FCC

To gain compliance FCC should reward candor

An RBR-TVBR reader joined in the conversation about steep FCC fines and said there are so many rules to keep track of that it’s...
Ford

Ford Brand Adv./Media Manager speaks at D.R.A.G. board meeting

In attendance were Bill Burton, President/Detroit Radio Advertising Group (DRAG--pictured); Mike Koehler, Bell Media; Jack Saindon, Katz Radio;  Kevin Miller, Bell Media;  Julie Heidt,...
Comcast and NBCU

NBCU looking to buy back MSNBC.com

NBCUniversal is in serious negotiations with Microsoft to buy back MSNBC.com. Several sources told AdWeek’s Mike Shields that negotiations between the two companies have...
Canada Flag

CRTC to continue fact-finding on video relay service

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) says it will continue the search for a sustainable solution to the telecom needs of Canadians with...

Radio deals near New Orleans and Tulsa

$350K KNOU-FM Empire LA from Power Broadcasting LLC (Ricardo Moreno, Trustee) to M.A.C. Broadcasting LLC (Michael A. Costello). $35K escrow, balance in cash at...

Journal seeks waiver to buy in Green Bay-Appleton

$2,037,500 WACY-TV Green Bay-Appleton WI (Appleton WI) from Ace TV Inc. (Shirley A. Martin) to Journal Broadcast Group (Steven J. Smith et al). Cash...

House panel digging into global internet issues

FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell will be testifying before the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology as it delves into issues concerning international internet regulation. The...
Poll

NPR said to have most knowledgeable fans

And Fox News is pushing back against the latest installment of a Farleigh Dickinson University study that strives to identify the most effective media...
Gavel

Not your everyday television station transfer

There has been renewed interest in the acquisition of Class A and low power television stations this year
Sold

Former Cumulus Houston properties on the move

A Sports AM station serving the Houston market is said to be picking up one FM, and a national
Nielsen

Online ads that use purchaser data deliver incremental sales

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands can experience a return of almost three dollars in incremental sales for every dollar spent in online advertising that...

Emily The Bachelorette entertains in Charlotte

What on earth was Brad thinking? This was all I could think about as I watched Emily go about her normal day, changing into...

Eau Claire stations get power outage, tower collapse

Strong winds from a 5/24 storm in Eau Claire, WI took down a 200 foot tall radio tower for Clear Channel’s WBIZ-AM fell over...

Stocks bounce back

Stocks made a late-day reversal Thursday as traders ran with the latest headlines from Europe, including comments that Greece is expected to stay in...

WSHE-FM back in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale

Clear Channel’s Spanish Contemporary WMIB-FM Miami has flipped (perhaps still stunting?) to Classic Hits as "She 103.5...She plays everything." "She's only Rock & Roll"...