Clear Channel scores Boston FM
Phoenix Media has announced the sale of Alternative WFNX-FM in Boston to radio giant Clear Channel – which is currently operating an underweight two-FM,...
Abacast, SESAC partner on marketing, promotion
Abacast, provider of cloud-based streaming and ad management services to the radio industry and SESAC, the performing rights organization, announced a partnership to enable...
Dish CEO responds to network criticism of “Auto Hop”
Dish Network says it has “respect” for broadcast networks after executives at NBC and Fox criticized and questioned its rollout of Auto Hop, a...
GM to pull Facebook advertising; Ford to increase
General Motors will cease running paid ads on Facebook, according to The Wall Street Journal. GM execs had determined its advertising on the social...
WOWO staffer found in contempt over cell phone
Dave Wheaton, news director for Federated Media’s WOWO-AM Ft. Wayne, IN was found in contempt of court 5/15 after he was found using a...
LMAing one AM, buying another in Nashville
$665K WNVL-AM Nashville TN from Davidson Media Station WNSG Licensee LLC, a subsidiary of Davidson Media Group (Chris McMurray) to TBLC Media LLC (Mark...
Networks top must-keep TV survey
It seems the oft-predicted demise of broadcast television remains highly exaggerated. According to a survey, if television viewers were limited in the number of...
College station nailed for missing lists
Stations of all types are routinely cited for public file violations, but the problem can be particularly acute at stations licensed to colleges or...
Emmis secures its spot on NASDAQ
After successfully keeping the head of its stock above water for the requisite number of days – with above water defined as trading at $1.00...
Dow closes near 4-month low
Stocks declined Tuesday as economic reports failed to deflect the latest breakdown in Greece's attempts to form a coalition. The Dow industrials fell 63.35...
WQAM re-ups with Univ. of Miami Radio for another five
Hurricane Sports Properties (HSP) announced that Beasley’s WQAM-AM Miami will remain the University of Miami’s radio flagship partner for the next five years.
WQAM has...
FTC shuts down internet advertising scam
The web is the wild wild west of advertising these days – and in this case, a company advertised a service that was supposed...
Analyst sees radio revenue upswing
Second quarter business is said to be picking up, and is being driven by local revenues. Buys are still coming in late, but visibility...
Univision unveils 2012-13 lineup
Univision, the top-rated Spanish-language network, unveiled its 2012-13 lineup of new and returning shows 5/15 at the New Amsterdam Theatre NYC. It was hosted...
Tequila Avion launches first TV campaign (video)
“Choose Pleasure” is the tagline of Tequila Avion’s first-ever TV campaign, via Walton Isaacson New York. The effort includes 60-, 30- and 15-second ads,...