canceled by CBS Television Distribution. Ratings for the...
WideOrbit to preview WO Traffic Order Entry and Approvals App
WideOrbit, provider of ad management software for media companies, will preview its new order entry and approvals app for WO Traffic that will run...
Entercom taps Triton Digital’s a2x buying platform
Entercom has joined a2x, the industry’s only audience-based programmatic buying solution for online and mobile audio ads, bringing its portfolio of 100 leading digital...
KKGM-AM launches Southern Gospel format
Mortenson Broadcasting’s 10-kW KKGM-AM Dallas says the new Southern Gospel format will serve the Northern Texas area with 24 hour inspirational music, personalities and...
Doug Stephan’s “Good Day Crowdfunding” Show launches
Doug Stephan's Good Day national talk show is inviting entrepreneurs to the largest crowdfunding pitchfest ever. The Good Day Crowdfunding Show brings the buzz...
NBC: “Voice” was #1 in 18-49
Tuesday Results: From 8-9 p.m. ET, “The Voice” (4.1/12 in 18-49, 12.4 million viewers overall) is up 3 percent versus the first Tuesday telecast...
Cleveland Browns to get new radio homes
The Browns are changing radio homes in Cleveland and it will include unprecedented triple coverage on game days, reported The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Multiple sources...
Volkswagen scores Nielsen’s top auto ad award
From “Zoom zoom” to “Like a rock,” automotive ads have a way of resonating with consumers—and making lasting impressions. But not all creatives are...
North Carolina noncom radio merger
N/A WZRN-FM Norlina NC; WZRU-FM Garysburg NC; and WTGX-FM Williamston NC from Roanoke Valley Communications Inc. (T.D. Worthington) to Pathway Christian Academy (T.D. Worthington)....
Sinclair deal – the Cunningham spins
$25M WSYT-TV Syracuse NY from Sinclair Television Group (David D. Smith) to Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation (Michael Anderson). Cash. Services are provided to WSYT-TV under...
Democrats face another uphill Senate year
Every two years, about one third of all seats in the US Senate are put before the voters, and just as in 2010 and...