Saturday, October 18, 2025

Azoff-led GMR Proposal Offered By RMLC

Members have until the end of January to consider an interim nine-month rights deal
Bubba Army

Is A Second Date For Bubba, Nielsen The Charm?

Another attempt at mediation in $1M ratings tampering case is set by Tampa judge

Comcast Abandons Upstate N.Y. UHF Fight

The battle deals with a Retro TV affiliate licensed to the Adirondack Mountains resort community of Saranac Lake, N.Y.

New Viacom CEO Set For NATPE Keynote

Bob Bakish has been tapped to be one of two executives slated to give keynote addresses at NATPE Miami 2017

Jingle Sell? Why Brands May Ring Up Radio In ’17

The nation's leading owner of AMs and FMs shifted on Dec. 26 from the Jingle Ball to "Jingle Day" -- a big deal for brands
Towers

Edgewater Sells Four More Translators

Idaho-based religious broadcaster Edgewater Broadcasting is parting ways with four more FM translators

Word Up: Salem Shifts Control Of Three-Station Cluster

Two AMs and an FM will soon be operated via an LMA by another religious broadcast company

No Fakery In Radio, TV Spots

Ad-fraud detection firm White Ops says a "bot" from Russia has been ripping off digital advertisers to the tune of more than $3M per day
FCC

What To Do Once The FCC Incentive Auction Ends

The tutorial describes how to make changes in the updated version of the Commission Registration System (CORES)

Ozark FM Dealt To Local Arkansas Entity

A Class A FM in the Ozark National Forest has been traded from one local broadcaster to another in a hardship sale.

Salem Has Answers On KTRB LMA Deal

A Securities & Exchange Commission filing details just how KTRB will be operated by Salem, now that it is fully in control of the AM
Cumulus

Dismal December For iHeart, Cumulus

Cumulus shares sank to 98 cents as iHeart wiped out an autumn's worth of gains by finishing Wednesday's trading at $1.22
Gavel

FCC Fines FM Duo Ahead Of Colonial Sale

The FCC's Media Bureau determined two South Carolina FMs "willfully and repeatedly violated Section 73.3526 of the FCC’s rules"

Panel Reboot? PPM Sample Sizes Bump Up

A Nielsen representative says the boost is in no way related to an early November PPM glitch and subsequent loss of MRC

UHF Discount Oppositions, Replies Get FCC Extension

On Sept. 7, the FCC abolished its 30-year-old UHF discount, in a 3-2 vote along party lines. A petition for reconsideration is now active