Double O sells doubled FMs in Columbia SC
$1.1M WWNQ-FM & WWNU-FM Columbia SC (Forest Acres, Irmo SC) from Double O South Carolina Corporation (Paul M. McNicol) to Hometown Columbia LLC (Kirk...
Gabriel completing gradual takeover of St. Cloud AM
A pair of religious non-profits in the St. Cloud MN area has been operating KYES-AM in tandem for several years. Now paperwork has been...
Spending on Dad will mirror what Mom got
The good news for fathers is that consumers plan to spend the same amount they spent on Mom last month. The bad news: the...
The CW sets Summer premiere dates
The CW announced the August premieres for two new reality series The Next: Fame is at Your Doorstep and Oh Sit!, as well as...
MLB expected to start shopping media rights
Current deals to carry Major League Baseball play-by-play date back to 2006 and extend through 2013 – and negotiations for 2014 are about to...
FM chips and royalties dominate Future of Audio hearing
Despite suggestions that there would a laundry list of topics on the House Communications Subcommittee hearing on “The Future of Audio,” almost all of...
Mazda to integrate Pandora in dash
Mazda has joined the roster of car makers who have announced plans to integrate Pandora into their radios/dash. Mazda models that will feature Pandora...
Television still dominant in time spent, engagement (video)
TVB released a study this week via Knowledge Networks, "The 2012 Media Comparisons Study," which shows that television continues to reach more consumers on...
Tower owner busted for lighting outage
A number of obstruction lights on a broadcast tower in Beaumont TX weren’t working when an FCC agent paid a visit. The end result...
Dow breaks loss streak
Stocks rose Tuesday, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average out of a four-session loss streak, after a better-than-forecast showing in the Institute for Supply...
FCC catches up to celebrated Florida pirate
Al Knighten of Fort Myers FL has become something of a celebrity in low power community radio circles. However, police shut down his unlicensed...
NAB keeps distance from CC royalty deal
The deal between Clear Channel and Big Machine Label Group has many in the industry talking and speculating. With more questions than answers at...
Nissan launches “What If_” with world’s fastest man (video)
Nissan is rolling out a new campaign via AOR TWBA that features runner Usain Bolt, Olympic gold medalist holder of multiple world records. Bolt...
Looking Up to #1 announces “All Number One Hits” special
Envision Radio Networks’ Looking Up To #1 celebrates July 4th with the “All Number One Hits” special, a free two hour retrospective of former...
Swed Stone, Childs headline 2012 Urban Knight Award honorees
Natalie Swed Stone, US Director, National Radio Investment of Omnicom Group (OMD) and Hymen Childs, Partner, Service Broadcasting Dallas headline this year's distinguished class...