AT&T agrees to decree with the FCC
Customers of AT&T mobile who thought they had pay-go payment plans grandfathered were switched to monthly plans instead. As part of a consent decree...
FCC clears the way for noncom relief fundraising
Non-profit broadcasters are allowed to raise funds to support their own operation, but find their hands tied when it comes to raising funds for...
South Central donates a Nashville Class A TV
Evangel World Prayer Center of Kentucky will be the recipient of the largesse of J.P. Engelbrecht’s South Central Communications, with WJDE-LD Nashville TN as...
Georgia AM trio sold
Two AMs in the two coastal markets of Georgia, and one more a little ways inland, are going to a new owner in a...
Clear Channel bought time, getting to work
Recent financial moves have cleared Clear Channel obligations in 2014 and started clearing a path in 2016, giving the company a chance to put...
Charlie Ergen speaks on DirecTV merger possibility
The Dish Chairman isn't ruling out a merger with DirecTV and supporting a new, national wireless broadband network. Ergen was asked about it in...
Pandora’s October audience numbers rises sharply
Listener hours for October were 1.25 billion, an increase of 65% from 754 million during the same period last year. Share of total U.S....
Emmis to launch NextRadio app for smartphones in 2013
Emmis is building upon its TagStation product by introducing “NextRadio,” a new receiver app for FM and HD Radio-enabled smartphones. Remember, Emmis recently completed...
Stocks end sharply higher on Election Day
Stocks rallied on Election Day, as Wall Street embraced the notion Tuesday that the uncertainty that came with the presidential campaign soon would be...
News Corporation posts mixed results
The cable and broadcast elements of News Corporation, which prominently include Fox News
Del Monte launches “Bursting with Life”
Via Toronto-based Juniper Park, a division of BBDO Canada, Del Monte Foods says it’s the largest master brand campaign in 10 years to “reestablish...
WFMU-FM struggling to recover from Sandy
WFMU, New Jersey’s/metro NYC’s much-loved freeform station @ 91.1 FM, has been off the air since Hurricane Sandy and just came back up on...
FCC expected to address media ownership in November
The next FCC open meeting is on the books for 11/30/12, and it’s looking like it will finally take a vote on the latest...
Another Class A TV tripped up by children’s rules
Among the full power television responsibilities that come with an LPTV’s upgrade to Class A status is the requirement to report to the FCC...
UCC wants local requirement for LPFM
The United Church of Christ has told the FCC that it didn’t fight to expand the LPFM service to see it filled with licensees...