Saturday, May 9, 2026

Chicago noncom changing hands

WRTE-FM is not the biggest kid on the Windy City non-profit block, but it is the most recent kid to be getting a new...

Battle erupts over Oregon public radio network

Oregon state and local leaders are calling for a cooling-off period in a showdown over control of the public radio network that serves Southern...

Plane crashes into WV PBS affiliate tower

A twin-engine plane crashed into a broadcasting tower in Monongalia County, WV this morning, killing one person, according to WOWK-TV Charleston, WV. The crash happened...

Stocks end second-worst session of the year

Stocks fell sharply Thursday, taking their second-hardest hit of the year after US economic data largely disappointed, increasing worry about a global slowdown. Other...

U.S. Rep. Schrader gets stalking order against station owner

An Oregon judge has ordered a Newport, OR radio station owner to stay away from U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader and stop hounding him with...
ABC

ABC is Late-Night’s #1 in 18-49

Based on National Live + Same Day Ratings: During the week of June 11, 2012, ABC turned in its 2nd-most-watched week in late-night this...

Commissioners weigh in on Supreme Court indecency ruling

In general, the chairman and commissioners at the FCC see the SCOTUS decision as the signal that their agency has more work to do....
Money

Consumer spending is a good kind of flat

The National Retail Federation isn’t all that disappointed that seasonally-adjusted May consumer spending is slightly down compared to April, because it is up nicely...
Gavel

Supreme indecency decision has everybody talking

The two big winners in the Supreme Court opinion are ABC and Fox, and we have comments from them, the NAB, a US Senator,...

Watchdogs continue to target Liberman talker

Prominent advocates for Hispanics and the LGBT community want Liberman Broadcasting to do something about the frequent perceived offenses of its "José Luis Sin...
Marci Ryvicker

Analyst says as goes Entercom so goes radio

Wells Fargo’s Marci Ryvicker spoke with execs at radio group Entercom, and found that the company’s experiences seem to be meshing with overall radio...

CC Satellite brings Jack back in Denver

Over 1,700 firefighters, National Guard and volunteers have been working  around the clock saving structures and lives while trying to contain the most destructive...
FOX

Fox: SYTYCD wins Wednesday

Note: Overall TV usage declined -4% last night from 8-10pm (and 8-11pm) versus last Wednesday. FOX won last night among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers,...
NBC

“Justin Bieber: All Around the World” scores big

Wednesday Results: At 8 p.m. ET, Part 1 of “Justin Bieber: All Around the World” averaged a 0.9/3 in 18-49 and 3.3 million viewers...
Pandora

Chase Sapphire partners with Pandora

Chase Card Services announced an exclusive partnership with Pandora to bring summer-themed music to listeners from now until 9/4. In addition to 14 new...