FTC shuts down mouthguard claims
When Brain-Pad Inc. said that its mouthguards could protect an athlete’s teeth from injury, no eyebrows were raised at the Federal Trade Commission. The...
PTC says broadcast nudity is on the upswing
According to the Parents Television Council, broadcasters are increasingly showing full-frontal nudity in which certain key private parts are blurred. In a letter to...
Another radio performance royalty bill drafted
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) has put forth a bill that would charge broadcasters an interim performance royalty based on
ABC Sunday sees big increases
Shooting up from its young adult lead-in (+83%) at 9pm against NBC’s NFL coverage (Steelers-Colts) and gaining viewers throughout its 2-hour broadcast, the season...
Fox ranked #2 on Sunday
With encores of its animated favorites, FOX ranked #2 last night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and #1 in Teens (tie).
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Obama radio ads to air in battleground states
A series of radio ads from President Barack Obama's re-election campaign hit battleground states 8/20, with each spot focusing on local concerns facing voters...
KCRW commentator Diana Nyad tries Cuba swim again
Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, 62, a sports journalist and regular commentator on KCRW-FM LA, continues her pursuit of a record swim from Havana, Cuba...
Dish amends AutoHop lawsuit
Dish Network has filed an amended complaint in a New York federal court to better protect its AutoHop service, which enables subscribers to black...
Good Guys get two Utica AMs from Roser
$350K WUTQ-AM & WRCK-AM Utica-Rome NY (Utica, Remsen NY) from Roser Communications Network (Ken Roser) to Good Guys Broadcasting Corporation (Frank Abbadessa, Thomas Coyne)....
NAB extols broadcasters’ critical role during emergencies
The FCC is looking at sustaining the reliability and continuity of electronic communications during times of
Antenna cited as major cord-cutting device
One of the oft-noted trends in this young millennium is cord-cutting, another way of saying good-bye to one’s monthly cable bill. According to a...
GHB spins Big Easy AM to Catholic broadcaster
WIST-AM appears to be headed out of the Sports-Talk business and toward a new identity as a noncommercial religious station. It’s being bought by...
Calls made for more Hispanic spend in campaigns
As Randy Falco, Univision CEO recently sent a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates to complain about the lack of a debate tailored...
Leno takes pay cut, 20 staffers let go
A year after the Comcast-NBCU merger became official, consolidation and pay cuts are surfacing. NBC late night talker Jay Leno of the Tonight Show...
Heidi and Frank replacing Mark and Brian on KLOS
Cumulus Media's heritage rocker KLOS-FM LA announced the return of the Heidi and Frank show to the station for mornings beginning 9/4